Configuration File Management; Copy Files To And From The System; Important Points To Remember - Dell Force10 MXL Blade Configuration Manual

Configuration File Management

You can store on and access files from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the system
from EXEC Privilege mode.
Note: Using flash memory cards in the system that have not been approved by Dell Force10 can cause
unexpected system behavior, including a reboot.

Copy Files to and from the System

The command syntax for copying files is similar to UNIX. The
source-file-url destination-file-url
Note: For a detailed description of the
• To copy a local file to a remote system, combine the
file-destination
• To copy a remote file to a Dell Force10 system, combine the
with the
file-destination
Table 3-2. Forming a copy Command
Local File Location
Internal flash:
flash
USB flash:
usbflash
Remote File Location
FTP server
TFTP server
SCP server

Important Points to Remember

• You may not copy a file from one remote system to another.
• You may not copy a file from one location to the same location.
• When copying to a server, you can only use a hostname if a DNS server is configured.
.
copy
syntax for a remote file location
syntax for a local file location
source-file-url
Syntax
copy flash://filename
usbflash://filename
copy ftp://username:password@{hostip
/ /
hostname} filepath filename
// |
copy tftp: {hostip hostname}/filepath/
filename
copy scp://username:password@{hostip
/ /
hostname} filepath filename
command uses the format
copy
command, refer to the FTOS Command Reference Guide.
syntax for a local file location with the
file-origin
(Table 3-2).
file-origin
(Table 3-2).
destination-file-url
flash://filename
usbflash://filename
|
ftp://username:password@{hostip
/
filepath filename
//
tftp: {hostip
| scp://username:password@{hostip
/
filepath filename
copy
syntax for a remote file location
Syntax
|
hostname}
|
hostname}/filepath/filename
| hostname}
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