Introduction To Ftp Client; Ftp Client Configuration Example - Huawei Quidway S3500 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual - System Management
Quidway S3500 Series Ethernet Switches
Table 1-13 Display and debug FTP Server
Display FTP server
Display the connected FTP users.
The display ftp-server command can be used for displaying the configuration
information about the current FTP server, including the maximum amount of users
supported by FTP server and the FTP connection timeout. The display ftp-user
command can be used for displaying the detail information about the connected FTP
users.

1.3.6 Introduction to FTP Client

As an additional function provided by Ethernet switch, FTP client is an application
module and has no configuration functions. The switch connects the FTP clients and
the remote server and inputs the command from the clients for corresponding
operations (such as creating or deleting a directory).

1.3.7 FTP client configuration example

I. Networking requirement
The switch serves as FTP client and the remote PC as FTP server. The configuration
on FTP server: Configure a FTP user named as switch, with password hello and with
read & write authority over the Switch root directory on the PC. The IP address of a
VLAN interface on the switch is 1.1.1.1, and that of the PC is 2.2.2.2. The switch and
PC are reachable.
The switch application switch.app is stored on the PC. Using FTP, the switch can
download the switch.app from the remote FTP server and upload the vrpcfg.txt to the
FTP server under the switch directory for backup purpose.
II. Networking diagram
Switch Switch Switch
Figure 1-2 Networking for FTP configuration
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display ftp-server
display ftp-user
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