Maintaining and debugging the FTP connection
After a device serving as the FTP client has established a connection with the FTP server, you can perform
the following operations to locate and diagnose FTP connection problems. For more information about
establishing an FTP connection, see
To do...
Display the help information of
FTP-related commands supported
by the remote FTP server
Enable information display in a
detailed manner
Enable FTP related debugging
when the device acts as the FTP
client
Terminating an FTP connection
After the device serving as the FTP client has established a connection with the FTP server, you can use
any of the following commands to terminate the FTP connection. For more information about establishing
an FTP connection, see
To do...
Terminate the connection to the FTP
server without exiting FTP client
view
Terminate the connection to the FTP
server without exiting FTP client
view
Terminate the connection to the FTP
server and return to user view
Terminate the connection to the FTP
server and return to user view
FTP client configuration example
Network requirements
As shown in
master is 1 and that of the member switch is 2. The PC serves as an FTP server and keeps the updated
system software image file for the IRF fabric. The IRF fabric and the PC can reach each other. On the PC,
an FTP user account has been created for the FTP client, with the username abc and the password abc.
Use FTP to upgrade the IRF fabric and back up the configuration file.
"Establishing an FTP
Figure
37, an IRF fabric comprises a master and a member switch. The member ID of the
"Establishing an FTP
connection."
Use the command...
remotehelp [ protocol-command ]
verbose
debugging
connection."
Use the command...
disconnect
close
bye
quit
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Remarks
Optional
Optional
Enabled by default
Optional
Disabled by default
Remarks
Optional
Equal to the close command.
Optional
Equal to the disconnect command.
Optional
Available in FTP client view, equal
to the quit command.
Optional
Available in FTP client view, equal
to the bye command.