Configuring The Tftp Client - HP A5830 Series Configuration Manual

Device
PC (TFTP server)

Configuring the TFTP client

When a device acts as a TFTP client, upload a file on the device to a TFTP server or download a file from
the TFTP server to the local device. Use either of the following methods to download a file:
Normal download: The device writes the obtained file to the storage medium directly. If
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downloading a remote file using a filename destination-filename that exists in the target directory,
the device deletes the original file and saves the new one. If file download fails due to network
disconnection or other reasons, the original file is not recoverable because it has been deleted.
Secure download: The device saves the obtained file to its memory and does not write it to the
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storage medium until the whole file is obtained. If you download a remote file using a filename
destination-filename that exists in the target directory, the original file is not overwritten. If file
download fails due to network disconnection or other reasons, the original file still exists. This mode
is more secure but consumes more memory.
HP recommends using the secure mode. If you use the normal mode, specify a filename that does not
exist in the target directory.
The TFTP client follows these rules to select the source IP address of packets sent to the TFTP server:
If no source IP address is specified, the IP address of the output interface of the route to the server is
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used as the source IP address.
The source IP address specified with tftp client source or tftp is used.
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If you first use tftp client source to specify a source IP address and then use tftp to specify another
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source IP address, the latter is used.
The source IP address specified with tftp client source applies to all TFTP connections.
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The source IP address specified with the tftp command only applies to the current TFTP connection.
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When using tftp client source or tftp, specify the source interface (such as a loopback) or source IP
address.
The primary IP address of the specified source interface or the specified source IP address is used as
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the source IP address of sent TFTP packets.
If there is no primary IP address configured on the source interface, no TFTP connection will be
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established.
If you use tftp client source to configure a source interface and then use it to configure a source IP
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address, the source IP address overwrites the source interface, and vice versa.
Configure the TFTP client:
Task...
1. Enter system view.
Configuration
Enable TFTP server on the PC, and configure the TFTP
working directory.
Command...
system-view
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