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Enable FTP on the system.
CONFIGURATION mode
ftp-server enable
Example of Viewing FTP Configuration
Dell#show running ftp
!
ftp-server enable
ftp-server username nairobi password 0 zanzibar
Dell#
Configuring FTP Server Parameters
After you enable the FTP server on the system, you can configure different parameters.
To specify the system logging settings, use the following commands.
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Specify the directory for users using FTP to reach the system.
CONFIGURATION mode
ftp-server topdir dir
The default is the internal flash directory.
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Specify a user name for all FTP users and configure either a plain text or encrypted password.
CONFIGURATION mode
ftp-server username username password [encryption-type] password
Configure the following optional and required parameters:
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username: enter a text string.
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encryption-type: enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.
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password: enter a text string.
NOTE:
You cannot use the change directory (cd) command until you have configured ftp-server topdir.
To view the FTP configuration, use the show running-config ftp command in EXEC privilege mode.
Configuring FTP Client Parameters
To configure FTP client parameters, use the following commands.
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Enter the following keywords and the interface information:
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For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then the stack/slot/port/subport information.
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For a 25-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword twentyFiveGigE then the stack/slot/port/subport information.
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For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the stack/slot/port[/subport] information.
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For a 50-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fiftyGigE then the stack/slot/port/subport information.
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For a 100-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword hundredGigE then the stack/slot/port information.
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For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback then a number from 0 to 16383.
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For a port channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a number.
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For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
CONFIGURATION mode
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