Configuration File Management; Copy Files To And From The System - Dell S6100 Configuration Manual

• encryption-type: specifies how you input the password, is 0 by default, and is not required.
• 0 is to input the password in clear text.
• 5 is to input a password that is already encrypted using MD5 encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the
configuration file of another device.
• 7 is to input a password that is already encrypted using DES encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the
configuration file of another device.
• 8 is to input a password that is already encrypted using sha256-based encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from
the configuration file of another device.

Configuration File Management

Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the system from EXEC Privilege mode.

Copy Files to and from the System

The command syntax for copying files is similar to UNIX. The copy command uses the format copy source-file-url
destination-file-url.
NOTE: For a detailed description of the copy command, refer to the
• To copy a local file to a remote system, combine the file-origin syntax for a local file location with the file-destination syntax for a remote
file location.
• To copy a remote file to Dell Networking system, combine the file-origin syntax for a remote file location with the file-destination syntax
for a local file location.
Table 3. Forming a copy Command
Location
For a remote file location:
FTP server
For a remote file location:
TFTP server
For a remote file location:
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 domain name server (DNS) server is configured.
• The usbflash command is supported on the device. Refer to your system's Release Notes for a list of approved USB vendors.
Example of Copying a File to an FTP Server
Dell#copy flash://FTOS-S6100-ON-9.10.0.0.bin ftp://myusername:mypassword@192.168.1.1/file_path/
FTOS-S6100-ON-9.10.0.0.bin
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
54238335 bytes successfully copied
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source-file-url Syntax
copy ftp://
username:password@{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/filename
copy tftp://{hostip |
hostname}/filepath/ filename
copy scp://{hostip | hostname}/
filepath/ filename
Dell Networking OS Command Reference .
destination-file-url Syntax
ftp://username:password@{hostip
| hostname}/ filepath/filename
tftp://{hostip | hostname}/
filepath/filename
scp://{hostip | hostname}/
filepath/filename