Using Tftp To Transfer Files - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Manual

Managing System Files

Using TFTP to Transfer Files

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), a client-server protocol, can be used to transfer files between the
TFTP server and client. TFTP client functionality on the OmniSwitch is used to download files from or
upload files to the TFTP server within a LAN using the
The following is an example of how to start a TFTP session to download a file from a TFTP server:
-> tftp 10.211.17.1 get source-file boot.cfg destination-file /flash/working/
boot.cfg ascii
When you enter the above command the following actions are performed:
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Establishes a TFTP session with the TFTP server 10.211.17.1.
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Downloads the boot.cfg file using the ASCII file transfer mode.
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Saves the downloaded file contents to the boot.cfg file in the working directory of the TFTP client.
You can specify a path for the specified file and if the file name is specified without a path then the
current path (/flash) is used by default. If a destination filename is not specified, then the source filename
is used by default. A TFTP client supports two modes of file transfer: Binary mode and ASCII mode.
However, files are transferred using the Binary mode by default.
A TFTP server does not prompt for a user to login and only one active TFTP session is allowed at any
point of time.
Note. When downloading a file to the switch, the file size must not exceed the available flash space.
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Switch Management Guide
Loading Software onto the Switch
tftp command.
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