Supportftp - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Command Reference Manual

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supportFtp

supportFtp
Sets, clears, or displays support FTP parameters and enables or disables auto file transfer.
Synopsis supportftp [-S]
supportftp -s [-h host][-u username][-p password][-d remotedirectory]
supportftp -t hours
supportftp -R
supportftp -e
supportftp -d
Description Use this command to set, clear, or display support FTP parameters. The parameters set by this
command are used by the supportSave and traceDump commands.
Note The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
Operands This command has the following mutually exclusive operands:
-S
-s
-t hours
-R
-e
-d
906
Displays the current FTP parameters.
Sets the FTP parameters. The following operands can be optionally specified
on the command line. If the -s option is specified without further operands,
the command interactively prompts for these parameters.
-h host Specifies the FTP host. Provide an IP address or a server name. IPv4 and IPv6
addresses are supported. To specify the host by name, a DNS entry must
exist for the server.
-u username Specifies the FTP account user name. The user name must be less than 48
characters long.
-p password Specifies the FTP account password. The password must be less than 48
characters long. When using anonymous FTP, a password is not required.
-d remotedirectory
Specifies the remote directory where the trace dump files are stored. The
directory name must be less than 48 characters long. Specifying the root
directory as the remote directory (/) is not allowed.
Specifies the time interval, in units of hours, at which the FTP server
connectivity is checked.
Clears all FTP parameters.
Enables auto file transfer. Trace dump files are automatically transferred to a
designated FTP server. The server parameters must be set before you can
enable auto file transfer.
Disables auto file transfer.
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