3Com 4210 PWR Configuration Manual page 441

n
SFTP Configuration: A
Switch Operating as an
SFTP Client
Table 334 Enable an SFTP server
Operation
Enter system view
Enable an SFTP server
Configuring connection idle time
After the idle time is configured, if the server does not receive service requests
from a client within a specified time period, it terminates the connection with the
client, thus preventing a user from occupying the connection for a long time
without performing any operation.
Table 335 Configure connection idle time
Operation
Enter system view
Configure the connection idle
time for the SFTP server
Supported SFTP client software
A Switch 4210 operating as an SFTP server can interoperate with SFTP client
software, including SSH Tectia Client v4.2.0 (SFTP), v5.0, and WINSCP.
SFTP client software supports the following operations: logging in to a device;
uploading a file; downloading a file; creating a directory; modify a file name or a
directory name; browsing directory structure; and manually terminating a
connection.
For configurations on client software, see the corresponding configuration
manual.
Currently a Switch 4210 operating as an SFTP server supports the connection of
■
only one SFTP user. When multiple users attempt to log in to the SFTP server or
multiple connections are enabled on a client, only the first user can log in to
the SFTP user. The subsequent connection will fail.
When you upload a large file through WINSCP, if a file with the same name
■
exists on the server, you are recommended to set the packet timeout time to
over 600 seconds, thus to prevent the client from failing to respond to device
packets due to timeout. Similarly, when you delete a large file from the server,
you are recommended to set the client packet timeout time to over 600
seconds.
Basic configurations on an SFTP client
By default a switch can operate as an SFTP client. In this case you can connect the
switch to the SFTP server to perform SFTP-related operations (such as
creating/removing a directory) by executing commands on the switch. Table 336
lists the operations that can be performed on an SFTP client.
Command
system-view
sftp server enable
Command
system-view
ftp timeout time-out-value
SFTP Configuration 439
Description
-
Required
Disabled by default
Description
-
Optional
10 minutes by default