Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6450 Management Manual page 42

Loading Software onto the Switch
1 Establish a connection to the switch as explained in your appropriate Getting Started Guide.
2 Log on to the switch and enter the
IP address. (For information about enabling the DNS resolver for host names, please refer to
"Logging Into the Switch.") A screen similar to the following is displayed:
-> ftp 198.23.9.101
Connecting to [198.23.9.101]...connected
220 cosmo FTP server (UNIX(r) System V Release 4.1) ready
Name :
Note. You can only use a host name instead of an IP address if the DNS resolver has been configured and
enabled. If not, you must specify an IP address.
You can use the ftp6
an FTPv6 session over an IPv6 environment. For example:
-> ftp6 fe80::a00:20ff:fea8:8961 intf1
Connecting to [fe80::a00:20ff:fea8:8961]...connected
220 cosmo FTP server (UNIX(r) System V Release 4.1) ready
Name :
Note. FTPv6 sessions are supported only on the OmniSwitch 6250. It is mandatory to specify the name of
the particular IPv6 interface, if the FTPv6 server has been specified using its link-local address.
3 Set the client to binary mode with the bin command. Enter a valid user name and password for the host
you specified with the
Name: Jsmith
331 Password required for Jsmith
Password: *****
230 User Jsmith logged in.
4 After logging in, you will receive the ftp-> prompt. You may enter a question mark (?) to view
available FTP commands as shown here.
ftp->?
Supported commands:
ascii binary
dir get
put pwd
lpwd mput
lcd user
These are industry standard FTP commands. Their definitions are given in the following table:
ascii
binary
bye
cd
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ftp command to start the FTP client. Next, enter a valid host name or
command followed by the IPv6 address or the hostname of the FTPv6 server to start
ftp command. A screen similar to the following is displayed:
bye cd
help hash
quit remotehelp
mget prompt
Set transfer type to ASCII (7-bit).
Set transfer type to binary (8-bit).
Close session gracefully.
Change to a new directory on the remote machine.
OmniSwitch 6250/6450 Switch Management Guide
Managing System Files
delete
ls
user
!ls
Chapter 2,
June 2013