2-2
Item
Configuration task
Description
TFTP server configuration
For details, see the corresponding
manual
—
TFTP Configuration: A Switch Operating as a TFTP Client
Basic configurations on a TFTP client
By default a switch can operate as a TFTP client. In this case you can connect the switch to the TFTP
server to perform TFTP-related operations (such as creating/removing a directory) by executing
commands on the switch.
Table 2-2
lists the operations that can be performed on a TFTP client.
Table 2-2
Basic configurations on a TFTP client
Operation
Command
Description
Download a file from a TFTP
server
tftp tftp-server get source-file
[
dest-file
]
Optional
Upload a file to a TFTP server
tftp tftp-server put source-file
[
dest-file
]
Optional
Enter system view
system-view
—
Set the file transmission mode
tftp
{
ascii
|
binary
}
Optional
Binary by default
Specify an ACL rule used by
the specified TFTP client to
access a TFTP server
tftp-server acl
acl-number
Optional
Not specified by default
TFTP Configuration Example
Network requirements
A switch operates as a TFTP client and a PC as the TFTP server. The application named
switch.bin
is
stored on the PC. Download it (
switch.bin
) to the switch through TFTP, and use the
boot boot-loader
command to specify
switch.bin
as the application for next startup. Reboot the switch to upload the
configuration file named
config.cfg
to the work directory on the PC to back up the configuration file.
z
The TFTP working directory is configured on the TFTP server.
z
Configure the IP addresses of a VLAN interface on the switch and the PC as 1.1.1.1 and 1.1.1.2
respectively. The port through which the switch connects with the PC belongs to the VLAN.
Network diagram
Figure 2-1
Network diagram for TFTP configurations
IP network
TFTP Client
TFTP Server
SwitchA
PC
VLAN-Int1
1.1.1.1/8
2.2.2.2/8