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8/20q Fibre Channel Switch command line interface guide 19
Downloading and uploading files
Several files that reside on the switch can be downloaded to the workstation for examination or for
safekeeping. These files include the following:
• Backup configuration file (
configdata
)
• Log files (
logfile
)
• Support files (
dump_support.tgz
)
You can upload firmware image files or backup configuration files to the switch to reinstall firmware or
restore a corrupted configuration. The switch uses FTP to exchange files between the switch and the
workstation.
To download a file from the switch to the workstation:
1. Enter the
ftp
command and the switch IP address or symbolic name.
>ftp 10.0.0.1
2. When prompted for a user and password, enter the FTP account name and password (
images
,
images
).
user: images
password: images
3. Set binary mode and use the
get
command to download the file (
configdata
).
ftp>bin
ftp>get configdata
xxxxx bytes sent in xx secs.
ftp>quit
To upload a file from the workstation to the switch:
1. Enter the
ftp
command and the switch IP address or symbolic name.
>ftp 10.0.0.1
2. When prompted for a user and password, enter the FTP account name and password (
images
,
images
).
user:images
password: images
3. Set binary mode and use the
put
command to upload the file (
config_switch_169
).
ftp>put config_switch_169 configdata
xxxxx bytes sent in xx secs.
ftp>quit
For more information about reinstallation, backup and restore, and creating support and log files:
• See ” Installing firmware ” on page 54.
• See ” Backing up and restoring a switch configuration ” on page 50.
• See ” Creating and downloading a log file ” on page 109.
• See ” Creating a support file ” on page 17.