Intel Express 510T, User Manual

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Restoring the Software
Express 510T Switch
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Files suitable for TFTP
transfer
You can restore the switch’s software and retrieve log files for
analysis using TFTP. There are various files suitable for TFTP trans-
fer:
Transferring files to and
from the switch using
TFTP
To transfer files using TFTP, proceed as follows:
1
At the command prompt on the Windows, Unix*, or included
application, type
tftp <target switch IP address>
to
start a TFTP session with the switch.
2 Type
get dir
to obtain a directory listing of all the files on the
switch.
3
Examine the directory listing to confirm the names of the files
present in the switch.
Report, log and filter files and a parameter file with the exten-
sion .p or .nvp appear in the directory listing.
4
Type
get <filename>
to retrieve the file that you want.
Note
If you “get” a report, then the report file is generated
on-the-fly and transferred.
5
If the TFTP access is password protected, then type
get<pass-
word>/<filename>
. For example,
get edinburgh/
report
.
Type Name Contains
ASCII report Information for Customer Support staff
log List of errors
Binary miaram Information for Customer Support staff
filter
inxxxxx.p For example in9eb003.p A read/write
parameter file which contains the infor-
mation for configuring a switch some-
where else on the network.
inxxxxx.nvp VLAN database