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To enable the SFTP server:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enable the SFTP server.
sftp server enable
Disabled by default.
Configuring the SFTP connection idle timeout period
Once the idle period of an SFTP connection exceeds the specified threshold, the system automatically
tears the connection down.
To configure the SFTP connection idle timeout period:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Configure the SFTP
connection idle timeout
period.
sftp server idle-timeout
time-out-value
Optional.
10 minutes by default.
Configuring the switch as an SFTP client
Specifying a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client
You can configure a client to use only a specified source IP address or interface to access the SFTP server,
enhancing the service manageability.
To specify a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Specify a source IP address or
interface for the SFTP client.
•
Specify a source IPv4 address
or interface for the SFTP client:
sftp client source
{
ip
ip-address
|
interface
interface-type
interface-number
}
•
Specify a source IPv6 address
or interface for the SFTP client:
sftp client ipv6 source
{
ipv6
ipv6-address
|
interface
interface-type
interface-number
}
Use either command.
By default, an SFTP client uses the
IP address of the interface
specified by the route of the switch
to access the SFTP server.
Establishing a connection to the SFTP server
This configuration task will enable the SFTP client to establish a connection to the remote SFTP server and
enter SFTP client view.
To enable the SFTP client: