Administrator Guide

these changes are backward-compatible and do not affect existing behavior; meaning, you can still use the source-interface

command to communicate with a particular interface even if no VRF is configured on that interface.

For more information about FTP, refer to RFC 959, File Transfer Protocol.

NOTE: To transmit large files, Dell EMC Networking recommends configuring the switch as an FTP server.

Configuration Task List for File Transfer Services

The configuration tasks for file transfer services are:

• Enable FTP Server (mandatory)

• Configure FTP Server Parameters (optional)

• Configure FTP Client Parameters (optional)

Enabling the FTP Server

To enable the system as an FTP server, use the following command.

To view FTP configuration, use the show running-config ftp command in EXEC privilege mode.

• Enable FTP on the system.

CONFIGURATION mode

ftp-server enable

DellEMC#show running ftp

ftp-server enable

ftp-server username nairobi password 0 zanzibar

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Configuring FTP Server Parameters

After you enable the FTP server on the system, you can configure different parameters.

To specify the system logging settings, use the following commands.

• Specify the directory for users using FTP to reach the system.

CONFIGURATION mode

ftp-server topdir dir

The default is the internal flash directory.

• Specify a user name for all FTP users and configure either a plain text or encrypted password.

CONFIGURATION mode

ftp-server username username password [encryption-type] password

Configure the following optional and required parameters:

• username: enter a text string.

• encryption-type: enter 0 for plain text or 7 for encrypted text.

• password: enter a text string.

NOTE: You cannot use the change directory (cd) command until you have configured ftp-server topdir.

To view the FTP configuration, use the show running-config ftp command in EXEC privilege mode.

Configuring FTP Client Parameters

To configure FTP client parameters, use the following commands.

• Enter the following keywords and the interface information:

• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then the stack/slot/port/subport information.

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