3Com Switch 7750 Configuration Guide Guide

TFTP Configuration 753
■ Before performing TFTP-related configurations, you need to configure IP
addresses for the TFPT client and the TFTP server, and make sure the route
between the two is reachable.
■ A switch can only operate as a TFTP client.
Figure 193 Network diagram for TFTP configuration
Table 583 describes the operations needed when a switch operates as a TFTP
client.
TFTP Configuration Prerequisites
A switch operates as a TFTP client and a remote PC as the TFTP server. The network
operates properly, as shown in
Figure 193.
Basic TFTP configurations
Table 583 Configurations needed when a switch operates as a TFTP client
Device Configuration Default Description
Switch
Configure an IP
address for the VLAN
interface of the switch
so that it is reachable
for TFTP server.
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TFTP applies to
networks where
client-server
interactions are
comparatively simple.
It requires the routes
between TFTP clients
TFTP servers are
reachable.
You can log into a
TFTP server directly for
file accessing through
TFTP commands.
- -
TFTP server
The TFTP server is
started and the TFTP
work directory is
configured.
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Switch
PC
Ne twork
Network
Switch
PC
Ne twork
Network
Table 584 Basic TFTP configurations
Operation Command Description
Download a file through TFTP
tftp { tftp-server } get
source-file [ dest-file ]
Optional
Upload a file through TFTP
tftp { tftp-server } put
source-file [ dest-file ]
Optional
Enter system view system-view -