3Com Switch 7750 Configuration Guide
FTP Configuration 807
# Access the Ethernet switch through FTP. Input the user name “switch” and
password “hello” to log in and enter FTP view.
C:\> ftp 1.1.1.1
Connected to 1.1.1.1.
220 FTP service ready.
User (1.1.1.1:(none)): switch
331 Password required for switch.
Password:
230 User logged in.
ftp>
# Upload the switch.app file.
ftp> put switch.app
200 Port command okay.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for switch.app.
226 Transfer complete.
# Download the config.cfg file.
ftp> get config.cfg
200 Port command okay.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for config.cfg.
226 Transfer complete.
ftp: 3980 bytes received in 8.277 seconds 0.48Kbytes/sec.
This example uses the command line window tool provided by Windows. When
you log into the FTP server through another FTP client, refer to the corresponding
instructions for operation description.
c
CAUTION:
■ If the available space of the flash of the switch is not enough to hold the file to
be uploaded, you need to move the files that are not in use from the flash to
other place to make room for the file.
■ 3Com series switch is not shipped with FTP client applications. You need to
purchase and install it by yourself.
3 After uploading the application, you can update the application on the switch.
# Use the boot boot-loader command to specify the uploaded file (switch.app)
to be the startup file used when the switch starts the next time, and restart the
switch. Thus the switch application is upgraded.
<SW7750> boot boot-loader switch.app
<SW7750> reboot
n
For information about the boot boot-loader command and how to specify the
startup file for a switch, refer to “Specifying the APP to be Adopted at Reboot” on
page 863.
FTP Configuration: A
Switch Operating as an
FTP Client
The function for a switch to operate as an FTP client is implemented by an
application module built in the switch. Thus a switch can operate as an FTP client
without any configuration. You can perform FTP-related operations (such as
creating/removing a directory) by executing FTP client commands on a switch