Software Guide

Management
Tsunami
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800 & 8000 Series - Software Management Guide 196
6.2.1 TFTP Server
A Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server lets you transfer files across a network. By using TFTP, you can retrieve files from
the device for backup or copying, and you can upgrade the firmware or the configuration files onto the device. You can
download the SolarWinds TFTP server application from
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While using TFTP server, ensure the following:
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The upload or download directory is correctly set (the default directory is C:\TFTP-Root).
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The required firmware file is present in the directory.
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The TFTP server is running during file upload and download. You can check the connectivity between the device and
the TFTP server by pinging the device from the Personal Computer that hosts the TFTP server. The ping program
should show replies from the device.
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The TFTP server should be configured to transmit and receive files (on the Security tab under File > Configure), with
no automatic shutdown or time-out (on the Auto-Close tab).
: The instructions listed above are based on the assumption that you are using the SolarWinds TFTP server; otherwise
the configuration may vary.
6.2.2 Text Based Configuration (TBC) File Management
Text Based Configuration (TBC) file is a simple text file that holds device template configurations. The device supports the TBC
file in XML format which can be edited in any XML or text editors.
You can generate the TBC file from the CLI Session and manually edit the configurations and then load the edited TBC file to
the device so that the edited configurations are applied onto the device. It differs mainly from the binary configuration file in
terms of manual edition of configurations. The generated TBC file is a template which has only the default and modified
configurations on the live CLI session.
6.2.2.1 Generating TBC File
The TBC file is generated through CLI by executing generate command.
While generating the TBC file from CLI, there is an option to generate it with or without all Management and Security
Passwords. The management passwords include CLI/WEB/SNMP passwords. The security passwords include
Network-Secret/Encryption-Key(s)/RADIUS-Shared-Secret. If included, these passwords become a part of the generated TBC
file and are in a readable form. If excluded, all these passwords are not part of the generated TBC file.
The commands used for the generation of TBC file are:
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The generated TBC file contains,
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Default configurations
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Any user-added or edited configurations on current live CLI session
The generated Text Based Template Configuration file appears as shown below: