GarrettCom MNS-6K 4.1.4 - Manual (Page 58)

M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D E
This can also perform the task of exporting a configuration file or uploading a
new image to the switch
[host=] [ip=] [file=] – parameters
associated with tftp server for proper communications with the server
Syntax xmodem [type=] –
upload and download information using xmodem command and console connection
Where
- different xmodem file transfer operations – get a file from the server
or put the information on the server
[type=] – optional type field. This
is useful to specify whether a log file or host file is uploaded or downloaded.
This can also perform the task of exporting a configuration file or uploading a
new image to the switch
The details are conceptually explained in the figure below.
MNS-6K
image
ftp or
tftp Server or
xmodem
connection
CLI
commands
Configuration
parameters
config
script
app
MNS-6K
image
ftp or
tftp Server or
xmodem
connection
CLI
commands
Configuration
parameters
config
script
app
F IGURE 38 – Based on the sftp, ftp, tftp or xmodem commands – the MNS-6K based switch can
upload or download different types of files and images .Other files such as log files, hosts file can also be
saved or loaded onto a switch
Prior to Release 3.2, the configuration was saved only as a binary object (file). With
Release 3.2 and beyond, the configuration can be saved in the older format – binary
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