SMC Networks SMC TigerStack III SMC6824MPE - Manual (Page 72)

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Command Attributes
• File Transfer Method - The firmware copy operation includes these
options:
- file to file - Copies a file within the switch directory, assigning it a
new name.
- file to tftp - Copies a file from the switch to a TFTP server.
- ftp to file - Copies a file from a TFTP server to the switch.
- file to unit - Copies a file from this switch to another unit in the
stack.
- unit to file - Copies a file from another unit in the stack to this
switch.
• TFTP Server IP Address – The IP address of a TFTP server.
• File Name – The file name should not contain slashes (\ or /), the
leading letter of the file name should not be a period (.), and the
maximum length for file names on the TFTP server is 127 characters
or 31 characters for files on the switch. (Valid characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9,
“.”, “-”, “_”)
• Source/Destination Unit – Specifies the switch stack unit number.
• File Type – Allows you to specify either an operational code file
(opcode), or a configuration file (config).
Note: Up to two copies of the system software (i.e., the runtime
firmware) can be stored in the file directory on the switch. The
currently designated startup version of this file cannot be deleted.
Downloading System Software from a Server
When downloading runtime code, you can specify the Destination File
Name to replace the current image, or first download the file using a
different name from the current runtime code file, and then set the new
file as the startup file.