Planet Technology WGSD-8000 - Manual (Page 197)

User’s Manual of WGSD-1022/WGSD-8000
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File download from a TFTP server may take a long time, and therefore fail, if there are many Quality of Service elements (ACLs,
policers, etc.) present. In this case, it is recommended to copy the TFTP file to the backup configuration file, and then copy the
backup file to the running / startup configuration file.
When using tftp to copy files, it is recommended to set the tftp server timeout to 10-20 second.
The device does not accept new commands while files are being copied; however, the user does not receive notification that the
device is busy copying, and will “ignore” the command. Note that this behavior occurs only at the session, which initiated the
copy command; response to activity on other management sessions will result in a delay, but will not be ignored.
When a file is copied to the running configuration file or to the startup configuration file, the data in the file is checked. If the
check fails, the file is not downloaded, and the user is notified of the error. However, the user should use caution when copying a
file from a TFTP server to the backup configuration file, because there is no check of data.An attempt to display the corrupted
backup configuration file (show backup) will result in information which is meaningless to the user (or even a blank row).
The device does not accept new commands while files are being copied; however, the user does not receive notification that the
device is busy copying, and will “ignore” the command. Note that this behavior occurs only at the session, which initiated the
copy command; response to activity on other management sessions will result in a delay, but will not be ignored.
Understanding Invalid Combinations of Source and Destination
Some invalid combinations of source and destination exist. Specifically, the following cannot be copied:
If the source file and destination file are the same file.
xmodem cannot be a destination. Can only be copied to image, boot and null.
tftp cannot be the source and destination on the same copy.
Copy Character Descriptions:
Character Description
! For network transfers, an exclamation point indicates that the copy process is taking place.
Each exclamation point indicates the successful transfer of ten packets (512 bytes each).
. For network transfers, a period indicates that the copy process timed out. Many periods in a
row typically mean that the copy process may fail.
Copying image file from a Server to Flash Memory
Use the copy source-url image command to copy an image file from a server to Flash memory.
Copying boot file from a Server to Flash Memory
Use the copy source-url boot command to copy a boot file from a server to Flash memory.
Copying a Configuration File from a Server to the Running Configuration
Use the copy source-url running-config command to load a "configuration file" from a network server to the device "running
configuration". The configuration is added to the "running configuration" as if the commands were typed in the command-line
interface (CLI). The resulting configuration file is a combination of the previous "running configuration" and the loaded