Allied Telesis AT-S97 - Manual (Page 167)

AT-S85 and AT-S97 Management Software Command Line Interface User’s Guide
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Uploading or
Downloading a
Master
Configuration
File
The master configuration file on the management module can be modified
with a text editor at your management workstation by uploading the file
from the file system on the management module to a TFTP server. After
you have edited the file, you can download it to the management module.
Uploading and downloading the configuration file is achieved with the
commands in this chapter. The full sequence of commands is:
1. Upload a master configuration file from the management module to a
TFTP server using the FILE UPLOAD command. For instructions, refer
to “FILE UPLOAD” on page 191.
2. Edit the file at your workstation. For instructions, refer to “Editing a
Master Configuration File” on page 146.
3. Download the file to the management module using the FILE
DOWNLOAD command. For instructions, refer to “FILE DOWNLOAD”
on page 176.
4. Designate the file as the active master configuration file on the module
with the CONFIG SET command. For instructions, refer to “CONFIG
SET” on page 160.
5. Configure the modules using the CONFIG RUN command. For
instructions, refer to “CONFIG RUN” on page 155.
Guidelines to
Using the TFTP
and Xmodem
Client
The following guidelines apply to the TFTP and Xmodem client on the
management module. See the following:
ˆ “Guidelines to Using the TFTP Client” on page 167
ˆ “Guidelines to Using the Xmodem Client” on page 168
If the management module and TFTP or Xmodem server are on different
networks, the IP configuration on the management module must include a
default gateway specifying the IP address of the first hop to reaching the
server. For instructions, refer to Chapter 4, “IP Configuration Commands”
on page 47.
Guidelines to Using the TFTP Client
The following guidelines apply to the TFTP client on the management
module when uploading or downloading a file to the management module
with the FILE UPLOAD or FILE DOWNLOAD commands:
ˆ Your network must have a node with TFTP server software.
ˆ To download a file, you must store the file on the TFTP server.
ˆ Start the TFTP server software before performing the upload or
download command.