Uploading a system file – Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual
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AT-S62 User’s Guide
Section II: Advanced Operations
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Uploading a System File
The procedures in this section are used to upload a system file from a
switch to a computer or TFTP server. A system file can be any of the
following:
❑ Boot configuration file
❑ Public key
❑ PKI certificate
❑ Certificate enrollment request
Note
The certificate file, certificate enrollment request file, and key file are
supported only on the version of AT-S62 management software that
features SSL and PKI security.
This section contains the following two procedures:
❑ Uploading a System File from a Local Management Session on
❑ Uploading a System File from a Telnet Management Session on
You can use either Xmodem or TFTP when uploading files from a local
management session. You must use TFTP when uploading files from a
Telnet management session.
Here are guidelines for an Xmodem upload:
❑ Xmodem can upload a file only from the switch on which you
started the local management session. You cannot use Xmodem
to upload a file from a switch accessed through enhanced
stacking.
Here are guidelines that apply to a TFTP upload:
❑ There must be a node on your network that contains the TFTP
server software.
❑ You should start the TFTP server software before you begin the
download procedure.
❑ The switch from which you are uploading the file must have an IP
address and subnet mask, such as a master switch of an enhanced
stack. You cannot use TFTP on a slave switch, since that type of
switch typically does not have an IP address. Rather, you would