Netload – Black Box 16 port User Manual
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netload
user level:
admin
This command allows you to download a file over a network from a host using TFTP.
The file can be one of several types; e.g. a configuration file of another unit. The list
of file types is shown below.
Syntax
netload [nowrite] filetype hostname filename
where you replace the word ‘filetype’ with one of the following words:
and where:
During and/or after download you will see status messages at the command line, e.g.
TFTP: transfer succeeded
Note
you can configure TFTP in the unit; see the command set server.
The downloaded files will take effect as follows:
configuration
a configuration file of a unit
term1
the first of your extra terminal definition files
term2
the second of your extra terminal definition files
term3
the third of your extra terminal definition files
software
a new version of a unit’s software
hostname
is one from the list of hosts defined in the unit’s host table. Type ? to show
the host table entries. Select a host by typing its name, e.g. aristotle.
filename
must include the path to the file e.g. /etc/xxxx/config/... The path/filename
must start with the ‘forward slash’ / character; do not specify a drive letter.
For terminal definition files, the unit will refer to your filename (after
downloading) as either ‘term1’ ‘term2’ or ‘term3’.
nowrite
is an optional parameter which allows you to put the downloaded file into
RAM without a write to FLASH memory. You must type the word ‘nowrite’
immediately after ‘netload’ (separated by a space). Subsequently you can
save the file to FLASH by re-using the netload command without the
‘nowrite’ option.
configuration
immediately after successful download. When you continue to use
the cli or menus, you will be using the new configuration
term1, term2 and
term3