H3C Technologies H3C S3100 Series Switches - Manual (Page 546)

Operation Manual – FTP and TFTP
H3C S3100-52P Ethernet Switch Chapter 1 FTP and TFTP Configuration
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TFTP-based file transmission can be performed in the following modes:
z
Binary mode for program files transfer.
z
ASCII mode for text files transfer.
Note:
z
Before performing TFTP-related configurations, you need to configure IP addresses
for the TFPT client and the TFTP server, and make sure the route between the two
is reachable.
z
A switch can only operate as a TFTP client.
Switch PC
Network Network
Switch PC
Network Network
Figure 1-4
Network diagram for TFTP configuration
Table 1-9 describes the operations needed when a switch operates as a TFTP client.
Table 1-9
Configurations needed when a switch operates as a TFTP client
Device Configuration Default Description
Configure an IP address
for the VLAN interface of
the switch and make sure
the route between the IP
address of the VLAN
interface and that of the
TFTP server is reachable.
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TFTP applies to networks
where client-server interactions
are comparatively simple. It
requires the routes between
TFTP clients and TFTP servers
are reachable. Switch
You can log into a TFTP
server directly to upload or
download files through
TFTP commands.
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TFTP
server
The TFTP server is started
and the TFTP work
directory is configured.
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