File Transfer ServicesWith Dell Networking OS, you can configure the system to transfer files over the network using the file transfer protocol (FTP).One FTP application is copying the system image files over an interface on to the system; however, FTP is not supported on virtual localarea network (VLAN) interfaces.If you want the FTP or TFTP server to use a VRF table that is attached to an interface, you must configure the FTP or TFTP server to usea specific routing table. You can use the ip ftp vrf vrf-name or ip tftp vrf vrf-name command to inform the FTP or TFTPserver to use a specific routing table. After you configure this setting, the VRF table is used to look up the destination address. However,these changes are backward-compatible and do not affect existing behavior; meaning, you can still use the source-interfacecommand to communicate with a particular interface even if no VRF is configured on that interface.For more information about FTP, refer to RFC 959, File Transfer Protocol.NOTE: To transmit large files, Dell Networking recommends configuring the switch as an FTPserver.Configuration Task List for File Transfer ServicesThe configuration tasks for file transfer services are:• Enable FTP Server (mandatory)• Configure FTP Server Parameters (optional)• Configure FTP Client Parameters (optional)Enabling the FTP ServerTo enable the system as an FTP server, use the following command.To view FTP configuration, use the show running-config ftp command in EXEC privilege mode.• Enable FTP on the system.CONFIGURATION modeftp-server enableExample of Viewing FTP ConfigurationDell#show running ftp!ftp-server enableftp-server username nairobi password 0 zanzibarDell#Configuring FTP Server ParametersAfter you enable the FTP server on the system, you can configure different parameters.To specify the system logging settings, use the following commands.• Specify the directory for users using FTP to reach the system.CONFIGURATION modeftp-server topdir dirManagement 79
