Dell Networking Force10 OS9 How to Configure a Switch as an FTP Server

Summary: This article explains how to use DELL OS9 switch as an FTP server for uploading or downloading files from a local flash.

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Instructions

Dell Networking OS9 supports an FTP server function. This can be used for transferring a file like a core dump or packet capture in a switch to a local machine and back.

Sample configuration 
DELLEMC#
DELLEMC#configure
DELLEMC(conf)#ftp-server topdir flash:
DELLEMC(conf)#ftp-server username <username> password <password>
DELLEMC(conf)#ftp-server enable
 
NOTE: The FTP user gets both read and write permission to the directory specified in ftp-server topdir. We can copy a file in to and out of the switch.

Configuration Syntax
 
Command Syntax 
DELLEMC#configure
 Enter configure mode. 
DELLEMC(conf)#ftp-server enable
 Enable FTP server Function. 
DELLEMC(conf)#ftp-server username <username> password <password>
 Configure an FTP username and password.
The username and password can be 40 Characters long.
 		 
DELLEMC(conf)#ftp-server username <username> password 7 <password>
 7 Specifies a HIDDEN password as follows. The password is encrypted in configuration (Optional).
 		 
DELLEMC(conf)#ftp-server topdir flash:
 Specify the directory FTP is to access. If nothing is specified 
DELLEMC(conf)# ftp-server vrf <any/management>
 (Optional) Specify any to allow FTP server access to any vrf.
Management is used when FTP server access is limited to management vrf.


We use utilities like winscp to access the switch using FTP.
 
Winscp use port 21 File protocol FTP
 

Affected Products

OS9
Article Properties
Article Number: 000211113
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2024
Version:  2
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