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File Transfers
Transferring Switch 800T Configurations
File Transfers
Transferring Switch 800T Configurations
You can use the following commands to transfer Switch 800T configurations
between the switch and a PC or Unix workstation.
Using Get and Put To Transfer a Configuration Between the
Switch and a Networked PC or Unix Workstation
To use Get or Put, you need the following:
■ The IP or IPX address of the remote PC or Unix workstation that is acting
as a TFTP server
■ The name assigned to the configuration file you will use on the remote PC
or Unix workstation
Note Get or Zget overwrites the switch’s current configuration with the downloaded
configuration. The switch then automatically reboots itself.
1. From the Main Menu select Advanced Commands line.
2. At the command prompt, execute one of the following commands:
To upload a configuration to a file on a PC or Unix workstation:
put IP_address CONFIG remote_file
put IPX_address CONFIG remote_file
Command Function
Get Download a Switch 800T configuration file from a networked PC or Unix
workstation using TFTP.
Put* Upload a Switch 800T configuration to a file in a networked PC or Unix
workstation using TFTP.
ZGet Uses a Zmodem-compatible terminal emulation program to download a Switch
800T configuration file from a PC or Unix workstation connected to the switch’s
console port (either directly or via a modem).
ZPut* Uses a Zmodem-compatible terminal emulation program to upload a Switch
800T configuration to a file in a PC or Unix workstation connected to the
switch’s console port (either directly or via a modem).
*Can also be used to send the output of certain commands to a file on another device. Refer
to chapter 6, “Using the Advanced Commands”.
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