From the Navigation menu, select System → System Utilities → Upload File.

Equivalent CLI command: copy <source> <destination>.

Result:

The Upload File from Switchwindow opens.

Enter the parameters as follows:

• File Transfer Protocol — Select TFTP or SFTP as the file transfer protocol.

• Username and Password — No entry for TFTP. For SFTP, the Username parameter is the username for logging into the remote server via SSH. When this command is executed, the remote Password is prompted. Both Username and Password are up to 64 characters long.

• File Type —

  Select one:

  • CLI Banner - Specify CLI Banner when you want a banner to be displayed before the login prompt.

  • Code - Specify Code when you want to upgrade the operational flash.

  • Configuration - Specify configuration when you want to update the switch's stored configuration. If the file has errors the update will be stopped.

  • Script - Downloads a configuration script file to the system.

  • Error Log - Specify error log to retrieve the system error (persistent) log, sometimes referred to as the event log.

  • Buffered Log - Specify buffered log to retrieve the system buffered (in-memory) log.

  • Trap Log - Specify trap log to retrieve the system trap records.

• Image Name — Specify the code image you want to upload, either image1 or image2. This field is only visible when Code is selected as the File Type. The factory default is image1.

• Remote Server Address Type — Specify either IPv4 or IPv6 to indicate the format of the TFTP Server Address field. The factory default is IPv4.

• Remote Server Address — Enter the IP address of the TFTP server in accordance with the format indicated by the TFTP Server Address Type. The factory default is the IPv4 address 0.0.0.0.

• Remote File Path — Enter the path on the TFTP server where the selected file is being saved. You may enter up to 32 characters. The factory default is blank.

• Remote File Name — Enter the name of the file you want to upload to the TFTP server. You may enter up to 32 characters. The factory default is blank.

To initiate the upload, check the Start File Transfer box, then click the Submit button.

Result:

The progress of the upload is displayed on the screen.

End of steps