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MAGNUM 6K SWITCHES, MNS-6K USER GUIDE
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software is updated, it is advised to save the configurations. The re-loading of the
configuration is not usually necessary; however, in certain situations it maybe needed and
it is advised to save configurations before a software update. The ‘loadconf’ command
requires a reboot for the new configuration to be active. Without a reboot the older
configuration is used by the Magnum 6K family of switches. When Reboot is selected,
the user is prompted: ‘Reboot Y/N’. Select ‘Y’, the prompt is then: ‘Save Current
Configuration?’ You must select ‘No’.
Along with the ftp command listed below, MNS-6K also supports normal ftp as well as
passive ftp. Passive FTP is used by many companies today to work with firewall policies
and other security policies set by companies. The commands for setting the type of ftp
are:
Syntax set ftp mode=<normal|passive> - set the ftp mode of operation
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Syntax show ftp- display the current ftp operation mode
With MNS-6K additional capabilities have been added to save and load configurations.
The commands are:
Syntax ftp <get|put|list|del> [type=<app|config|oldconf|script|hosts|log>]
[host=<hostname>] [ip=<ipaddress>] [file=<filename>] [user=<user>]
[pass=<password>] – upload and download information using ftp command
Where
<get|put|list|del> - different ftp operations
[type=<app|config|oldconf|script|hosts|log>] – optional type field. This
is useful to specify whether a log file or host file is uploaded or downloaded.
This can also perform the task of exporting a configuration file or uploading a
new image to the switch
[host=<hostname>] [ip=<ipaddress>] [file=<filename>] [user=<user>]
[pass=<password>] – parameters associated with ftp server for proper
communications with the server
Syntax tftp <get|put> [type=<app|config|oldconf|script|hosts|log>]
[host=<hostname>] [ip=<ipaddress>] [file=<filename>] – upload and
download information using tftp command
Where
<get|put> - different tftp operations – get a file from the server or put the
information on the server
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FTP uses a set of separate ports for the data stream and command stream. This causes problems in security conscious companies
who prefer that the client initiate the file transfer as well as the stream for the commands. To accommodate that, ftp added the
capability called “passive ftp” in which the client initiating the connection initiates both the data and command connection request.
Most companies prefer passive ftp and GarrettCom MNS-6K provides means to operate in those environments.