Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions omniswitch User Manual

Managing System Files

Loading Software onto the Switch

OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide

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1 Log on to the OmniSwitch and issue the 

 CLI command. The command syntax requires you to 

identify the IP address for the device you are connecting to. The following command establishes a Secure 
Shell FTP interface from the local OmniSwitch to IP address 10.222.30.125.

-> sftp 10.222.30.125

login as: 

2 You must have a login and password that is recognized by the IP address you specify. When you enter 
your login, the device you are logging in to will request your password as shown here.

-> sftp 10.222.30.125

login as: rrlogin2

rrlogin2's password for keyboard-interactive method:

3 After logging in, you will receive the sftp> prompt. You may enter a question mark (?) to view 
available Secure Shell FTP commands and their definitions as shown here.

sftp>?

Available commands:

cd path                       Change remote directory to 'path'

lcd path                      Change local directory to 'path'

chmod mode path               Change permissions of file 'path' to 'mode'

help                          Display this help text

get remote-path [local-path]  Download file

lls [path]]                   Display local directory listing

ln oldpath newpath            Symlink remote file

lmkdir path                   Create local directory

lpwd                          Print local working directory

ls [path]                     Display remote directory listing

mkdir path                    Create remote directory

put local-path [remote-path]  Upload file

pwd                           Display remote working directory

exit                          Quit sftp

quit                          Quit sftp

rename oldpath newpath        Rename remote file

rmdir path                    Remove remote directory

rm path                       Delete remote file

symlink oldpath newpath       Symlink remote file

version                       Show SFTP version

?                             Synonym for help 

Note. Although Secure Shell FTP has commands similar to the industry standard FTP, the underlying 
protocol is different.

To terminate the Secure Shell FTP session, issue the 

 command. The following will display:

-> exit

Connection to 11.333.30.135 closed.

This display indicates the Secure Shell FTP session with IP address 11.333.20.135 is closed. The user is 
now logged into the OmniSwitch as a local device with no active remote connection.