DELL Version 5.3 User Manual
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File Server / File Management
You must configure FTP and/or TFTP file
servers to push and pull configuration files
to and from devices, or to deploy firmware
updates. With this portlet you can enable
file servers you have configured.
Columns in this manager identify the
Columns in this manager identify the
server, and describe whether it is enabled,
and has TFTP enabled. Right clicking a file
server, or the empty list space lets you do
the following:
New—Displays the File Server Editor
New—Displays the File Server Editor
screen.
Edit—Displays the selected File Server in the File Server Editor screen.
Disable—Disables the selected file server. When file servers are disabled, they are not used in a
Disable—Disables the selected file server. When file servers are disabled, they are not used in a
Backup, Restore or Deploy operation. This too appears only for External File Servers.
Enable—Activates the selected file server. Again, exposed for External file Servers only.
Test—Tests the selected file server by sending and retrieving a file.
Delete—Removes the selected file server from the list. This appears for External File Servers only.
Port conflicts prevent having an external file server and internal file server operate on the same
Test—Tests the selected file server by sending and retrieving a file.
Delete—Removes the selected file server from the list. This appears for External File Servers only.
Port conflicts prevent having an external file server and internal file server operate on the same
machine.
NOTE:
If you have installed a TFTP server on a Windows machine, you may see an error noting “FTP umask /
permissions of file on server are incorrect.” This is an artifact of Windows permission structure, and may
be safely ignored (it never hurts to test your TFTP server to be sure, though).