Dell Force10 MXL Blade - Enable the FTP Server; Configure the FTP Server Parameters

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Enable the FTP Server
To enable the system as an FTP server, use the following command in CONFIGURATION mode:
To view the FTP configuration, enter the
show running-config ftp command in EXEC privilege mode
(Figure 4-4).
Figure 4-4. show running-config ftp Command Example
Configure the FTP Server Parameters
After you enable the FTP server on the system, you can configure different parameters.
To configure FTP server parameters, use any or all of the following commands in CONFIGURATION
mode:
To view the FTP configuration, enter the
show running-config ftp command in EXEC privilege mode.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ftp-server enable
CONFIGURATION Enable FTP on the system.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
ftp-server topdir dir
CONFIGURATION Specify the directory for users using FTP to reach the
system.
The default is the internal flash directory.
ftp-server username username
password [encryption-type]
password
CONFIGURATION Specify a user name for all FTP users and configure either
a plain text or encrypted password. Configure the
following optional and required parameters:
• username: Enter a text string
• encryption-type: Enter 0 for plain text or 7 for
encrypted text.
• password: Enter a text string.
Note: You cannot use the change directory (cd) command until you configure ftp-server topdir.
FTOS#show running-config ftp
!
ftp-server enable
ftp-server username nairobi password 0 zanzibar
FTOS#