Command lineinterface Use thescp command
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> scp host hostname-or-ip user username remote remote-path local local-path to
local
where:
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hostname-or-ip isthe hostname or IPaddress of the remote host.
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username is the name of the user on the remote host.
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remote-path isthe path and filename of the file on the remote host that will be copied to the
IX20 device.
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local-path isthe location on the IX20 device where the copied file will be placed.
For example:
To copy firmware from a remote host with an IPaddressof 192.168.4.1 to the /etc/config directory on
the IX20 device, issue the following command:
> scp host 192.168.4.1 user admin remote /home/admin/bin/IX20-23.9.74.0.bin
local /etc/config/scripts to local
admin@192.168.4.1's password: adminpwd
IX20-23.9.74.0.bin 100% 36MB 11.1MB/s 00:03
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Transfer a file from the IX20 device to a remote host
To copy a file from the IX20 device to a remote host, use the scp command asfollows:
> scp host hostname-or-ip user username remote remote-path local local-path to
remote
where:
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hostname-or-ip isthe hostname or IPaddress of the remote host.
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username is the name of the user on the remote host.
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remote-path isthe location on the remote host where the file will be copied.
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local-path isthe path and filename on the IX20 device.
For example:
To copy a support report from the IX20 device to a remote host at the IPaddress of 192.168.4.1:
1. Use the system support-report command to generate the report:
> system support-report path /var/log/
Saving support report to /var/log/support-report-0040D0133536-23-09-29-
12:10:00.bin
Support report saved.
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2. Use the scp command to transfer the report to a remote host:
> scp host 192.168.4.1 user admin remote /home/admin/temp/ local
/var/log/support-report-00:40:D0:13:35:36-23-09-29-12:10:00.bin to remote
admin@192.168.4.1's password: adminpwd
support-report-0040D0133536-23-09-29-12:10:00.bin
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