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Configuring the switch as an SFTP client
Specifying a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client
You can configure a client to use only a specified source IP address or interface to access the SFTP
server, enhancing the service manageability.
To specify a source IP address or interface for the SFTP client:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
—
2. Specify a
source IP
address or
interface
for the SFTP
client.
Specify a
source IPv4
address or
interface for the
SFTP client
sftp client source { ip ip-address |
interface interface-type interface-
number }
Required.
Use either command.
By default, an SFTP client uses the
IP address of the interface
specified by the route of the
switch to access the SFTP server.
Specify a
source IPv6
address or
interface for the
SFTP client
sftp client ipv6 source { ipv6 ipv6-
address | interface interface-type
interface-number }
Establishing a connection to the SFTP server
To establish a connection to the remote SFTP server and enter SFTP client view:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Establish a
connection to
the remote SFTP
server and
enter SFTP
client view
Establish a
connection to
the remote IPv4
SFTP server
and enter SFTP
client view
sftp server [ port-number ] [ identity-key { dsa
| rsa } | prefer-ctos-cipher { 3des | aes128 |
des } | prefer-ctos-hmac { md5 | md5-96 |
sha1 | sha1-96 } | prefer-kex { dh-group-
exchange | dh-group1 | dh-group14 } |
prefer-stoc-cipher { 3des | aes128 | des } |
prefer-stoc-hmac { md5 | md5-96 | sha1 |
sha1-96 } ] *
Required.
Use either command
in user view.
Establish a
connection to
the remote IPv6
SFTP server
and enter SFTP
client view
sftp ipv6 server [ port-number ] [ identity-key {
dsa | rsa } | prefer-ctos-cipher { 3des |
aes128 | des } | prefer-ctos-hmac { md5 |
md5-96 | sha1 | sha1-96 } | prefer-kex { dh-
group-exchange | dh-group1 | dh-group14 }
| prefer-stoc-cipher { 3des | aes128 | des } |
prefer-stoc-hmac { md5 | md5-96 | sha1 |
sha1-96 } ] *
Working with SFTP directories
SFTP directory operations include the following:
• Changing or displaying the current working directory
• Displaying files under a directory or the directory information