Operation Manual – FTP and TFTP 
Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510 
Chapter 1  FTP and TFTP Configuration
 
Huawei Technologies Proprietary 
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Figure 1-4 Network diagram for TFTP configuration 
Table 1-9 describes the operations needed when a switch operates as a TFTP client. 
Table 1-9 Configurations needed when a switch operates as a TFTP client 
Device Configuration  Default Description 
Configure an IP address 
for the VLAN interface of 
the switch so that it is 
reachable for TFTP server.
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TFTP applies to networks where 
client-server interactions are 
comparatively simple. It requires 
the routes between TFTP clients 
TFTP servers are reachable. 
Switch 
You can log into a TFTP 
server directly for file 
accessing through TFTP 
commands. 
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TFTP 
server  
The TFTP server is started 
and the TFTP work 
directory is configured. 
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1.2.2  TFTP Configuration 
I. Prerequisites 
A switch operates as a TFTP client and a remote PC as the TFTP server. The network 
operates properly, as shown in 
Figure 1-4. 
II. Basic TFTP configurations 
Table 1-10 Basic TFTP configurations 
Operation  Command  Description 
Download a file 
through TFTP 
tftp  tftp-server get 
source-file [ dest-file ] 
Optional 
Upload a file 
through TFTP 
tftp  tftp-server put 
source-file [ dest-file ] 
Optional 
Enter system view 
system-view 
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