Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000599-02, June 2008)

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supportFtp
Sets, clears, or displays support FTP parameters, or a time interval to check the FTP server.
Synopsis supportftp [-S]
supportftp -s [-h hostip][-u username][-p password][-d remotedirectory]
supportftp -t hours
supportftp -R
supportftp -e
Description Use this command to set, clear, or display support FTP parameters, or a time interval to check the
FTP server. This command displays IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
Note The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.Refer
to chapter 1, "Understanding Admin Domain Restrictions" and Appendix A, "Command Availability"
for details.
Operands This command has the following mutually exclusive operands:
-S Displays the FTP parameters.
-s Sets the FTP parameters. -s has the following optional operands:
-h hostip Specifies the FTP host IP address. It must be an IP address. hostip should be
less than 48 characters.
-u username Specifies the FTP user name. username should be less than 48 characters.
-p password Specifies the FTP user password. If the user name is anonymous, the
password is not needed. password should be less than 48 characters.
-d remotedirectory
Specifies the remote directory for storing trace dump files. supportFtp cannot
take a slash (/) as a directory name. remotedirectory should be less than 48
characters.
-t hours Sets the time interval for checking the FTP server. The -t operand has the
following required operand:
hours checks the connectivity of FTP server at the indicated time interval (in
hours).
-R Removes all files from the switch; //clears parameters
-e Enables auto file transfer.
If no parameter is not specified, the supportFtp command defaults to supportFtp -S.
Examples To set the FTP parameters:
switch:admin> supportftp -s -h 1080::8:800:200C:417A -u njoe -p password -d support
supportftp: ftp parameters changed.
To display the FTP parameters:
switch:admin> supportftp