Configure a Device as an TFTP Client
Network Requirements
- A PC acts as a TFTP server, and Device acts as a TFTP client. The network between the server and the device is normal. The files to be downloaded are placed in the TFTP server directory.
- The device acts as the TFTP client to upload files to and download files from the TFTP server.
Network Topology
![Networking for Configuring a Device as a TFTP Client](/storage/images/Document/Maipu/ftp-tftp-sftp/config-device-asa-tftp-client.jpg)
Figure 4-6 Networking for Configuring a Device as a TFTP Client
Configuration Steps
Step 1: Create VLANs, and add ports to the required VLANs.(Omitted)
Step 2: Configure the IP addresses of the interfaces so that the network between the client and the server is normal. (Omitted)
Step 3: Enable the TFTP server function on PC, and place the files to be downloaded in the TFTP server directory. (Omitted)
Step 4: Device acts as the TFTP client to upload files to and download files from the TFTP server.
#On Device, copy a file from the TFTP server to the file system of Device.
Device#filesystem
Device(config-fs)#copy tftp 2.1.2.1 sp4-g-6.5.0(41).pck file-system sp4-g-6.5.0(41).pck
Device(config-fs)#exit
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#On Device, copy the startup file from Device to the TFTP server.
Device#filesystem
Device(config-fs)#copy startup-config tftp 2.1.2.1 startup.txt
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Step 5: Check the result.
After the copy process is completed, check whether the downloaded file exists in the file system of Device. In the TFTP server, check whether the uploaded file exists. (Omitted)
Device(config-fs)#dir
size date time name
-------- ------ ------ --------
102227 MAR-01-2013 05:24:32 logging
10147 MAR-26-2013 07:58:50 startup
10202 MAR-01-2013 05:26:46 history
6598624 MAR-26-2013 07:51:32 sp4-g-6.5.0(41).pck
1024 JAN-10-2013 17:30:20 snmp
0 JAN-31-2013 14:29:50 syslog
736512 MAR-27-2013 10:30:48 web-Spl-1.1.168.rom
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If the "Downloading####OK!" message is printed, it indicates that the file copy is successful. The message shows the file size, which is determined by the actual file size.
- When you use a device to copy a file, if the " Failed! ErrorNum: 0x41, ErrorType: Host unreach." message is printed, the cause may be that the TFTP server function is not enabled, or the route between the server and the client is not reachable.