Use the scp command

The scp command uses Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) to transfer files between the IX20 device and a remote host.

Required configuration items

• The hostname or IP address of the remote host.
• The username and password of the user on the remote host.
• Whether the file is being copied to the IX20 device from a remote host, or to the remote host from the IX20 device.
  • If the file is being copied to the IX20 device from a remote host:
    • The path and filename of the file on the remote host that will be copied to the IX20 device.
    • The location on the IX20 device where the file will be copied.
  • If the file is being copied to a remote host from the IX20 device:
    • The path and filename of the file on the IX20 device that will be copied to the remote host.
    • The location on the remote host where the file will be copied.

Copy a file from a remote host to the IX20 device

To copy a file from a remote host to the IX20 device, use the scp command as follows:

> scp host hostname-or-ip user username remote remote-path local local-path to local

where:

• hostname-or-ip is the hostname or IP address of the remote host.
• username is the name of the user on the remote host.
• remote-path is the path and filename of the file on the remote host that will be copied to the IX20 device.
• local-path is the location on the IX20 device where the copied file will be placed.

For example:

To copy firmware from a remote host with an IP address of 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/IX20-24.12.bin local /etc/config/scripts to local
admin@192.168.4.1's password: adminpwd 
IX20-24.12.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 as follows:

> scp host hostname-or-ip user username remote remote-path local local-path to remote

where:

• hostname-or-ip is the hostname or IP address of the remote host.
• username is the name of the user on the remote host.
• remote-path is the location on the remote host where the file will be copied.
• local-path is the path and filename on the IX20 device.

For example:

To copy a support report from the IX20 device to a remote host at the IP address 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-0040D0133536-24-01-12-12:10:00.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:D0:13:35:36-24-01-12-12:10:00.bin to remote
   admin@192.168.4.1's password: adminpwd 
   support-report-0040D0133536-24-01-12-12:10:00.bin
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