How To
Summary
Most internet browsers have recently disabled support for FTP protocol. This means that clicking FTP links to download the linked file directly is no longer handled directly by the browser. Instead, the browser prompts users to launch an FTP application to handle the links that need the implementation.
As a workaround, customers need to launch an FTP connection from the operating system command line.
Steps
How to Copy Files From a Remote System ( FTP )
Note: Replace the word in between < > with the name you will be using for your instance.
1 Change to a directory on the local system where you want the files from the remote system to be copied.
$ cd <target-directory>
2. Establish an ftp connection to the remote system on which the files are located
$ ftp <remote-system.address.com>
3. Change to the source directory on FTP server:
ftp> cd <source-directory>
4. Set the transfer type to binary.
4. Set the transfer type to binary.
ftp> binary
5a To copy a single file, use the get command.
ftp> get <filename>
5b To copy multiple files at once, use the mget command.
ftp> mget <filename [filename ...]>
6. Close the ftp connections.
ftp> bye
Additional Information
EXAMPLES
To download HMC BIOS files
To download HMC BIOS files
# ftp public.dhe.ibm.com
User: anonymous
Password: ftp
ftp> cd /software/server/hmc/bomc
ftp> bin
ftp> get CR9BoMC_IMM540_uEFI311_DSA105_FC.iso
ftp> bye
To download HMC PTF/fixes
# ftp public.dhe.ibm.com
User: anonymous
Password: ftp
ftp> cd /software/server/hmc/fixes
ftp> bin
ftp> get MH01892_x86.iso
ftp> bye
User: anonymous
Password: ftp
ftp> cd /software/server/hmc/fixes
ftp> bin
ftp> get MH01892_x86.iso
ftp> bye
To download for HMC network upgrade files:
# ftp public.dhe.ibm.com
User: anonymous
Password: ftp
ftp> cd software/server/hmc/network/v950/ppc
ftp> bin
ftp> mget *
ftp> bye
User: anonymous
Password: ftp
ftp> cd software/server/hmc/network/v950/ppc
ftp> bin
ftp> mget *
ftp> bye
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Modified date:
22 September 2021
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