Set Up a TFTP Server

If not already configured, the following procedure describes how to set up a TFTP server on a Solaris system.

1. On the system that you intend to set up as the TFTP server, log in as superuser.
2. Use a text editor to uncomment or add the following line, if it is missing, to the /etc/inetd.conf file:

   tftp dgram udp6 wait root /usr/sbin/in.tftpd in.tftpd -s /tftpboot

3. On the same system create a TFTP home directory by typing the following at the Solaris prompt:

   # mkdir /tftpboot 
   # chown root /tftpboot 
   # chmod 755 /tftpboot 
   # cd /tftpboot 
   # ln -s . tftpboot 

4. Restart inetd by typing:

   # pkill -HUP inetd 

5. Verify that TFTP is working by getting a file from the /tftpboot directory:
   1. On the system that you are using as the TFTP server, copy the firmware file to the /tftpboot directory.

      For example:

      # cp /export/firmwarefilename /tftpboot/

      where firmwarefilename is the firmware file you intend to make available on the TFTP server.

   2. Make the file you have just copied read-only:

      # chmod 444 /tftpboot/firmwarefilename

   3. Change to a temporary directory:

      # cd /tmp 

   4. Use TFTP to get the file from the tftpboot directory:

      # tftp localhost 
      tftp> get firmwarefilename 
      Received xxx bytes in x.x seconds 
      tftp> 

   If the received bytes is approximately the same as the firmware file size, the TFTP server is functioning properly.

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   Note - TFTP is not the same as FTP. It does not display the same error messages as FTP, and you cannot use the cd,ls, or most other commands recognized by FTP

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