Feature |
Product |
Release introduced |
Release deprecated |
---|---|---|---|
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server and client (IPv4) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VSP 4000 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
Not Applicable |
|
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server and client (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 6.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) (IPv4) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
Not Applicable |
|
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 6.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
Remote Login (Rlogin) server/client (IPv4) |
5320 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VSP 4000 4.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
Rlogin server (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 6.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
Rlogin client (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
Remote Shell (RSH) server/client |
5320 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VSP 4000 4.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
VOSS 8.2 |
|
Secure Copy (SCP) Note:
The switch does not support the WinSCP client. |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VSP 4000 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 5.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 5.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
Not Applicable |
|
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) server (IPv4) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
Not Applicable |
|
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) server (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 6.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
Telnet server and client (IPv4) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VSP 4000 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
Not Applicable |
|
Telnet server and client (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 6.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server and client (IPv4) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VSP 4000 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
Not Applicable |
|
TFTP server (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 6.2 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
|
TFTP client (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
Not Applicable |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
Not Applicable |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
Not Applicable |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
Not Applicable |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 8.0 |
Not Applicable |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
Not Applicable |
Feature |
Product |
Release introduced |
---|---|---|
Secure Shell (SSH) server (IPv4) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VSP 4000 4.0 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
|
Secure Shell (SSH) client (IPv4) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VSP 4000 4.0 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VSP 8200 4.0 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
|
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate management |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
|
SSH server (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 4.2.1 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 4.1 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 4.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 6.2 |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
|
SSH client (IPv6) |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 7.0 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 8.0 |
|
XA1400 Series |
Not Supported |
|
SSH client disable |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 6.0 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 6.0 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 6.0 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 6.0 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 4.5 |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
|
SSH key sizes in multiples of 1024 Note:
VOSS Releases 6.0 and 6.0.1 do not support this change. |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 5.1.2 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 5.1.2 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 5.1.2 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 5.1.2 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VOSS 6.1 |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.0.50 |
|
SSH rekey TC |
5320 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.6 |
5420 Series |
VOSS 8.4 |
|
5520 Series |
VOSS 8.2.5 |
|
5720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.7 |
|
7520 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
7720 Series |
Fabric Engine 8.10 |
|
VSP 4450 Series |
VOSS 5.1 |
|
VSP 4900 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
|
VSP 7200 Series |
VOSS 5.1 |
|
VSP 7400 Series |
VOSS 8.0 |
|
VSP 8200 Series |
VOSS 5.1 |
|
VSP 8400 Series |
VOSS 5.1 |
|
VSP 8600 Series |
VSP 8600 6.1 |
|
XA1400 Series |
VOSS 8.1 |
The client-server model partitions tasks between servers that provide a service and clients that request a service.
For active CLI clients, users initiate a client connection from the switch to another device.
Note
Both FTP and TFTP clients are supported by the switch. The switch does not launch FTP and TFTP clients explicitly as a separate command; you can launch them through the CLI copy command. If you have configured the username through the boot config host command, the FTP client is used to transfer files to and from the switch using the CLI copy command; If you have not configured the username, the TFTP client is used to transfer files to and from the switch using the CLI copy command.
Configuring the boot config flags ftpd or boot config flags tftpd enables the FTP or TFTP Servers on the switch.
For non-active clients, the client exists on the switch and the switch console initiates the request, with no intervention from users after the initial setup. For instance, Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a non active client. The switch initiates the client request to the central server to obtain the up-to-date time.