A network file system is the Cisco IOS file-system type used to access external storage across a network, such as a TFTP server. The tftp: prefix identifies this storage in show file systems output. section 8.1.2
Network file system
A Network file system is a Cisco IOS file system type that accesses remote storage over a network.
How Acing the CCNA Exam: Volume 2 Advanced Networking and Security covers it
- How deep it goes
- Defines the network type and demonstrates its tftp: prefix, then shows a complete TFTP-to-flash transfer.
- Examples
- Uses show file systems, copy tftp: flash:, and show flash: while transferring and verifying an IOS image.
- What you can do after
- Apply it via Cisco IOS CLI to identify TFTP storage, copy a remote file, and verify the local result.
- How it connects
- Connects Cisco IOS file systems with TFTP, flash memory, NVRAM, and opaque system storage.
Related concepts
- file systemkind of · A file system is a software-managed structure and interface for organizing, naming, storing, and accessing files and directories on storage.
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