APC AP9617 manual How to use FTP to retrieve log files

USER’S GUIDE network management card

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How to use FTP to retrieve log files

You can use FTP to retrieve a tab-delineated Event Log (event.txt) or Data Log (data.txt) file that you can import into a spreadsheet application.

•The file reports all of the events (event.txt) or data (data.txt) recorded since the log was last deleted.

•The file includes information that the Event Log or Data Log does not display.

–The version of the file format (first field)

–The Date and Time the file was retrieved

–The Name, Contact, Location, and IP address of the Management Card

–In the event.txt file, the unique Event Code for each recorded event

The Management Card uses a 4-digit year for log entries. You may need to select a four-digit date format in your spreadsheet application to display all four digits of the year.

To use FTP to retrieve the event.txt or data.txt file:

1.At a command prompt, type ftp and the Management Card’s IP address, and press ENTER. If the Port setting for FTP Server in the Network menu has changed from its default value (21), you must use the non-default value in the FTP command. For some FTP clients, you must use a colon to add the port number to the end of the IP address. For Windows FTP clients, use the following command (including spaces):

ftp>open ip_address port_number

To use non-default port values to enhance security, see Port assignments.

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