APC Battery Management System manual How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files

Battery Management System

USER’S GUIDE

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How to use FTP or SCP to retrieve log files

If you are an Administrator or Device Manager, you can use FTP or SCP to retrieve a tab-delineated event log file (event.txt) or data log file (data.txt) that you can import into a spreadsheet application.

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

•The file includes information that the event log and data log does not display.

–The version of the file format (first field)

–The date and time the file was retrieved

–The Name, Contact, and Location values and IP address of the Battery Management System

–The unique Event Code for each recorded event (event.txt file only)

The Battery Management System uses a four-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.

If you are using the encryption-based security protocols for your system, use Secure CoPy (SCP) to retrieve the log file. (You should have FTP disabled.)

If you are using unencrypted authentication methods for the security of your system, use FTP to retrieve the log file.

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See Security for information on the available protocols and methods for setting up the type of security appropriate for your needs.

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