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Network Management Card User’s Guide 46
Events Menu
Event Log FRQWLQXHG
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) that
has been recorded since the log was last deleted.
• The file includes information that does not show up in the event
log or data log displays.
– 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.
– The event.txt file includes the unique
Event Code
for each
recorded event.
Note: The Management Card uses a 4-digit year for log
entries. A spreadsheet may display these dates as 2-
digit years. This can be fixed by selecting a different
date format in the spreadsheet.
To use FTP to retrieve the event.txt or data.txt file, do the following:
1. At a command prompt, type ftp and the Management Card’s
IP address, and press E
NTER
. 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 would use a colon to add the port
number to the end of the IP address. For Windows FTP clients,
you would use the following command (including spaces):
ftp>open ip_address port_number
Note: For information about using non-default port values to
enhance security, see Port assignments on page 55.
2. Use the case-sensitive
User Name
and
Password
settings for
either an Administrator (
apc
is the default for both) or a Device
Manager User (
device
is the default for the
User Name
, and
apc
is the default for the
Password
) to log in.
3. Use the get command to transmit the text-version of the event
or data log to your local drive.
ftp>get event.txt
or
ftp>get data.txt
4. You can use the delete command to clear the contents of the
event or data log. You will not be asked to confirm the deletion.
If you clear the data log, a Deleted Log event will be recorded in
the event log; if you clear the event log, a new event.txt file will
be created to record the Deleted Log event.
ftp>del event.txt
or
ftp>del data.txt
250 Requested file action okay, completed.
5. Type quit at the ftp> prompt to exit from FTP.