Accessing the Appliance via FTP

Caution

By disabling services via the Management Appliance > Network > IP Interfaces page or the interfaceconfig command, you can disconnect yourself from the GUI or CLI, depending on how you are connected to the appliance. Do not disable services with this command if you are not able to reconnect to the appliance using another protocol, the Serial interface, or the default settings on the Management port.

Procedure

Step 1

[New Web Interface Only] On the Security Management appliance, click to load the legacy web interface.

Step 2

Choose Management Appliance > Network > IP Interfaces page (or the interfaceconfig command) to enable FTP access for the interface.

Note
Remember to commit your changes before moving on to the next step.

Step 3

Access the interface via FTP. Ensure you are using the correct IP address for the interface.

Example: ftp 192.168.42.42

Many browsers also allow you to access interfaces via FTP.

Example: ftp://192.10.10.10

Step 4

Browse to the directory for the specific task you are trying to accomplish. After you have accessed an interface via FTP, you can browse the following directories to copy and add (“GET” and “PUT”) files. See the following table.

Directories Available for Access

Directory Name

Description

/avarchive

/bounces

/cli_logs

/delivery

/error_logs

/ftpd_logs

/gui_logs

/mail_logs

/rptd_logs

/sntpd.logs

/status

/system_logs

Created automatically for logging via the Management Appliance > System Administration > Log Subscriptions page or the logconfig and rollovernow commands. See the “Logging” chapter in the user guide or online help for your Email Security appliance for a detailed description of each log.

See “Log File Type Comparison” in the “Logging” chapter for the differences among each log file type.

/configuration

The directory where data from the following pages and commands are exported to and/or imported (saved) from:

  • Virtual Gateway mappings ( altsrchost )
  • Configuration data in XML format ( saveconfig, loadconfig )
  • Host Access Table (HAT) page ( hostaccess )
  • Recipient Access Table (RAT) page ( rcptaccess )
  • SMTP Routes page ( smtproutes )
  • Alias tables ( aliasconfig )
  • Masquerading tables ( masquerade )
  • Message filters ( filters )
  • Global unsubscribe data ( unsubscribe )
  • Test messages for the trace command

/MFM

The Mail Flow Monitoring database directory contains data for the Mail Flow Monitor functionality available from the GUI. Each subdirectory contains a README file that documents the record format for each file.

You can copy these files to a different machine for record keeping, or load the files into a database and create your own analysis application. The record format is the same for all files in all directories; this format may change in future releases.

/periodic_reports

The directory where all archived reports configured on the system are stored.

Step 5

Use your FTP program to upload and download files to and from the appropriate directory.