Cisco 11503 - CSS Content Services Switch Administration Manual page 38

Creating an FTP Record
Creating an FTP Record
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The archive directory contains the files that you archive from the current software
by using the archive command. These files include the running-config file,
startup-config file, log files, profile scripts, and scripts you create. You can view
a list of archived files by using the show archive ? command.
To restore any archived files to the CSS, use the restore command. For more
information on the archive and restore commands, see the
Archive Directory" and
The CSS requires a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) record file to access an FTP server
from the CSS. A few examples of uses for an FTP record with the CSS include:
Copy an ADI, script file, or startup configuration file from an FTP server to
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the CSS
Copy a running-configuration file, startup-configuration file, log file, script,
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or a core dump file from the CSS to an FTP or TFTP server
Define a keepalive method in which the CSS logs in to an FTP server
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Import or export certificates and private keys from or to a Cisco 11500 series
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CSS
Associate an FTP access mechanism with a service for demand-based
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replication activities
Write a portion or all of the Proximity Database to a file in the log directory
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on the CSS disk or a file on an FTP server
Use the ftp-record command to create the FTP record file. The syntax for this
global configuration mode command is:
ftp-record ftp_record ip_address_or_hostname username
["password"
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The CSS FTP server supports only the active (normal) FTP mode of operation. It
does not support the passive FTP mode of operation.
"Restoring Files from the Archive Directory"
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