External FTP Server

Purpose

The External FTP Server form allows you to specify the FTP server parameters for the Multi-Node Management (MNM) Backup and Restore application.

The MNM Backup and Restore application allows you to

For more information about MNM Backup and Restore:

Conditions

When you save modifications to this form, the 3300 ICP system does not validate the characters that you enter in the "Username", "Password", and "Path" fields. The FTP server operating system determines the supported characters for each field. Refer to the FTP server operating system documentation to determine the supported characters. For example, a Microsoft IIS server running on a Windows server supports alphabetical characters in the Username field with the following exceptions:

Usernames may not consist entirely of periods and/or spaces, or contain the following characters: \ / " [ ] : | < > + = ; , ? * @.

Field Descriptions

Parameter

Description

Default Value

IP Address

Enter the IP address of the FTP server.

0

Port

Enter a port number between 0 and 65535

21

Username

Enter the login user name for the user account. This user account must be programmed on the FTP server.

Blank

Password

Enter the login password for the user account. When you enter the password, asterisks are displayed instead of the actual characters.

*******

Path

Specify the path to the directory on the FTP server where you want the database files to be stored.

  • Note: If you do not enter a path to a directory, the database files are saved in the root  directory of the FTP server.

Blank