Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S160 User Guide
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Cisco IronPort AsyncOS 7.1 for Web User Guide
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Chapter 24 Logging
Working with Log Subscriptions
describes the different ways you can retrieve log files:
Table 24-4
Log Transfer Protocols
Retrieval Method
Description
FTP on Appliance
(FTP Poll)
This method requires a remote FTP client accessing the
appliance to retrieve log files using an admin or operator
user’s username and password.
appliance to retrieve log files using an admin or operator
user’s username and password.
When you choose this method, you must enter the
maximum number of log files to store on the appliance.
When the maximum number is reached, the system deletes
the oldest file.
maximum number of log files to store on the appliance.
When the maximum number is reached, the system deletes
the oldest file.
This is the default.
FTP on Remote
Server
Server
(FTP Push)
This method periodically pushes log files to an FTP server
on a remote computer.
on a remote computer.
When you choose this method, you must enter the
following information:
following information:
•
Maximum time between file transfers
•
FTP server hostname
•
Directory on FTP server to store the log file
•
Username and password of a user that has permission
to connect to the FTP server
to connect to the FTP server
Note: AsyncOS for Web only supports passive mode for
remote FTP servers. It cannot push log files to an FTP
server in active mode.
remote FTP servers. It cannot push log files to an FTP
server in active mode.