APC Switched Rack Power Distribution Unit (PDU) - Manual (Page 45)

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How to use FTP to retrieve log files
You can use FTP to retrieve a tab-delineated event log (event.txt) file that
you can import into a spreadsheet application.
• The file reports all of the events (event.txt) recorded since the log was
last deleted.
• The file includes information that the event log does not display.
– The version of the file format (first field)
– The date and time the file was retrieved
– The Name, Contact, and Location values, and the IP address of
the Switched Rack PDU
– In the event.txt file, the unique event code for each recorded event
To use FTP to retrieve the event.txt file:
1. At a command prompt, type ftp and the IP address of the Switched
Rack PDU, and press E NTER . If the Port setting for FTP Server in the
Network menu has been changed from its default value (21), you must
use the non-default value in the
FTP command. For some FTP clients,
you must use a colon to add the port number to the end of the IP
address. For Windows
FTP clients, use the following command
(including spaces):
ftp>open ip_address port_number
2. Use your case-sensitive user name and password to log on as either
The Switched Rack PDU uses a 4-digit year for log entries.
You may need to select a four-digit date format in your
spreadsheet application to display all four digits of the year.