FTP Error Log

The FTP Error Log provides details on FTP errors and is a subset of the FTP SMF Log. The data for this report is from the SMF exit. If an FTP is hung, you will not see an entry for it on this report; the Real-Time Monitoring function will detect such problems. If the FTP server detects an error, you will see that FTP here as well as FTP login failures.

Filter the data to view only the desired FTP errors.

Figure 67. FTP Error Log – Filter

You may select any or all filters described below to choose only the data you want to see:

Start Date

Start date of transmission (mm/dd/yyyy)

Start Time

Start time of transmission (hh:mm:ss)

End Date

End date of transmission (mm/dd/yyyy)

End Time

End time of transmission (hh:mm:ss)

Address

Select records only for this IP address

Foreign Port

Select records only for this remote port number

FTP Subcommand

Select records only for this type of FTP subcommand. Valid subcommands include: STOR, REN, DELE, etc.

Return Code

Select records only for this return code

User ID

Select records only for this User ID

Data Set Name

Select records only for this data set name

Include FTP Server/Client/
Both

Include records only for FTP Server or Client

FTP Server: a data set is sent TO the host from a remote IP address

FTP Client: a data set is sent FROM the host to a remote IP address

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