Using the FTP Error Log

The FTP Error Log provides details on FTP errors. The report displays all reply codes where 250 = untrue. The data for this report is from the SMF exit.

Figure 68. FTP Error Log – Main Panel

The fields on this report are:

Count

FTP error number

Date

Start date of transmission (mm/dd/yyyy)

Start /End Time

Start/End time of transmission (hh:mm:ss)

Address

Remote IP address

Foreign Port

Remote port number

User ID

Local User ID

Remote User ID

Remote User ID -- available only for FTP Client records

Data Mode

May be Stream, Block or Compressed

Data Format

Format of the data: ASCII or EBCDIC

Data Set Type

Data Set organization: PDS, Sequential or Hierarchical File System

Total Bytes

Byte count of transmission

Return Code

Numeric return code sent to this FTP client/server. For more information, please refer to Appendix B, FTP Replies.

Description

Description of numeric return code sent to this FTP client/server

Data Set Name

Name of the data set transferred

Member

PDS member name -- available only for FTP Server records

Abnormal End

ABEND information – available only for FTP Server records

 

To use the FTP Error Log, perform the following steps:

1.      Click on the SessionLog tab. The SessionLog screen appears:

2.      Click the FTP Error Log hyperlink under FTP.

3.      Click the Change Host button below the navigation tabs if a different Host is desired. Select a different Host from the Change Host screen and click Submit.

4.      Enter any filters desired in the SMF Error screen or simply click the Submit button.

5.      To return to the SysPoint Home Page, click the SysPoint button below the navigation bar.

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