FTP Configuration Mode Commands

 

 

The FTP Configuration Mode is used to manage the FTP server options for the current context.

 

 

end

Exits the FTP server configuration mode and returns to the Exec mode.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Syntax

end

Usage

Change the mode back to the Exec mode.

 

exit

Exits the FTP server configuration mode and returns to the context configuration mode.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Syntax

exit

Usage

Return to the context configuration mode.

 

max servers

Configures the maximum number of FTP servers that can be started within any 60 second interval. If this limit is reached, the system waits two minutes before trying to start any more servers.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Syntax

max servers count

count

Default: 40

Specifies the maximum number of servers that can be spawned in any 60 second interval. count must be a value in the range from 1 to 100.

Usage

Set the number of servers to tune the system response as a heavily loaded system may need more servers to support the incoming requests.

The converse would be true as well in that a system can benefit by reducing the number of servers such that FTP services do not cause excessive system impact to other services.

Example

max servers 50

 

timeout

Configures the client idle timeout before an FTP session is automatically closed.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Syntax

timeout seconds

seconds

Default: 900

Specifies the number of seconds of inactivity before an FTP session is automatically closed. seconds must be in the range from 10 through 86400.

Usage

Adjust the session timeout to fine tune the system. FTP session resources can be released sooner to support additional requests by adjusting the timeout to a smaller value.

Example

timeout 300

 

 

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