Nasuni Edge - Accessing data using the FTP protocol

Nasuni Edge Appliance Initial Configuration Guide 8.3 53
Accessing Volumes Accessing data using the FTP protocol
Accessing data using the FTP protocol
If the FTP/SFTP protocol has been enabled for a volume, and FTP/SFTP directories have been added
to a volume, you can use FTP/SFTP commands and various applications to access that data.
Tip: In order to access data using the FTP/SFTP protocol, the following steps are necessary:
1. Create a CIFS or NFS volume. See “Adding a Volume” in the Nasuni Edge Appliance
Administration Guide.
2. Enable the FTP protocol on the volume. See “Enabling multiple volume protocols” on
page 186 in the Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide.
3. (Optional) Configure FTP settings. See “Configuring FTP settings” on page 340 in the Nasuni
Edge Appliance Administration Guide.
4. Add a new FTP/SFTP directory. See “Adding FTP directories for a volume” on page 178 in
the Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide.
5. (Optional) Create a permission group that has storage access. See “Adding Permission
Groups” on page 419 in the Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide.
6. (Optional) Create a user in a permission group that has storage access. See “Adding Users”
on page 426 in the Nasuni Edge Appliance Administration Guide. Active Directory and LDAP
users can log in for FTP access just as they do for CIFS access. Also, if anonymous access is
enabled, you don't need a specific group or user.
7. Access files using the FTP/SFTP protocol.
To access data using FTP commands, use commands such as these:
1. Enter the following FTP command:
ftp <filer DNS | filer IP>
where <filer DNS | filer IP> is the DNS or IP address or hostname of the Nasuni Edge
Appliance.
2. When prompted, enter a valid username and password for that Nasuni Edge Appliance.
Note: This user must belong to a permission group that has Storage Access enabled. See
“Users and Groups” on page 416.
3. Navigate to the directory using a command of the form:
cd /<ftp_directory>/<folder_name>
where <ftp_directory> is the name of the FTP directory and <folder_name> is the name
of the folder that the FTP access is defined for.
Caution: The length of a path, including the file name, must be less than 4,000 bytes. Since
the Unicode representation of a character can occupy several bytes, the maximum
number of characters that a file path might contain can vary.