How to connect a FTP server to transfer files from ONTAP

Applies to

• ONTAP 9
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 
• System Shell access

Answer

To use FTP for transferring files from NetApp ONTAP, follow these steps:

1. Access System Shell:

   • Unlock the diag user account if necessary.
   • Refer to the KB article on unlocking the diag user account: How to unlock Systemshell diag user account 

2. Navigate to the desired directory:

   • Use the cd command to change to the directory where you want to transfer files.
   • Example:

ontap914-01% cd /clus/svm1_ontap914/vol1_svm1
ontap914-01% pwd
/clus/svm1_ontap914/vol1_svm1

3. Connect to the FTP server:

   • Use the ftp command to connect to the FTP server.
   • Example:

     ontap914-01% sudo ftp 10.128.242.26 
     Connected to 10.128.242.26. 
     220 Microsoft FTP Service 
     Name (10.128.242.26:diag): username
     331 Password required 
     Password: 230 User logged in. 
     Remote system type is Windows_NT. 

4. FTP commands:

   • Use the following FTP commands to manage files:

     • ls: List files in the current directory.
     • cd [directory]: Change directory.
     • get [filename]: Download a file from the FTP server.
     • put [filename]: Upload a file to the FTP server.
     • bye or quit: Exit the FTP session.

   • Example of downloading a file:

ftp> get web.config
local: web.config remote: web.config
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||53566|)
125 Data connection already open; Transfer starting.
100% |*******************************************************| 168 3.33 MiB/s 00:00 ETA 226 Transfer complete.
168 bytes received in 00:00 (2.73 KiB/s)

Note:

• ONTAP connects to FTP for the purpose of upgrading ONTAP or firmware.
• Since file transfers via FTP may pose security risks, if you simply wish to move files, we recommend considering the use of protocols supported by ONTAP (such as CIFS, NFS, or SAN).

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