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Managing Reports on SCP Servers
If your organization requires reports be stored on a secure server using Secure Copy Protocol (SCP), you can set one or more servers as a reports repository. A reports repository enables you to keep reports long-term for compliance requirements or for your organizational needs.
This topic describes:
How to Configure SCP Servers
SCP servers are used as report repositories for Network Director reports. You can set up or manage a secure server for Network Director reports from the Manage SCP Servers page in the Report mode. To access this page:
Managing SCP Servers
Use the Manage SCP Servers page to view and manage SCP server settings.
The Manage SCP Servers page lists any existing server settings. The fields in the Manage SCP Server page are described in Table 1.
Table 1: Managing SCP Server Fields Field
Description
Server Name
The name you are using to identify the SCP server.
IP Address
The IP address or hostname of the SCP server.
Port Number
The forwarding port number. Default port number for SCP is 22.
Active
Either yes or no to indicate whether it is the active server. Only one server can be active at a time.
Base Path
The path on the server where the reports are to be stored.
Create new or edit existing server settings:
Establish a new server definition by clicking Add or edit an existing definition by clicking Edit. Either an Add SCP Settings or Edit SCP Settings page opens.
Fill in the settings described in Table 2.
Table 2: Defining an SCP Server Field
Action
Server Name
Type a name for this SCP server.
IP Address/Host Name
Type the IP address of SCP server.
Port Number
Type the forwarding port number. Default port number for SCP is 22.
User Name
Type the account name accessing the server.
Password
Type the password twice for the account on the secure server.
Default Path
Type the file path to the server where the reports are to be stored.
Set Active
Select if you want this server to the active server. While many servers can be set up as SCP servers for reports, only one server is marked as active.
Click Done to complete the process.
Click Test Connection to ensure your server is set up correctly. Network Director attempts to connect to the SCP server and tells you whether the connection could be established.
Select a server and click Set Active to make that server available for secure services.
You can also delete any SCP server definition from use by Network Director reports by clicking Delete.