User's Manual

Configuration Management
186 FTP Mappings
FTP Mappings
The FTP Mappings tool automatically maps each and every client
device to the nearest and most convenient FTP server. This allows
the administrator to send tasks to a large number of agents, and have
the device connect automatically to an FTP server to find the infor-
mation or applications it may need to perform the task.
To configure the
FTP Mappings tool, select Tools > Configuration
from the Console’s menu bar, expand the
FTP Mappings item in the
left-hand tree pane of the
Configuration Management dialog, then
select either
Device FTP Mapping or Subnet FTP Mapping.
Listing Devices &
their FTP Servers
You can list devices and their FTP servers by selecting the Device
FTP Mapping
item in the left-hand tree pane of the Configuration
Management
dialog. A color code indicates how each device’s FTP
server was assigned:
• Blue
Automatic mapping (factory default settings). The HP Manage-
ment Server assigns an FTP server to each device depending on
which subnet it is connected to.
• Red
Uses a default FTP server, usually a server with highest broad-
band. The default FTP server can be changed at any time, so that
the devices assigned “default FTP” would connect to the new
FTP server.