
Note: If interested in connecting to an external FTP server, or using the direct connect method, see the Symantec Reporter 10.x Deployment Guide. Use with discretion when selecting an FTP server. It is merely using it as an example in the configuration of access log to Reporter server setup. Symantec does not implicitly or explicitly promote this free FTP server software. For simplicity sake this article uses a free open source FTP server named FileZilla Server. FTP serverĪny proprietary or open source FTP server will work. Because Reporter is resource intensive (disk, CPU, and memory), for the best performance consider using real hardware and not virtualized hardware. See the Symantec Reporter 10.x sizing guide. Make sure that sizing on Symantec Reporter deployments are appropriate. With FTP, you can easily create new profiles, recreate profiles, or send data into Symantec Technical Support if need be. The data is imported into the Symantec Reporter database and the access log file is discarded. The direct connection configuration does not keep the access log data in raw format and is used for POC only, as per the following Article on Reporter upload Client. Symantec recommends the FTP protocol for access log uploads because it offers the best options in case there is ever the need to restore or re-import the access log data. This article focuses on one specific protocol, and that is the FTP protocol. ProxySG can upload access logs using various protocols. This article is meant to help in getting access logging and reporting up and running in a relatively short amount of time.įor full details on setting up access logging to Reporter, including other options, see the Symantec Reporter 10.x Deployment Guide. This article helps you configure access logging on a ProxySG, upload the files to an FTP server, and then have Reporter process the logs.
