FTP is a TCP protocol used to transfer files between clients and servers. It uses two connections - a control session on port 21 to communicate between client and server, and data sessions to transfer files. Data sessions are opened on demand and can use active or passive mode. Load balancers need to account for separate control and data sessions to avoid premature timeouts. This module discussed FTP protocol, configured an FTP virtual server on AX with source NAT and service groups, and verified functionality.
FTP is a TCP protocol used to transfer files between clients and servers. It uses two connections - a control session on port 21 to communicate between client and server, and data sessions to transfer files. Data sessions are opened on demand and can use active or passive mode. Load balancers need to account for separate control and data sessions to avoid premature timeouts. This module discussed FTP protocol, configured an FTP virtual server on AX with source NAT and service groups, and verified functionality.
FTP is a TCP protocol used to transfer files between clients and servers. It uses two connections - a control session on port 21 to communicate between client and server, and data sessions to transfer files. Data sessions are opened on demand and can use active or passive mode. Load balancers need to account for separate control and data sessions to avoid premature timeouts. This module discussed FTP protocol, configured an FTP virtual server on AX with source NAT and service groups, and verified functionality.
FTP is a TCP protocol used to transfer files between clients and servers. It uses two connections - a control session on port 21 to communicate between client and server, and data sessions to transfer files. Data sessions are opened on demand and can use active or passive mode. Load balancers need to account for separate control and data sessions to avoid premature timeouts. This module discussed FTP protocol, configured an FTP virtual server on AX with source NAT and service groups, and verified functionality.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is documented in RFC 959
FTP is an unencrypted TCP protocol used to transfer files between clients and servers FTP has 2 connections Control session Data Session
3 FTP protocol (p. 2 of 4)
FTP Control Session
Used for client/server communication. No data is sent on this connection. This session is established from the client to the server (usually on port 21). FTP Data session This session is open "on demand" when there is need to send data between the client and the server. Used for client-server data exchange only.
Note: The Control Session remains open for the duration of the FTP connection. The data session will be closed at the end of each object transfer. If you transfer 3 files, you'll have 3 data sessions (one at a time).
4 FTP protocol (p. 3 of 4)
FTP Data session – 2 modes
Active Mode (default) In the control session, the client tells the server what IP and TCP port to use to establish the data connection. The server establishes the data connection to the client, and data requested in the control session can be exchanged.
5 FTP protocol (p. 4 of 4)
FTP Data session – 2 modes (cont.)
Passive Mode In the control session, the server tells the client what IP and TCP port to use to establish the data session. The client establishes the data connection to the server, and data requested in the control session can be exchanged.
6 SLB configuration for FTP (p. 1 of 3)
Control session resets
During data exchange (in the data session) there is no activity in the control session. Load balancers track activity on load balanced sessions and flush stale connections. If the data transfer takes too long, the control connection is dropped. On AX, control and data session times are linked, so there is no need to update the timer.
7 SLB configuration for FTP (p. 2 of 3)
Active Mode - Data session established from the server IP (not VIP IP) Client establishes control connection to the VIP. With Active Mode, the client expects the data session from the VIP IP and not the Server IP.
8 SLB configuration for FTP (p. 3 of 3)
Passive Mode - Data session established to the server IP (not VIP IP) Client establishes control connection to the VIP. With Passive Mode, the client expects to open the data session to the VIP@ and not the Server IP.
9 Lab
Configure layer 7 FTP Virtual Server
Physical servers Service Group Source NAT Virtual Server Verify functionality
10 Section 5 summary
In this module we discussed FTP protocol
We have configured FTP Virtual Server and health monitor
