The put pre-defined-database command configures the device to send the SA, IPS, or URL signature database to its connected network management server (eSight) through SFTP.
put pre-defined-database sftp server-address username username password password source-ip source-ip type { sa-sdb | ips-sdb | url-sdb }
| Parameter | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
sftp server-address |
Specifies the IP address of the remote SFTP server. |
- |
username username |
Specifies the user name for logging in to the SFTP server. |
The value is a string of 1 to 32 characters. |
password password |
Specifies the password for logging in to the SFTP server. |
The value is a string of 1 to 32 characters. |
source-ip source-ip |
Specifies the source IP address of packets to be sent to the SFTP server. |
- |
type |
Specifies the signature database type. |
- |
sa-sdb |
Indicates the service awareness signature database. |
- |
ips-sdb |
Indicates the IPS signature database. |
- |
url-sdb |
Indicates the URL signature database. |
- |
If a network management server needs to synchronize a signature database from the FW, you can run the put pre-defined-database command on the FW so that the FW will generate an XML file for the requested signature database, compress the file, and send it to the network management server.