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IIS FTP Sites Monitoring

Monitor IIS FTP Site availability and perform remote start, stop, and restart operations without RDP access.

FTP Sites State Evaluation

State Status Description Actions
Unavailable Service not available If the server can't be reached and evaluated either due to network or security-related problems Review prerequisites
Error Error state raised The 'FTP Site' is in the stopped state Start
Restart
Warning Warning state raised Not implemented N/A
OK Online The 'FTP Site' is in the started state Stop
Restart

FTP Sites Available Actions

For the IIS FTP Sites Category, the Windows Server Monitoring Agent provides the following Remote Actions:

Start FTP Site

Start the selected FTP Site.

You will be prompted to confirm the operation.

The Windows Server Monitoring Agent contacts the IIS instance and starts the FTP Site as requested. The result appears on the screen.

Note

Starting an FTP Site makes it available for file transfer operations.

Stop FTP Site

Stop the selected FTP Site.

You will be prompted to confirm the operation.

The Windows Server Monitoring Agent contacts the IIS instance and stops the FTP Site. The result appears on the screen.

Warning

Stopping an FTP Site will immediately disconnect all active FTP sessions.

Restart FTP Site

Restart the selected FTP Site.

You will be prompted to confirm the operation.

The Windows Server Monitoring Agent contacts the IIS instance and restarts the FTP Site. The result appears on the screen.

Note

Restarting an FTP Site applies configuration changes without requiring a full IIS reset.

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