IIS FTP Sites Monitoring

Monitor IIS FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Site availability and perform remote start, stop, restart, and recycle 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 Details
	Warning	Warning state raised	Not implemented	N/A
	OK	Online	The 'FTP Site' is in the started state	Stop Restart Details

FTP Sites Available Actions

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

• Start
• Stop
• Restart
• Recycle
• Details

Details

Select the Details action to open the selected FTP Site details view.

Example of the Details view for an IIS FTP Site with Start, Stop, and Recycle actions.

From the Details view, the following actions are available:

• Start
• Stop
• Recycle

Start FTP Site

Start the selected FTP Site from the action menu or from the Details view.

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 from the action menu or from the Details view.

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.

Recycle FTP Site

Recycle the selected FTP Site from the Details view.

You will be prompted to confirm the operation.

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

Note

Recycling an FTP Site refreshes the runtime state without requiring a full IIS reset.

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Related Topics

IIS Overview - Main IIS monitoring page
IIS - Web Sites - Monitor and manage Web Sites
IIS - Application Pools - Monitor and manage Application Pools
Windows Server Monitoring Agent
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