get logs from servers using ftp script

Reminder to self how to use automatic ftp scripts.

Useful when you have lots of logs to fetch down from lots of fti or content server.
Replace dmadmin and <password> and servername accordingly.

batch file (content server):

mkdir -p c:\logs_all_systems\server0006\install
mkdir -p c:\logs_all_systems\server0006\product\5.3\install
ftp -i -s:server0006.scr

(fti):

mkdir -p c:\logs_all_systems\server0021\install
ftp -i -s:server0021.scr

where -i is to ignore manual requests for responses from server

script file (servernnnn.scr) for content server:

open server0006.domain.net
dmadmin
<password>
bin
cd /app/documentum/dmadmin/
lcd c:\logs_all_systems\server0006
get install.log
lcd c:\logs_all_systems\server0006\install
cd /app/documentum/dmadmin/install
mget dmadmin*

cd /app/documentum/dmadmin/product/5.3/install
lcd c:\logs_all_systems\server0006\product\5.3\install
mget dmadmin*
quit

fti:

open server0021.domain.net
dmadmin
<password>
bin
lcd c:\logs_all_systems\server0021\install
cd /app/documentum/dmadmin/install
mget dmadmin*
quit

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