This chapter describes the file distribution services on the NIOS appliance. It contains the following sections:
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Figure 9.1 Uploading and retrieving files
1 Administrator uploads a file to a directory on the NIOS appliance using Grid Manager or the API.
FileNIOS appliance
A client sends a request to upload or retrieve a file.
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TFTP, HTTP, or FTP 
Client
34The appliance checks if it is allowed to respond to the request from the client.
If the client is on the access control list as allowed to upload and retrieve files, the appliance accepts the request. If the client is not on the access control list or is on the list of denied clients, the appliance does not allow the client to upload or retrieve the file.
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File uploads and downloads by FTP and TFTP file distribution clients are logged in the syslog under the Administration
-> Logs tabs. The logs store the following information:
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