Managing File Uploads

Describes the procedure to manage file uploads

You can upload a patch file of any size from the File Upload screen in the ESA Web UI. The files uploaded from the Web UI are available in the /opt/products_uploads directory.

After the file is uploaded, in the Uploaded Files section, select the file to view the file information, download it, or delete it.

To upload a file:

  1. Navigate to Settings > System > File Upload.
    The File Upload page appears.

  2. In the File Selection section, click Choose File.
    The file upload dialog box appears.

  3. Select the required file and click Open.

    • You can only upload files with .pty and .tgz extensions.
    • If the file uploaded exceeds the Max File Upload Size, then a password prompt appears. Only a user with the administrative role can perform this action. Enter the password and click Ok.
    • By default, the Max File Upload Size value is set to 25 MB. To increase this value, refer here.

  4. Click Upload.
    The file is uploaded to the /opt/products_uploads location.

    • If a file contains spaces in its name, then it will be automatically replaced with underline character (_).
    • The files are scanned by the internal AntiVirus before they are uploaded in the appliance.
    • If the FIPS mode is enabled, then the anti-virus scan is skipped during the file upload.
    • The SHA512 checksum value is validated during the upload process.
    • If the network is interrupted while uploading the file, then the appliance retries to upload the file.
      The retry upload process is attempted ten times. Each attempt lasts for ten seconds.

  5. After the file is uploaded successfully, then from the Uploaded Files area, choose the uploaded patch.
    The information for the selected patch appears.

    Uploaded Files Information

Verifying uploaded file integrity

To verify the integrity of the uploaded file, validate the checksum values displayed on the screen with the checksum values of the downloaded patch file.
You can obtain the checksum values from the My.Protegrity or contact Protegrity Support.

Last modified January 21, 2025