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Connection Tab
The tab tab contains configuration data that is relevant to a remote server.
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Server Information Provider | The standard behavior is Single Server . If your system is installed with the Multi Server File functionality, you can configure the FTP agent to collect from more than one server. For further information, contact your System Administrator. | ||||||||||
Host | Primary host name or IP address of the remote host to be connected. If a connection cannot be established to this host, the Additional Hosts specified in the Advanced tab, are tried. | ||||||||||
Username | Username for an account on the remote host, enabling the FTP session to login. | ||||||||||
Password | Password related to the Username. | ||||||||||
Transfer Type | Data transfer type to be used during file retrieval.
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File System Type | Type of file system on the remote host.
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Enable Collection Retries | Select this check box to enable repetitive attempts to connect and start a file transfer. When this option is selected, the agent will attempt to connect to the host as many times as is stated in the Max Retries field described below. If the connection fails, a new attempt will be made after the number of seconds entered in the Retry Interval (s) field described below. | ||||||||||
Retry Interval (s) | Enter the time interval in seconds, between retries. If a connection problem occurs, the actual time interval before the first attempt to reconnect will be the time set in the Timeout field in the Advanced tab plus the time set in the Retry Interval (s) field. For the remaining attempts, the actual time interval will be the number seconds entered in this field. | ||||||||||
Max Retries | Enter the maximum number of retries to connect. In case more than one connection attempt has been made, the number of used retries will be reset as soon as a file transfer is completed successfully.
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Enable RESTART Retries | Select this check box to enable the agent to send a RESTART command if the connection has been broken during a file transfer. The RESTART command contains information about where in the file you want to resume the file transfer. Before selecting this option, ensure that the FTP server supports the RESTART command. When this option is selected, the agent will attempt to re-establish the connection, and resume the file transfer from the point in the file stated in the RESTART command, as many times as is entered in the Max RESTARTS field described below. When a connection has been re-established, a RESTART command will be sent after the number of seconds entered in the Retry RESTARTS Interval (s) field described below.
For further information about the RESTART command, see http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc959/. | ||||||||||
Retry RESTARTS Interval (s) | Enter the time interval, in seconds, you want to wait before initiating a restart in this field. This time interval will be applied for all restart retries. If a connection problem occurs, the actual time interval before the first attempt to send a RESTART command will be the time set in the Timeout field in the Advanced tab plus the time set in the Retry Interval (s) field. For the remaining attempts, the actual time interval will be the number seconds entered in this field. | ||||||||||
Max RESTARTS | Enter the maximum number of restarts per file you want to allow. If more than one attempt to send the RESTART command has been made, the number of used retries will be reset as soon as a file transfer is completed successfully. |
Source Tab
The tab tab contains configurations related to the remote host, source directories and source files. The following text describes the configuration options available when no custom strategy has been chosen.
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