Host Name

Enter the host name or the IP address of the switch that is to be connected.

User Name

Enter the name of the user from whose account on the remote Switch the FTP session is created.

Password

Enter the user password.

Filename

Enter the name of the cyclic file that the agent should collect.

Remote File is Cyclic

Select this checkbox to enable a transaction safe retrieval of data from the switch. This is useful when you want to retrieve statistical switch data.

Multiple File View

Select this checkbox to enable sectioning and thereby a more effective data management of the file. Clear to stay in single file view. For further information see Multiple File View Option in FTP EWSD(4.0).

Command Port

Enter a number between 1 and 65535 to define the port that the FTP service will use to communicate with the agent from a remote switch.

Timeout (sec)

Enter the maximum length of time, in seconds, while the agent should await a reply after sending a command, before a timeout is called. 0 (zero) means "wait forever".

Number of Retries

The number of times to retry upon TCP communication failure. This is for the FTP command channel only. An IO failure during the file transfer will not trigger retries. If value set to O no retires will be done.

Delay (sec)

Enter the length of the delay period between each connection atempt.

Local Data Port

Enter the number of the port through which the agent should expect input data connections (FTP PORT command). Enter 0 (zero) to have the operating system select a random port number that is not being used currently, according to the system specifications for each data connection.

Enter a non-zero value to have the agent use the same local port for all the data connections.

Value range: 0 - 65535.

Local Address

Enter the IP-address of the local endpoint, used both for commands and for data transmission channels.

Keep Alive

Select this check box to have the agent tell the system to perform a continuous test that the remote host is running. This enables you to identify bad connections.

Passive Mode (PASV)

Select this check box when using an FTP passive mode connection.

Currently, Siemens does not support this option. However, some firewalls require passive mode.

Binary Transfer

Select this checkbox to enable binary transfer. Clear to enable ascii transfer.

FTP Command Trace

Select this checkbox to debug the communication with the remote switch. See a log of the commands and responses in the workflow editor Event Area. The LIST command results are traced as well.

Release File Slice After Retrieval

Select this checkbox to release all the file slices after successful retrieval. File release is initiated by the FTP delete command.

Automatic Seq No Assignment

Select this checkbox to enable automatic numbering of the file slices in Multiple File View mode. If this option is checked, the number management is done in SAMAR.

Don't Collect The Active File Slice

Select this checkbox to have the agent collect only file slices that are prior to the active one.