Central server configurations

General syntax

This collection of commands configures settings that are related to Aspera Central, which is a service that manages transfer server SOAP features and historical transfer data.

The syntax for setting central server parameters is the following:

$ asconfigurator -x "set_central_server_data;parameter,value"
Note: Not all available parameters are listed, only the most commonly used. To view a complete list, run the following command:
$ /Library/Aspera/bin/asuserdata -+

Central server configurations

address
The network interface address on which the Aspera Central listens. The default 127.0.0.1 enables the transfer server to accept transfer requests from the local computer. Setting the value to 0.0.0.0 allows the transfer server to accept transfer requests on all network interfaces.
Values: (Network interface address, default 127.0.0.1).
port
The port on which the Aspera Central service listens.
Values: (Number 1-65535, default 40001).
persistent_store
Whether to store transfer history locally. This must be enabled if the transfer server is used with Faspex or Shares.
Values: enable (default), disable.
persistent_store_max_age
The time in seconds to retain local transfer history data.
Values: (Number, default 86400).
persistent_store_on_error
Whether the Central server must end (exit) when an error occurs while writing to the local transfer history database, or ignore the error.
Values: ignore (default), exit.
compact_on_startup
Whether to compact the local transfer history database on startup (note that this might take a while).
Values: ignore (default), exit.
files_per_session
The number of file names to be recorded for any transfer session. For example, if the value is set to 50, the first 50 file names is recorded for any session. A setting of 0 logs all file names. The session still records the number of files that were transferred, and the number of files that were completed, failed, or skipped.
Values: (Number, default 1000000).
ignore_empty_files
Whether to block the logging of zero-byte files (true) or not (false).
Values: true (default), false.
ignore_skipped_files
Whether to block the logging of skipped files (true) or not (false).
Values: true (default), false.
ignore_no_transfer_files
Whether to block the logging of files that were not transferred because they exist at the destination (true) or not (false).
Values: true (default), false.