Specifying the FTP or SFTP server settings
A server definition specifies the settings required for an FTP or SFTP client to log into the FTP or SFTP server on a system and download or upload files. Specifically, a server definition contains information about the FTP or SFTP server, the transfer method, and the profile needed to navigate the firewall or proxy server that is between the FTP or SFTP server and client.
The server definitions that are defined to z/OSMF are displayed on the FTP Servers page. To display this page, expand the z/OSMF Settings category and select FTP Servers.
By default, z/OSMF provides a server definition for the IBM FTP and SFTP servers. For a list of the IBM-supplied server definitions, see help topic IBM-supplied FTP and SFTP server definitions.
Columns in the FTP Servers table
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Name of the server definition. If you click the name link, the View FTP Server page is displayed. |
| Activity | State
of the server definition. If the server definition is being modified,
the lock icon and the Being modified link are displayed. Otherwise,
this column is blank. To view the user ID of the user who is modifying the server definition and the date and time the user started modifying it, click the icon or link. To obtain the lock for the server definition, complete the steps provided in help topic Locking objects in z/OSMF. |
| Host | Host name or IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) of the FTP or SFTP server on the system. |
| Path Name | Directory
in which z/OSMF is to place the
files on the system. The path name is used by the Incident Log task only. It is ignored by other z/OSMF tasks. |
| Port Number | Port number of the FTP or SFTP server on the system. If this field is blank, the default FTP or SFTP server port defined for the installation is used. |
| Description | Description or purpose of the server. |
| Transfer Method | Method z/OSMF uses to send files to the server. One
of the following methods is displayed: |
| FTP Profile | Name of the profile that specifies the FTP or SFTP settings for z/OSMF to use when transferring files to the server. |
| Anonymous | Indicator
of whether you can use anonymous as the user ID when logging
into the server. The value is either Yes (can use anonymous)
or No (cannot use anonymous). The anonymous user ID is used by the Incident Log task only. This value is ignored by other z/OSMF tasks. |
| Last Modified | Date and time the server definition was last modified. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action. |
| Modified By | User ID of the user who last modified the server definition. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action. |
| Created | Date and time the server definition was created. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action. |
| Created By | User ID of the user who created the server definition. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action. |
| Locked | Date and time the server definition was locked. This column is blank if the server definition is not currently locked. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action. |
| Locked By | User ID of the user who locked the server definition. This column is blank if the server definition is not currently locked. This column is hidden by default. To display it, use the Configure Columns action. |
Actions for servers
The actions are described in the following tables:
- Targeted actions. Actions that apply to the selected server definitions. To use a targeted action, select one or more FTP server definitions.
- General actions. Actions that apply to server definitions. No selection is required.
- Table actions. Actions that apply to the entire table. No selection is required.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Modify | Modify the selected server definition. This action is listed in the Actions menu and the context menu only if you are authorized to modify server definitions. To enable this action, select only one server definition. |
| View | View the selected server definition. To enable this action, select only one server definition. |
| Copy | Create a copy of the selected server definition. This action is listed in the Actions menu and the context menu only if you are authorized to copy server definitions. To enable this action, select only one server definition. |
| Remove | Remove the selected server definitions. This action is listed in the Actions menu and the context menu only if you are authorized to remove server definitions. To enable this action, select one or more server definitions. |
| Associate FTP Profile | Associate the selected server definitions with a profile. This action is listed in the Actions menu and the context menu only if you are authorized to associate server definitions with a profile. To enable this action, select one or more server definitions where the transfer method is the same or is a combination of FTP and PDUU. |
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Add | Add a new server definition. This action is listed in the Actions menu only if you are authorized to define new server definitions. |
| FTP Profiles | Display the FTP Profiles page so that you can specify the FTP or SFTP settings for z/OSMF to use when transferring files. |
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Select All | Select all of the rows in the table. |
| Deselect All | Deselect all of the selected rows in the table. |
| Configure Columns | Select the columns to display in the table, specify the order of those columns, and designate which columns should be fixed in position when the table is scrolled horizontally. |
| Hide Filter Row | Remove the filter row from view. This action is listed only when the filter row is displayed in the table. |
| Show Filter Row | Display the filter row. This action is listed only when the filter row is not displayed in the table. |
| Clear Sorts | Clear the sort from all of the columns in the table. This action is disabled if no sorting is specified in the table. |