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Directory listing not working with z/OS FTP Server configured with STARTDIRECTORY MVS

Troubleshooting


Problem

DataPower supports numerous FTP servers and clients, but not FTP z/OS server when it is configured with STARTDIRECTORY MVS and using DataPower to protocol bridge between SFTP and FTP(s).

Symptom

Directory listing process seems to succeed (viewed at debug log level) but then the following errors appear:

[sftp][error] source-ssh-server...SFTP Server: Invalid listing format [Volume Unit Referred Ext Use]

[mpgw][debug] mpgw...Connect error on front port (sftp://[::]:<port#>/;type=d) while transferring response
 

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Document Information

Modified date:
19 March 2020

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