A source's Host Override settings override the corresponding setting that is configured in the host. Your selections affect the source as it is defined in the context of the task.

The settings in this topic pertain to sources that use FTP or FTP/S hosts.

For information about other source types, see the table in Task Source.

FTP source - Host Override tab

Description

Authentication tab

Override Default Credentials

Specify a username and password for MOVEit Automation to use to sign on to the host.

Specify an account.

Override Default Client Certificate

Click Set Cert and select a certificate.

Timeouts tab

Override Default Connect Timeout

Number of seconds to wait when attempting to connect to the host.

Override Default Data timeout

Number of seconds to wait when sending data to or receiving data from the host.

Override Default Retry Count

Number of extra times that a transfer (get or put) is retried before MOVEit Automation no longer attempts the transfer. Default is 0 - transfer is not retried after a failure.

Override Default Retry Timeout

The number of seconds between retries of a transfer (get or put). Default is 30 seconds.

Override Default Transfer Rescan Time

The number of seconds between directory scans to detect changes in file size or date.

The default is 0, which deactivates the feature. You can override the value in the individual task settings.

The Transfer Rescan prevents the download of incomplete files. After a file that matches the download criteria is identified, MOVEit Automation rescans the directory to detect file changes. If file changes are identified, MOVEit Automation implements one of the following options:

  • Traditional/Advanced tasks: The file is removed from the download list. This feature detects when another application is changing a file, which prevents MOVEit Automation from downloading partial files.
  • Sync Tasks: The files are rescanned until successive scans identify unchanged files. This feature identifies stable sources, which prevents tasks running multiple times to capture and synchronize changes in a directory.

Transfer tab

Override Default Transfer Type

ASCII or Binary mode

Override Default Transfer Mode
  • Active: normal mode of operation for FTP transfers
  • Passive: typically used for FTP clients that are located behind a firewall.

Override Default XSHA1 Setting

The XSHA1 command is used if the FTP server supports it. The file that is received or transmitted is compared with the copy of the file that is on the server, by comparing SHA1 hashes of the file.

Override Default Blind Download

When blind downloads are enabled, MOVEit Automation does not use any directory listing commands. For FTP servers, this includes change directory (CWD) and list directory (LIST) commands. The FileMask specified in the source is a single filename (not a mask) and the program downloads the file without first checking to see if it exists.

The blind download option is rarely used, and is intended primarily to accommodate unusual FTP servers.

Override Default Resume

For more information, see FTP Host - Additional Properties: Resume partial transfers (if possible)

Override Default Reuse TLS Session

Forces data connections to use the same TLS session as the existing control connection. Use to override the setting for a given source or destination task element configuration, so that you comply with partner server settings that require reuse of an TLS session for data connections.

Download Limits tab

Override default file count download limit

Maximum number of files that are downloaded from a source in a single task run against this host.

If the limit is exceeded, and the Advanced task setting Automatically re-run task if source download limits are encountered is set, the task is automatically rerun.

Override default file size download limit

Maximum number of bytes that are downloaded from a source in a single task run against this host. Value of 0 means no limit.

Downloading stops after the first file that causes the number of downloaded bytes to exceed the limit.

If the limit is exceeded, and the Advanced task setting Automatically re-run task if source download limits are encountered is set, the task is automatically rerun.

Security tab

Override default Use MD5

For more information, see FTP Host - Additional Properties: Use MD5

Use MD5

Make your selections.

Override Default MD5 Filename

Default is MD5SUM

MD5 Filename

Name of the MD5 file to look for. Default is MD5SUM .