Source - MOVEit Transfer Host Override Settings
- Last Updated: June 21, 2023
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- MOVEit Automation
- Version 2026
- Documentation
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.
Settings in this topic pertain to MOVEit Transfer source types.
For information about other source types, see the table in Task Source.
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MOVEit Transfer source - Host Override tab |
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Authentication tab |
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Override Default Credentials MOVEit Transfer , FTP, SSH servers) |
Specify a username and password for MOVEit Automation to use to sign on to the host. |
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Override Default Client Certificate( MOVEit Transfer and FTP servers) |
This option is available for MOVEit Transfer and FTP sources only. Click Set Cert and select a certificate. |
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File Sorting tab |
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Override Default File Sorting |
Select to specify how to sort files. |
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Timeouts tab |
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Override Default Connect Timeout |
Number of seconds to wait when attempting to connect to the host. |
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Override Default Data Timeout |
Number of seconds to wait when sending data to or receiving data from the host. |
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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. |
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Override Default Retry Timeout |
The number of seconds between retries of a transfer (get or put). Default is 30 seconds. |
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Download Limits tab |
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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. |
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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. |
See also:
- General settings for Local File System, UNC, MOVEit Transfer , FTP, FTP/S, SFTP sources
- After Transfer settings for Local File System, UNC, MOVEit Transfer , FTP, FTP/S, SFTP sources
- Settings for POP3 sources, AS1 sources, AS2 sources, AS3 sources
- Supported Host Types