On 22-Feb-2017 14:22 -0700, Rich Loeber wrote:
I have a large file (7GB) that I'm trying to retrieve from my
IBM i server using FTP from a PC client. I start the process and it
runs for a while. It stops and reports the number of characters
transferred but when I look on the PC, there's no file there. When I
repeat this process on a smaller file (4MB), it works just fine.
NecroPosting in reply to thread:
(
https://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/201702/threads.html#01041)
Is this a timeout issue?
Very likely; a default timeout, for how long a file transfer is
allowed to remain active before the connection is dropped, despite
data/messages may be actively exchanging -- thus *not* a timeout due to
inactivity.
How can I start the FTP process and tell it to not time out?
I'm using the command FTP window on the PC.
The IBM i FTP server accepts a STAT FTP subcommand, from which FTP
211 feedback messages will reveal what setting in seconds is the "File
transfer time-out value". For example, in the client session, issue the
QUOTE subcommand to pass the STAT subcommand to the server; a likeness
of the resulting messages from the server appear below the request for
the server to describe the "status of FTP session":
quote stat
211-FTP Server connected to remote address host ...
211-NAMEFMT set to ...
...
211-File transfer time-out value set to 420 seconds.
211 Current inactivity time-out value set to 300 seconds.
The IBM i FTP server also accepts a TIMEOUT FTP subcommand, for which
a setting in seconds can be established for both the "inactivity
time-out value" [an override to the INACTTIMO setting mentioned by Rob,
as available from the Change FTP Attributes (CHGFTPA) command] and a
"File transfer time-out value". For example, in the client session,
issue the QUOTE subcommand to pass the TIMEOUT subcommand to the server;
a likeness of the resulting FTP 250 messages as feedback from the server
appear below an example request that might be made:
quote timeout 600 20000
250-File transfer time-out value set to 20000 seconds.
250 Inactivity time-out set to 600 seconds.
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