Create Folder
The Create Folder object creates a
new folder on the FTP server.
How it is used
The Create Folder object can be used
to automatically create a folder that contains the current date for
log files that are being backed up before purging.
Configuration
To configure the Create Folder
object, you need to know the server name, port, username, password,
and security settings of the FTP server that you are connecting to.
You also need to know the path on the server where the folder will
be created.
Details tab
Server name or IP
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Type the URL or IP address of
the FTP server.
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Port
|
Type the port for the FTP
server. (Default 21)
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Username
|
Type the username that will be
used to log in to the FTP server.
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Password
|
Type the password that is
associated with the FTP user you specified.
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Confirm
|
Re-type the password specified
in the Password
field.
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Server Type
|
Select the type of server that
you are connecting to. Only change this option if you are
experiencing problems communication with an IBM or a DEC VMS FTP
server.
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Security
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Select the security mode for
the FTP transfer. The security method you choose will depend on the
configuration of the FTP server. Select FTP to transfer without any security.
Select ALTFTP if you are
having trouble transferring to your FTP server.
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Key authentication
|
Select to use the SSH private
key that you specified in the FTP Options dialog.
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Passive mode (firewall
friendly)
|
Select to use Passive mode
(PASV) when connecting to the FTP server. Use this option if you
are having trouble transferring files through a firewall.
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Path
|
Type the path of the new folder
you are creating. If supported by your FTP server, paths that begin
with '/' are relative to the root FTP folder and paths that begin
with './' are relative to the user's home folder.
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Advanced tab
Timeout
|
Type the timeout period in
seconds to wait for the server to come back online after a transfer
has been interrupted. Once the time has expired, if there is no
communication with the server, the Create Folder object
fails.
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Available
Name
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Description
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Path
|
The path where the new folder
was created.
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Folder name
|
The name of the folder that was
created.
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FTP Server name
|
The name of the FTP
server.
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FTP Server port
|
The port used to communicate
with the FTP Server.
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Protocol
|
The security protocol that was
selected.
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Status
|
Displays whether the creating
the folder was successful or failed.
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