Source - FTP Host Override Settings

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 Add a Task Source.

To access these settings:

For an existing task: Select TASKS. Click the task name. Click Step > Source. Or if the source is already defined, click its gear icon and select Edit.
For a new task: Click TASKS and add a traditional or advance task. Click Step > Source. Add an FTP 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	Number of seconds between retries of a transfer (get or put) before MOVEit Automation stops attempting the transfer. Default is 0.
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. 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 SSL Session	Forces data connections to use the same SSL 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 SSL 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`.