ftp and nfs

[Former Member]

hi

pl let me know when do we use ftp and when do we use nfs as file type in file adapter , and why

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Shazia

NFS is a broadcasting protocol while FTP is not a broadcasting protocol

FTP is a basic communication protocal,like HTML or your mail (SMTP/POP). If you connect to a FTP server, with an FTP client, and you have a user name and password, then you connect and have the allowed access provided by that server. It is simple. You don’t have to worry about things like the Version of the FTP server.

NFS is a bit more complicated than that

The real difference between transferring a file to a shared drive, and

transferring a file to an FTP server, is the asynchronous connection,

or lack there of, with that server. Again, FTP doesn’t broadcast, even

when you are connected to it. Once you put a file on the server, you

know nothing about that file unless you ask. You could have uploaded

it, and I could have deleted it as soon as you did. There will be no

indication from the server that the deletion took place. The only way

you will know about it, is if you ask the server either for the file,

or a list of files in the directory that it should be in, and when it

doesn’t show up, then you’ll know it is gone. NFS broadcasts the state

of the files in the directory you are looking at.. you will actually

see the file disappear if you happen to be looking at the screen at

the time, or notice is it gone when the server broadcasts again.

For more details follow this link below

http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=340062

Thanks

Sandeep

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[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi ,

Lets suppose i've a LAN network , file to be picked is kept at any of the system , what will i choose , ftp or nfs ??

rgds

shazia

[Former Member]

Thanks to all for the prompt reply , now the concept is clear

[Former Member]

hi Shazia,

NFS - This protocol in File adapter chosen when the file adapter has to pickup within the same network where XI Server Resides.

FTP - This protocol in File adapter is used when the file is present in some machine on Network1 but XI server is present in Network2. In Network1 the FTP services should be enabled so that XI can access the files in Network1 from Network2

regards

Ramesh P

[GabrielSagaya]

NFS: when the file folder is available on the XI Server

FTP: when it is at remote

If the Sharing folder is in the same XI system then NFS..If the sharing folder is in different system it is FTP.

we will use NFS when we required to poll the files from local machines.and we will use FTP when we required to poll the data from the FTP server which are in the remote side or outside of the firewall

FTP (file transfer protocol) here you are getting data from ftp server or you are writing to FTP server.

NFS is used when your XI can access the file location directly using the NFS protocol.

When the File System can be access using FTP protocol, then you need to use FTP and provide the FTP server details and user crendentials to pull data from the File Server.

NFS is used when you want XI to use the NFS protocol to access thye location of the file.

FTP is File Transfer Protocol and is used when your Sender SYstem is using an FTP system to send / receiver files.

we are using NFS when we required to poll the files from local machines..

We are using FTP when we required to poll the data from the FTP server which are in the remote side or outside of the firewall..

[vikas_agarwal]

Hi,

Generally when we have to <b>pick the file from the local network then we uses NFS </b>

and when the file has to <b>pick/put from FTP server </b>or we can say through internet then we uses FTP.

Thanks