Use the file transfer task to transfer files and
directories from one system to another.
Before you begin
When using this feature, you might see panels displaying various
actions performed by
IBM® Systems Director in order to accomplish this
task. These panels require no action from you and can be ignored.
About this task
Important: - You can use the file transfer task with only one system at a time.
You cannot transfer files to multiple systems or to a group.
- Files are transferred in chunks through a queue on the management
server and the receiving Common Agent. If the
chunk is not processed by the queue before the timeout limit is reached,
the transfer will fail. Such failures can occur when other tasks are
running on the same Common Agent, or when
the queue is full. Give careful consideration to transferring large
files using file transfer.
To transfer files, complete the following steps:
- From the Remote Access Summary page, click File
Transfer. The Targets page is displayed.
- Select the targets for file transfer, using the Add and Remove buttons
to move a system from
the left (Available) column to the right (Selected) column.
Note: The
Choose Target window does not display locked systems.
- Click OK. The File
Transfer page is displayed.
- In the Source File System pane, expand the applicable disk
file system. The contents of that file system are displayed, showing
subdirectories and files.
Note: You can switch between Local (management
console) and Director Server (management server)
by clicking the arrow in the Source File System pane and selecting
your choice.
- Locate and highlight the source file or directory in the
Source pane (that is, the local system or management
server).
Note: - You can select multiple files for transfer by pressing and holding
the Shift key while clicking the desired files with the mouse. When
you select the last file in the group to be transferred, release the
Shift key but not the mouse button; while still holding the mouse
button down, drag the cursor to the target File System pane.
- Using the wildcard function, you can filter which files are displayed
in the Source File System or Target File System panes. When the File
Transfer window opens, the Name field contains *.* by
default.
- Locate and highlight the destination drive and directory
in the Target pane (that is, the management server or selected system).
- Select .