(Stonebranch) Automation with Transfer
Overview
This article explains how to utilize Transfer with Stonebranch.
Prerequisites
The ITS Transfer service is intended as a temporary holding area for files being transferred to or from an off-campus file server or host, or between on-campus hosts. Note that, with few exceptions, accounts on the Transfer server do not have shell access, so only file transfer and file monitor tasks will execute successfully.
Access to the Transfer Agent
For a consumer to access the Transfer agent, the consumer must have an account on the Transfer server. These accounts are maintained by the ITS Administrative Systems team. To manage an account on Transfer, contact transfer-admin@utlists.utexas.edu or ITS-AS@austin.utexas.edu.
Calling to a Transfer Agent
What does a customer need to do to schedule against the agent?
- Create a File Transfer task in the Stonebranch Universal Automation Controller (UAC) of type SFTP.
- Specify "ITSCOM_CLS_Transfer" in the Agent Cluster field.
- Create a Credentials object in UAC with the account name and password for your Transfer account, and specify it in the Credentials field.
- Create a second Credentials object in UAC for the account on the remote (S)FTP server and specify it in the FTP Credentials field. This object may specify the account name and password on the (S)FTP server, as with other Credentials objects, or it may specify the path to a certificate file on the Transfer server.
- Complete other required fields on the task.
This task may be included in workflows or scheduled independently as with any other task type.
Transfer may also be specified as the remote server for File Transfer tasks scheduled on another agent. In this case, specify "transfer.its.utexas.edu" in the Remote Server field, and specify the Credentials object with your Transfer account information in the FTP Credentials field.
Issue Resolution with a Transfer Agent
If a consumer has an issue with the transfer agent or their processes, the customer should contact transfer-admin@utlists.utexas.edu or ITS-AS@austin.utexas.edu.
Deprovisioning a Transfer User
If a consumer no longer needs their user account on Transfer, they should contact transfer-admin@utlists.utexas.edu or ITS-AS@austin.utexas.edu.