Configure SFTP

Use the service port type SFTP to set up a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) connection. An SFTP connection allows you to access, transfer, and manage files.

Configure your service port

Once you have created your service port, you can configure the general service port details:

Attribute

Description

General - Name

Enter the name of the service port.

General - Type

Select your service port technology.

Read / Write / Read & Write

Select what your service port should do with messages:

  • Read messages.

  • Write messages.

  • Read & Write messages.

Real Service

Select if you want to connect to a real service.

Forwarding

Allow OSV to forward requests to the real service. To use this option, you need to select Real Service.

Learning

Allow OSV to store forwarded messages in the Recorder tab. To use this option, you need to enable Forwarding.

Active

Select if you want your service port to be active, deselect to set it to inactive.

To connect to SFTP, specify the following attributes:

Attribute

Description

Server Address

Enter the address of the SFTP server.

Port

Enter the SFTP server port.

Username

Specify the user name that you use to connect to the SFTP server.

Password

Specify the password that you use to connect to the SFTP server.

Proxy: Type

Select the proxy type that your network setup requires.

The available options are: None, Socks4, Socks5, and Http.

Proxy: Address

Enter the proxy address.

Proxy: Port

Enter the proxy port.

Proxy: User

Specify the user name that you use to connect to the proxy server.

Proxy: Password

Specify the password that you use to connect to the proxy server.

Polling Interval (sec)

Specify how often OSV checks if new files are available in the SFTP folders.

You can specify a new polling interval in seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.

Delete Processed Files

If you enable this option, the system deletes messages from the server after processing.

SFTP service port

To save your changes, click Apply. To discard your changes, click Reset.

You can record messages directly in the Tosca OSV Monitor.