Adding a file access to the Physical view
You can bind a File transport to a File access resource so you can connect to and consume files from, or publish new files to a host. To add a File access resource to the Physical view of the Architecture School perspective, use the General menu.
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to configure access to a host machine in a physical network.Field | Description |
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Host | The host name or IP address of the host machine. |
Protocol | The protocol used for the connection. You can select between FTP and SFTP. The FTP protocol helps in transferring files between computers over a network. The SFTP protocol also performs the same task but over a secure shell (SSH) network. |
Port Override | The port to connect to. If no value is set, SFTP connection defaults to 22 and FTP defaults to 21. |
Credentials | |
Specify Username and Password | |
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Use Identity | |
Identity | It is necessary to use an identity when you need to authenticate to a third party. For example, when you monitor a remote log file over SSH. |
You can verify that the connection works by clicking Test Connection.