Checkpoint / Restart

Use this panel to specify settings related to restarting data transfers that fail when the transfer was executed in block or compressed mode.

Before you begin, understand that FTP supports two subcommands for restarting data transfers that fail.

If you want to be able to use the restart command to restart data transfers for block or compressed mode, you must use the settings on this panel to enable the checkpoint function prior to issuing a restart.

No settings are required to issue the srestart command for stream mode and the settings on this panel do not apply to stream mode.

Block, Compressed, and Stream Mode Information

Steps

  1. If you want to use the checkpoint/restart function for failed transfers when the client is the sending site, select, "Yes; specify the checkpoint interval (CHKPTINT):" and enter the checkpoint interval.
  2. If you want to use the checkpoint/restart function for failed transfers when the server is the sending site, select "Yes" under the question "Should checkpointing occur when data is transferred from the server to the client during a GET operation (RESTGET)?".
  3. If you select to enable the checkpoint/restart function, select the high level qualifier for the required checkpoint file.

You have completed this panel after indicating whether you want to enable the checkpoint/restart function and entering the checkpoint interval.

You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window:

Should checkpointing occur when data is transferred from the client to the server during a PUT operation?

Records

Should checkpointing occur when data is transferred from the server to the client during a GET operation (RESTGET)?

Checkpoint data will be stored in a file with a low level qualifier of FTP.CHECKPOINT. Select the high level qualifier (CHKPTPREFIX)

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