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Advanced SFTP V2 connection properties

When you set up an Advanced SFTP V2 connection, you must configure the connection properties.
The following table describes the Advanced SFTP V2 connection properties:
Connection property
Description
Connection Name
The name of the connection. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. You can change this property after you create the connection. The name cannot exceed 128 characters, contain spaces, or contain the following special characters:~ ` ! $ % ^ & * ( ) - + = { [ } ] | \ : ; " ' < , > . ? /
Description
Optional. The description of the connection. The description cannot exceed 4,000 characters.
Type
Select the Advanced SFTP V2 connection type.
Runtime Environment
The name of the runtime environment that contains the Secure Agent that you want to run the tasks.
Host
The host name or IP address of the server.
Port
The port number to use to connect to the server. Default is 21.
Username
User name to connect to the SFTP server.
Password
Password to connect to the SFTP server.
Folder Path
The directory to use after connecting to the server.
Timeout
The number of seconds to wait when attempting to connect to the server. A timeout occurs if the connection cannot be established in the specified amount of time. If left blank, the default value of 120 seconds is used.
Connection Retry Attempts
The number of times to connect to retry the SFTP connection if a connection cannot be established. This setting is used for both the initial connection and any reconnect attempts due to lost connections. If left blank, no retries will be attempted.
Connection Retry Interval
The number of seconds to wait between each connection retry attempt.
For example, if you want to retry to connect up to 10 times with a five second delay between retries, then specify 10 for the Connection Retry Attempts and 5 for the Connection Retry Interval.
Private Key File
The name of the SSH private key file along with the path where the file is stored.
Ensure that the file path is on the machine that hosts the Secure Agent.
For example, C:/SSH/my_keys/key.ppk
Private Key Passphrase
Specify the passphrase to encrypt the SSH private key.
Use Curve Kex Algorithm
Enable additional key exchange algorithms such as curve, and keyed-hash algorithm such as, -hmac-sha2-512, and -hmac-sha2-256.
Bandwidth
Controls the maximum amount of network resources used for file transfers. The value is applicable for file uploads and downloads. Default is 0. 0 indicates that the bandwidth is not restricted.
Bandwidth Unit
The unit of the network bandwidth used for file transfer. You can choose one of the following units:
  • - Kilobytes per second (KBps)
  • - Megabytes per second (MBps)
Use File Integration Proxy Server
The connector connects to the SFTP server through the file integration proxy server.
Verify that the following prerequisites are met:
  • - You must have the File Integration Service license to use this option.
  • - You must define a proxy server in File Servers.
  • - If you don't have the File Integration Service proxy, you need to use the agent proxy through the proxy.ini file.
Proxy Server Host Name
Host name or IP address of the outgoing File Integration Service proxy server.
Proxy Server Port
Port number of the outgoing File Integration Service proxy server.
Note: Advanced SFTP V2 connector doesn't support NTLM proxy authentication.