| Watch Folders and the Aspera Watch Service |
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Option
Description
Default
max_retries
How many times to try transferring a file before the file is marked as
failed.
3
retry_timeout
How frequently to retry file transfers.
3s
retry_period
If no bytes are transferred during the specified period and no file is
completed, the drop and all remaining incomplete files in the drop
are marked as failed.
1m
The
regular
object
Use to configure Ascp transfer session options.
{
...
"transport":{
...
"regular":{
"max_parallel":10,
"connect_timeout":"10s",
"policy":"FAIR",
"min_rate":"0B",
"target_rate":"10M",
"tcp_port":22,
"udp_port":33001,
"read_blk_size":"",
"write_blk_size":"",
"datagram_size":"",
"rexmsg_size":"",
"cipher":"AES128",
"overwrite":"DIFF",
"resume":"NONE",
"preserve_uid":false,
"preserve_gid":false,
"preserve_time":false,
"preserve_creation_time":false,
"preserve_modification_time":false,
"preserve_access_time":false,
"queue_threshold":"5s",
"sample_period":"2s",
"content_protect_password":"
ear_password
"
"raw_options":["-L","/tmp/log"],
"symbolic_links":"follow"
},
...
}
}
Field
Description
Default
max_parallel
The maximum number of concurrent
ascp
sessions that Watch
Folders can start.
10
connect_timeout
How long Watch Folders waits before reporting that
ascp
as failed. 10s
policy
Specify how
ascp
manages the bandwidth. The policy can be set to
the following values:
•
FIXED
•
FAIR
FAIR
