File Polling from Different server

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Hi,

Is it possible to perform file polling on a different server, where IS is not residing? ( Note: server running the IS is having access to the another server)

Thanks in Advance.
Arjun

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IS can poll any directory to which it has privileges, including network shares/mounts.

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Rob,

Thanks for reply, i’ve the following scenario. IS is residing on physical server (A) with IP address as x.x.x.x and another server (B) ( say UNIX/Windows) with IP y.y.y.y. In server B files are placed in directory XYZ.

XYZ directory in Machine B is my file polling directory. can you tell me how can I set up the File Polling ports in this scenario.

Thanks,

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You can get the specific setup instructions from the documentation.

How the directory path is set within the file polling screen will depend on the host OS of A and on the remote OS. If you’re accessing a Unix machine from Windows, then you’ll need either something like Samba on the Unix side (to make the drive appear as a Windows share) or Unix client software on the Windows side.

If you’re using IS file polling on a Unix box, then you’ll need software that will let you access the remote directory (Unix or Windows).

Examples:

Windows share: \servername\directory
Windows drive/mapped drive: n:\directory
Unix directory: /mounted_directory

The keys to remember: the directory must be accessible by the OS as the command-line level. If it isn’t, IS won’t be able to access it either. IS should have full privileges to the monitoring directory and the working/error/done directories.

HTH