Migrating FTP Stores to File Stores

If you use the FTP protocol to read and write file data between FCS and a remote FTP server, you need to migrate FTP stores to file stores to access this data. FTP stores are no longer supported.

  1. Install and start an FCS server on a system with access to the FTP store or to the location of the directories and files through standard file protocol.

    The FCS server must be co-located on the same host or accessible via network drive.

  2. Optional: If you have MCS, stop MCS.
    This prevents all FCS file operations from web applications or a thick client that relies on MCS.
  3. Stop the FTP server.

    This prevents any FCS file operations from a thick client application such as MQL.

  4. Modify the FTP store or location protocol from "ftp" to "file" and set a new path for that store or location.

    The defined path should point to the root directory for the files in the former FTP store or location.

    For example:

    If the FTP server share folder is E:\FTPFolder and the FTP store or location path is MyFTPStore, then the new path for the file store or location is E:\FTPFolder\MyFTPStore.

    Under the old directory path you can find the typical FCS subdirectory pattern for hash name if the FTP store or location uses hash names such as 65\bc\65bcn_tp9cyyyl38atvysao2kkfkg5rxktc66dhkapm.8ym.

  5. Set an FCS URL for the new store or location.
  6. If you have MCS, start MCS.
  7. Check out a file that is stored in the former FTP store or location.

    For example, you can use mql checkout or a web based application to do the test.