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Add File Servers to Gateway Administrator

SFTP file servers are used for both Jobs and Transfer Sites.

Jobs require at least one added file server. Job administrators can configure Reflection Gateway to scan for new and/or updated files on any added server. Jobs actions can then be used to transfer files to another location on the scanned server or to any other added server. Job actions can also be used to manage files by executing commands on any added server. If desired, the Gateway Administrator system administrator can set up File Server Groups to limit which file servers Job administrators have access to when configuring Jobs.

Transfer Sites use a single designated Transfer Site file server for all transferred files. This server can be the default Gateway Administrator Proxy or any added server. Transfer Sites files are uploaded and downloaded to and from subdirectories created in the designated Transfer site base directory. For more information, see Set Up the Transfer Site File Server.

NOTE:If you don’t plan on configuring Jobs, and you use the default Gateway Administrator Proxy as your Transfer Site file server, you do not need to add additional file servers, so you can omit this procedure.

Before you begin

  • Know the host name (or IP address) of the SFTP file server you want to add and the port used by this host for SFTP connections. (The standard port for SFTP connection is 22.) This can be any UNIX or Windows system running an SFTP-enabled SSH server.

    NOTE:The Reflection for Secure IT Gateway installer includes the Reflection for Secure IT Server. Each Reflection Gateway license entitles you to install this SFTP-enabled server on one system. Contact Micro Focus for information about purchasing additional Windows or UNIX servers.

  • Identify a user on this server whose User ID will be used for the connection to the server. To configure password authentication you will need to know the user’s password. To configure public key authentication, public key authentication must be configured for the user on the server and you need access to the user’s private key.

To add a File Server to Gateway Administrator

  1. Log on to Gateway Administrator using the default admin account, or any account that has the System setup role enabled.

  2. Go to System > File Servers and click New.

  3. Enter the server name or IP address and the port used by this server for SFTP connections.

  4. Click Retrieve to retrieve the host key.

  5. For UserID enter the user whose credentials will be used to connect to this server.

  6. Configure user authentication using one of the following:

    • Select Password and enter the user’s password.

      -OR-

    • Select Public key. Click Import key, then browse to locate this user’s private key. This imports the key into the Reflection Gateway database. After the import, you can delete the key from the file system to minimize security risks.

  7. If you are configuring a server for Jobs, leave Transfer site base directory blank; this setting is not used for Job actions.

    If you plan on using this server for your Transfer Site files, browse to select a Transfer site base directory. The directory you select must be available to the specified user account. The path you select is automatically entered using the correct syntax for your server. By default, the base directory is set to a subdirectory called Reflection in the directory you selected. This subdirectory is not required; you can edit or delete this subdirectory name.

  8. Click Test Connection. (This tests the current on-screen settings. These settings are not saved until you click Save.)

  9. Click Save.

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