Faster file transfer while using sFTP Put activity of sFTP Plugin

Faster file transfer while using sFTP Put activity of sFTP Plugin

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Article ID: KB0071813

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Products Versions
TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for sFTP 6.1.3, 1.1.0, 1.1.0

Description

The user encounters a latency issue while uploading a large data file (about some GB) using the sFTP plugin. The upload is successful but with less speed. Hence, it takes time to upload a file on the sFTP server.
 

Issue/Introduction

Sometimes the sFTP Put activity takes time to upload the file if the file to be transferred is large in size

Environment

TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6.x,TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for sFTP 6.1.3,TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 5.x,TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks Plug-in for sFTP 1.1.0 OS=All

Resolution

Please checkmark the "Binary" option under the General tab of sFTP activity. This option specifies whether to send the file content in binary or ASCII mode. By default, this option is unchecked. Once checked, the data transfer will be in "binary" which results in fast transfer.