Configure remote file services

Configuration data for the WebSphere Application Server product resides in files. Two services help us reconfigure and otherwise manage these files:

• file transfer service
• file synchronization service

By default, the file transfer service is always configured and enabled at a node agent, so we do not need to take additional steps to configure this service. However, we might need to configure the file synchronization service.

Tasks

1. Go to the File synchronization service page. Click...
   System administration > Node agents > nodeagent > File synchronization service

2. On the File synchronization service page, customize the service that helps make configuration data consistent across a cell by moving updated configuration files from the deployment manager to the node. The file synchronization service is always started, but we can control how it runs by changing the service settings.

3. By default if node synchronization fails five times consecutively, automatic synchronization is disabled. To keep automatic synchronization enabled, specify a custom property on the JVM of node agent using the administrative console.

   1. Click...
      System administration > Node agents > nodeagent > Java and Process Management > Process definition > Java Virtual Machine > Custom properties > New

   2. Specify a name and value for the custom property.

      The com.ibm.websphere.management.sync.allowfailure custom property:

      To keep automatic synchronization enabled, specify this custom property with a value of true.

      Information	Value
      Property	com.ibm.websphere.management.sync.allowfailure
      Data type	Boolean
      Default	False

4. Optionally add a custom property for file synchronization on the file synchronization service page.

   1. Click...
      System administration > Node agents > nodeagent > File synchronization service > Custom properties > New

   2. Specify a name and value for the custom property.

      The com.ibm.websphere.management.application.expand.wto custom property:

      Specify true to display Enterprise Archive (EAR) file expansion errors on the z/OS operating system console. When the errors display, the operator can take appropriate corrective action for the failure.

      Information	Value
      Property	com.ibm.websphere.management.application.expand.wto
      Data type	Boolean
      Default	False

Subtopics

• File transfer service settings
  
• File synchronization service settings
  

Related:

Remote files services for file transfer and file synchronization