Perform operations using a PC

Integrated File System Introduction

Perform operations using a PC

If your PC is connected to an iSeries server, you can interact with the directories and objects of the integrated file system as if they were stored on your PC. You can copy objects between directories by using the drag-and-drop capability of Windows Explorer. As needed, you can actually copy an object from your server to the PC by selecting the object in the server drive and dragging the object to the PC drive.
Any objects that are copied between an iSeries server and PCs by using the Windows interface may be automatically converted between EBCDIC and ASCII. EBCDIC is extended binary-coded decimal interchange code, and ASCII is the American National Standard Code for Information Interchange. iSeries Access can be configured to automatically perform this conversion, and can even specify the conversion be performed on files with a specific extension. Since OS/400 V4R4, iSeries NetServer can also be configured to perform conversion on files.
Depending on the type of object, you can use PC interfaces and possibly PC applications to work with it. For example, a stream file containing text could be edited using a PC editor.
If you are connected to an iSeries server using your PC, the integrated file system makes your server's directories and objects available to the PC. PCs can work with files in the integrated file system by using file sharing clients built into the Windows operating systems, an FTP client, or iSeries Navigator (a part of iSeries Access). Your PC uses Windows file sharing clients to access iSeries NetServer, which runs on your iSeries server.

Transfer files using FTP
The FTP client allows you to transfer files that are found on your iSeries server, including those in the "root" (/), QSYS.LIB, Independent ASP QSYS.LIB, QOpenSys, QOPT, and QFileSvr.400 file systems. It also allows you to transfer folders and documents in the document library services (QDLS) file system.

Work with files using iSeries Navigator
iSeries Access includes iSeries Navigator, which connects to an iSeries server and makes the integrated file system available to the PC. iSeries Navigator is the graphical user interface for managing and administering your iSeries server from your Windows desktop.

Work with files using iSeries NetServer
iSeries NetServer is a part of OS/400 that allows the file and print sharing built into Windows clients to work with your server.

The new version of iSeries Access relies entirely on NetServer to access the integrated file system. NetServer support is available only for TCP/IP connections to an iSeries server that run OS/400 V4R2 and above.

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	Transfer files using FTP The FTP client allows you to transfer files that are found on your iSeries server, including those in the "root" (/), QSYS.LIB, Independent ASP QSYS.LIB, QOpenSys, QOPT, and QFileSvr.400 file systems. It also allows you to transfer folders and documents in the document library services (QDLS) file system.
	Work with files using iSeries Navigator iSeries Access includes iSeries Navigator, which connects to an iSeries server and makes the integrated file system available to the PC. iSeries Navigator is the graphical user interface for managing and administering your iSeries server from your Windows desktop.
	Work with files using iSeries NetServer iSeries NetServer is a part of OS/400 that allows the file and print sharing built into Windows clients to work with your server.