RE: SNADS and FTP limits ?

[Jim Damato <jdamato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Joe Pluta-
>I tried sending a 4GB save file to a database file AND to a stream file.
>Neither  worked.  I in fact tried many different methods, from copying the
>file using Windows and a mapped drive to direct FTP to trying to "cat" four
>chunks together.  I even tried the "jar" utility.  Nothing worked.  The
most
>consistent was cat, which unerringly failed at 4GB-1MB bytes, but using FTP
>to the IFS was pretty consistent as well.

What is the source system?  Are you performing GET's on the target AS/400,
or PUT's from another AS/400, or another platform?  We were having similar,
consistent problems performing FTP PUT for 2GB files from HP/UX to an
AS/400.  There turned out to be a overall timeout config parameter in FTP on
the source system, defining the maximum time for the session regardless of
errors.  When we bumped up the limit we were able to PUT 2 - 2.5 GB files
with no problems.

It was, however, a bear to troubleshoot.

I could dig a little deeper if I had more information.

-Jim

James P. Damato
Manager - Technical Administration
Dollar General Corporation
<mailto:jdamato@dollargeneral.com>