This module assist in transferring files from one system to another. It can upload or download the files to the system. Automation is possible. Put and get options are available in this module. It also manages virtual box. It is user friendly with Ubuntu and cent OS.
Help command used to find information about a specified command. For more information about changes to functionality of Secure File Transfer Protocol(SFTP) under ptvirtualize the user can use this help command.
ptvirtualize sftp help
The following screen shot guides you.
kevell@corp:/# ptvirtualize sftp help
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Pharaoh Tools - ptvirtualize
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This command handles SFTP Transfer Functions.
SFTP, sftp
- put
Will ask you for details for servers, then copy a file or directory from local to remote
example: ptconfigure sftp put
example: ptconfigure sftp put --yes --environment-name=staging --source="/tmp/file" --target="/home/user/file"
example: ptconfigure sftp put --yes --source="/tmp/file" --target="/home/user/file" # will ask for server details
- get
Will ask you for details for servers, then copy a file or directory from remote to local
example: ptconfigure sftp get
example: ptconfigure sftp get --yes --environment-name=staging --source="/tmp/file" --target="/home/user/file"
example: ptconfigure sftp get --yes --source="/tmp/file" --target="/home/user/file" # will ask for server details
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End Help
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There are two alternative parameters are available. They are SFTP and sftp. Instead of using sftp, the user can use SFTP.
The file transfer can be done from local to remote server. This put option asks the user datails for servers. The following command used for put option.
ptvirtualize sftp put – yes –source=”/tmp/file” – target=”/home/user/file”
The following screen shot denotes the usage of this command.
kevell@corp:/# ptconfigure sftp put
SFTP on Server group? (Y/N)
y
Please Enter SSH Timeout in seconds
100
Please Enter remote SSH Port
22
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* Due to a software limitation, *
* The user that you use here *
* will have their command prompt *
* changed to PHARAOHPROMPT *
* ... I'm working on that one... *
* Exit program to stop (CTRL+C) *
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Enter Server Info:
Please Enter SSH Server Target Host Name/IP
192.168.1.4
Please Enter SSH User
murali
Please Enter Server Password or Key Path
123456
Add Another Server? (Y/N)
n
[Pharaoh Logging] Attempting to load SFTP connections...
[Pharaoh Logging] Connection to Server 192.168.1.4 failed.
Enter local source file path
/home/kevells/Desktop/graphs
Enter remote target file path
/home/murali/Desktop/graphs
[Pharaoh Logging] Opening SFTP Connections...
[192.168.1.4]Connection failure. Will not execute commands on this box..
[Pharaoh Logging] All SFTP Puts Completed
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SFTP Put: Success
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Installer Finished
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File transfer can be done from remote to local server. It asks the user to enter server group. The following command used for get option.
ptvirtualize sftp get – yes –source=”/tmp/file” – target=”/home/user/file”
The following screen shot explains it.
kevell@corp:/# ptconfigure sftp get
SFTP on Server group? (Y/N)
y
Please Enter SSH Timeout in seconds
100
Please Enter remote SSH Port
22
***********************************
* Due to a software limitation, *
* The user that you use here *
* will have their command prompt *
* changed to PHARAOHPROMPT *
* ... I'm working on that one... *
* Exit program to stop (CTRL+C) *
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Enter Server Info:
Please Enter SSH Server Target Host Name/IP
192.168.1.4
Please Enter SSH User
murali
Please Enter Server Password or Key Path
123456
Add Another Server? (Y/N)
n
[Pharaoh Logging] Attempting to load SFTP connections...
[Pharaoh Logging] Connection to Server 192.168.1.4 failed.
Enter remote source file path
/home/murali/Desktop/graphs
Enter local target file path
/hoem/kevells/Desktop/graphs1
[Pharaoh Logging] Opening SFTP Connections...
[Pharaoh Logging] [192.168.1.4] Executing SFTP Get...
[Pharaoh Logging] No SFTP Object
[Pharaoh Logging]
[Pharaoh Logging] [192.168.1.4] SFTP Get Completed...
[Pharaoh Logging] All SFTP Gets Completed
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Shell Result: Success
SFTP Get
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Installer Finished
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| Parameters | Alternative Parameters | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| put | SFTP, sftp | Source to target -The file can transferred |
| get | SFTP, sftp | Path to source -The file can downloaded from remote system| |