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Opening a Configuration File on a Remote System from the Fast Clone Console

In the Fast Clone Console, you can open a configuration file that is stored on a remote system by using FTP. You then view or edit the file in the Fast Clone Console. If you edit the file, you can save the updated file back to the remote system.

Verify that the

Remote configuration management

option is selected on the

Source DB

tab >

Source Database

view.

On the menu bar, click

File

Open Remotely

The

Informatica Fast Clone Console Remote

window appears, as shown in the following image:

Enter connection information for the FTP server that runs on the remote system.

The following table describes the connection fields:

Field	Description	Default
Host address	The host name or IP address of the remote system that stores the configuration file.	No default
Initial folder	The directory that opens after you connect to the remote system. Leave this field blank to open the root directory.	Blank
Username	A user name that is used to access the configuration file with FTP.	anonymous
Password	A valid password for the specified user.	Blank
Port number	The port number for the FTP server	21
Transfer mode	The transfer mode that Fast Clone uses to transfer the cloning configuration files to the FTP server. Options are: Smart by Ext . Automatically determines the transfer mode based on the file extension. Ascii Text . Converts ASCII-formatted text configuration files to another format, if necessary. Binary Data . Transfers the files as a binary stream of data.	Smart by Ext
List command	A command that is used to get a list of files and directories on the remote system.	LIST
Socket mode	The mode for establishing the data connection. Options are: Active . The Fast Clone Console opens a socket and waits for the server to establish the transfer connection. Passive . The FTP server chooses a port for the data connection. The Fast Clone Console issues the PASV command and initiates data connections to the server by using the PASV port.	Passive