VISULOX 4 Documentation
VISULOX 4 Documentation
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File Transfer features

Overview

The File Transfer modules

The modules provide access to the Transit Zone. There are several File Transfer modules, each providing a connection to the Transit Zone:

Module

Description

Transit Web in Workspace

File Transfer interface is presented in the user`s Workspace. The user can upload or download files from his client into the Transit Zone

File Exchange

The user can connect to every VISULOX Node, using the internal WEB browser and a known URL. The WEB Access PIN is needed to see the Transit Zone.
Now the user is able to upload and download files from the Transit Zone. ( warning The File Exchange service has to be enabled by the administrator).

Sync

Depending on the configuration, the user has a local directory, where he has direct access to the Transit Zone.
All applications with visulox.exp, vlxUnix.exp and vlxWindows.exp (former: vlxRdp.exp) will get the VISULOX Transit Zone with vlxMode=SYNC set. 
On VISULOX Nodes wiithout VISULOX PORTAL Service, the replication has to be set at least to ftonly.

sshfs must be installable. For OL 8 use "Oracle Linux 8 CodeReady Builder (x86_64) - Unsupported" as repository.

Passon script / CLI
(automated transfer)

Users are able to upload into the Transit Zone. Depending on the user, file name or file type these files can be passed on automatically to another location via script.
It is also possible to copy a file into the Transit Zone of another user via VISULOX transit command line interface. (See also: Automated transfer of files into Transit Zone (Passon))

File Transit Client SFTP/FTP

Interface to interact between the Transit Zone and an SFTP/FTP endpoint. This allows to connect to a server using SFTP, FTP passive or FTP active protocol. Depending on the policy, the user gets a list of hosts he can connect to or he is able to configure his own host list for File Transfer.

FTP Service

Interface to interact between a application server side FTP client with the Transit Zone. ( warning The FTP service has to be enabled , before FTP Service can be used).

Also have a look at the User Guide: File Transfer modules

To display the checksum of transferred files in the File Transfer interface in the user's Workspace it is necessary to install rhash, which is available in the Epel repository. 

Status of the transferred files

The heart of the VISULOX File Transfer is the user's Transit Zone. Every file a user transports in or outbound is passing the Transit Zone.

A file in the Transit Zone can have several states:

 


State

Description

unchecked

If a file is inserted into the file store, it is set to unchecked and the background task is informed to check the file

pending

If the File Transfer Policy detects a file pattern, where the file type needs approval, the file is marked as "Needs approval". Using the Cockpit a supervisor can "approve" or "reject" this file for the user.

rejected

If the system rejects the file, there are several reasons:

  • File is too big

  • Quota of the Transit Zone is reached

  • The file contains a virus

  • File pattern rule rejects the file, e.g. it is not allowed to handle executable files

checked or approved

The file is checked and can be used by the user internally or externally


A file can be deleted manually by the user to gain more free diskspace, when his quota is reached. Also the files will be deleted automatically, if the lifetime in the Transit Zone is reached.