The FTP/SFTP link is used to migrate files from the on-premises file server or ECS to a database.

Only FTP servers running Linux are supported.
Do not change the password or user when the job is running. If you do so, the password will not take effect immediately and the job will fail.

When connecting CDM to an FTP or SFTP server, configure the parameters as described in Table 1.

**Table 1** FTP/SFTP link parameters
Parameter	Description	Example Value
Name	Link name, which should be defined based on the data source type, so it is easier to remember what the link is for	ftp_link
Host Name/IP Address	Host name or IP address of the FTP or SFTP server	ftp.apache.org
Port	Port number of the FTP or SFTP server. The default value is 21 for FTP and 22 for SFTP.	21
Username	Username used for logging in to the FTP or SFTP server	cdm
Password	Password used for logging in to the FTP or SFTP server	-
FTP File Name controlEncoding	This parameter is available for a FTP link. It indicates the controlEncoding file name encoding configuration of ftp-client. The value can be ISO-8859-1 or UFT8. The default value is ISO-8859-1.	ISO-8859-1

FTP/SFTP Link Parameters