Testing an FTPS server connection
After successfully running a "test connection", you can use Studio verify tools on FTPS orchestrations before publishing a project.
About this task
If you configure an endpoint that represents an FTPS server, you can use it in a Studio project to create orchestrations. You will not, however, be able to verify the orchestration behavior in Studio until you import a copy of the FTPS certificate into Studio, as detailed in this help topic.
Note: The following procedure refers
to a FTPS server named: “<ftps>” in a domain named "<domain.com>".
To test an FTPS Server connection:
Procedure
- Open a command window.
- Navigate to the FTPS host, and locate the certificate file ca-cert stored in the FTP server <ftps>, in this directory: /var/www/covalent/servers/<ftps.domain.com>/ssl/caerts/castiron_ca_cert.pem
- Substitute the actual server and domain name of your FTPS installation.
- Copy this file and navigate to the Studio workstation.
- Using the command window, paste the ca-cert copy in the home directory of Studio: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere Cast Iron Studio x.x.x
- Navigate to the security directory of Studio: C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere Cast Iron Studio x.x.x\security
- Run the following command to import the ca-cert file into Studio: ..\jre\bin\keytool.exe -import -v -keystore cacerts -storepass changeit -file ..\castiron_ca_cert.pem -alias alias_name
- When you are prompted for a yes or no, type yes (Y) and press Enter.
- Exit the command window.
- Restart Studio.
- Open the endpoint for this FTPS server.
- Verify the following login credentials for the FTPS connection: FTP server, Port, User, and Password.
- Click Test Connection. If the connection is successful, use this endpoint in Studio orchestrations, then use the Verify tab features to evaluate the orchestration.