Ingest Data using Connectors
To configure a connector to send data to CFS, follow these steps.
To configure a connector to send data to CFS
- Stop the connector, if it is running. For information about how to stop a connector, refer to the connector’s documentation.
- Open the connector’s configuration file in a text editor.
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In the
[Ingestion]
section, set the following parameters:EnableIngestion
To enable ingestion, set this parameter to true
.IngesterType
To send data to CFS, set this parameter to CFS
.IngestHost
The host name or IP address of the CFS. IngestPort
The ACI port of the CFS. IngestSSLConfig
(Optional) The name of a section in the connector’s configuration file that contains the SSL settings to use when communicating with the CFS. For example:
[Ingestion] EnableIngestion=True IngesterType=CFS IngestHost=localhost IngestPort=7000
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(Optional) If your connector and CFS are installed on different machines, you might need to set either
IngestDataPort
orIngestSharedPath
.More informationBy default, CFS reads files from their original location. For files that were ingested by a File System Connector this could be any location on a file system or a network share. Most other connectors download files from a repository to the connector's
TempDirectory
.If CFS cannot read files from their original location or from the connector's temporary directory you should set either
IngestDataPort
orIngestSharedPath
. This might be necessary when you install the connector and CFS on separate machines.- When you set
IngestDataPort
, the connector sends the files to the CFS data port. The data port is configured by theDataPort
parameter in the[Server]
section of the CFS configuration file. - When you set
IngestSharedPath
, the connector copies the files to a shared folder. You must then ensure that CFS can access this location.
- When you set
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Save and close the configuration file.
You can now start the connector.