OSI/FTAM Programming Guide

ISO FTAM Concepts
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Configuration of Default Values for VFS Parameters
FILCONF is a configuration interface for VFS, interacting with OSI/FTAM through a
configuration file. This configuration file has entries for the filestore and the other
attributes of the association. You can set these entries (within valid limits) to configure
the Responder and Virtual Filestore for interoperation. FILCONF takes input from a file
defined by FTAMCONF environment variable. A DEFINE named FTAMCONF should
exist before starting the FTAM stack.
ADD DEFINE =FTAMCONF, FILE $VOL.SUBVOL.FTAMCONF
FTAMCONF is defined during the Startup of a responder and is specific to the
Responder being started. All the associations with that particular Responder get a
common set of attributes, except for the Subdevice specific attributes set by the
APLMGR (like Default User and password). The user can modify the attributes later by
stopping the FTAM subsystem and restarting it with new values entered in the
FTAMCONF file.
Configurability of VFS
FILCONF makes the VFS of OSI/FTAM configurable by adding the default FTAM
document attributes to the VFS. The parameters are read from a file during VFS
initialization and any association using this VFS inherits these default document
attributes. These FTAM document attributes are configurable for VFS default values:
•
maximum string length (MSL)
•
universal class (UC)
•
string significance (SS)
Entry Syntax
The syntax of FTAMCONF is as follows:
FTAM-1:
FILETYPE (...), FILECODE (...), MSL (...), UC (...), SS (...)
FTAM-3:
FILETYPE (...), FILECODE (...), MSL (...), UC (...), SS (...)
FILETYPE and FILECODE identify the file that is being negotiated for transfer in an
FTAM OPEN request. The parameters MSL, UC, and SS define the default values for
the maximum string length, the universal class, and the string significance
(respectively), if an unknown content type is specified in the request. If any of the
parameter values are not set, the value for the parameter is taken from the system
definitions (hardcoded values). The FILETYPE and FILECODE parameters are
mandatory for the input.
FTAM-1: and FTAM-3: are headings and should be the first word on the lines in which
they appear. The FTAM-1: and FTAM-3: headings can appear in any order, but must
be followed by the parameters.