HTTP Vs File

[Former Member]

Scenario : XI to process files of around 3MB in size.

Which would be a better approach of getting the file into XI apart from convinience?

HTTP(download from a website) or a File Server. My bet would be that 3 MB files can cause network congestion. Correct me if I'm wrong....

[udo_martens · Accepted solution]

Hi Siru,

PI HTTP adapter has as a native adapter much more performance than file, where you need the Java Stack. But 3 MB is nothing..

Regards, Udo

[Former Member]

Yep there's processing... it's not a pass through....

I'm sure both adapters work, my question is about performance and credibility.... any stats available to support either way?

[Former Member]

according to me u should go for File since picking data of 3MB from a Webserver will much more time.XI can pick 3MB File from NFS/FTP in less time.

Yes processing 3 MB file may cause network congestion...but XI can pick ....

[Shabarish_Nair]

a 3 MB file, then i guess a file adapter can handle it.

Are you doing any processing on the file ?

else ref:

/people/shabarish.vijayakumar/blog/2006/04/03/xi-in-the-role-of-a-ftp

/people/william.li/blog/2006/09/08/how-to-send-any-data-even-binary-through-xi-without-using-the-integration-repository