IP Address changes and Channel cache retains old IP

[Former Member]

Hello,

I have sender and receiver File Adapters that send FTPs to a particular server ftp.xxxxxx.com. When that FTP server failed over this morning it used a new IP Address. So all my messages started to fail.

How can I create a File Adapter channel that will not cache the IP address?

Thanks,

Matt

[Former Member]

I was unable to find a satisfactory explaination to resolve this problem.

At this point I recommend using the Host name and to be prepared to manually change the IP address in the event of a failover. Then you can switch back to the host address when the problem is resolved and server is returned to normal.

Thanks,

Matt

[Former Member]

I have been using the URL ftp.xxxxxxxx.com and my problem is when the FTP server fails over to the backup server the IP Address changes. The Adapter uses the cached IP address and returns an error. I'd like the adapter to use the URL every time and not use the cached IP Address.

Hard codiing the IP Address and changing it every time there is a fail over is not an optimal solution. I'm trying to design an adapter that will always point to ftp.xxxxxxx.com regardless of the current IP Address.

Thanks,

Matt

[Former Member]

if your ip address has changed but not the domain name, try putting the new IP address instead of the ftp.hostmane.com and activate the communication chennel.

Alternatively , you could restart the file adapter service through Visual administrator or the XI Java stack.

[Former Member]

Hi Matt,

Just u have to assigned the new server details in FILE Adapter.Then u have to activate the adapter.Also do the following steps.

1)Activate Cache Refresh IN ABAP Stack using SXI_CACHE

2)Select the Cache Notifications IN ID ENVIRONMENT Menu.

3)Do the Cache Connectivity Test IN RWB.

4)Stop and Start the FILE communication Channel IN RWB

And also check the cache refresh using Following URLs

http://hostname:50000/CPACache/refresh?mode=full

http://hostname:50000/CPACache/refresh?mode=Delta

Thanks

Ravi

[agasthuri_doss]

Matt,

>How can I create a File Adapter channel that will not cache the IP address?

Try giving the host and try it

Cheers

Agasthuri