FTP integration pack

Integration packs are add-ons for Orchestrator, a component of System Center, that can help you optimize IT operations across heterogeneous environments. You can design runbooks in Orchestrator that use activities performed by other System Center components, other Microsoft products, and third-party products. The Integration Pack for FTP enables you to automate FTP operations, which include creating a folder, deleting a file or folder, downloading, uploading, file, and folder listing and synchronization.

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System requirements

The Integration Pack for FTP requires the following software to be installed and configured prior to implementing the integration. For more information about installing and configuring Orchestrator and FTP, see the respective product documentation.

• System Center 2016 integration packs require System Center 2016 - Orchestrator
• System Center 2019 integration packs require System Center 2019 - Orchestrator
• FTP server

Download the integration pack

• To download the FTP integration pack for Orchestrator 2016, see Microsoft Download Center space for 2016.

• • To download the FTP integration pack for Orchestrator 2019, see Microsoft Download Center space for 2019.

Register and deploy the integration pack

After you download the integration pack file, you must register it with the Orchestrator management server and then deploy it to runbook servers and Runbook Designers. For the procedures on installing integration packs, see How to add an integration pack.

Configuring the FTP connections

A connection establishes a reusable link between Orchestrator and an FTP server. You can create as many connections as you require specifying links to multiple FTP servers. You can also create multiple connections to the same server to allow for differences in security permissions for different user accounts. To set up an FTP connection:

1. In the Orchestrator Runbook Designer, select Options, and select FTP. The FTP dialog appears.
2. On the Configurations tab, select Add to begin the connection setup. The Add Configuration dialog appears.
3. In the Name box, enter a name for the connection. This can be the name of the FTP server or a descriptive name to distinguish the type of connection.
4. In the Type box, select the … button and select a configuration type.
5. In the Connection Type box, select the … button and select a connection type.
6. In the Transfer Type (FTP) box, select the … button and select a transfer type. This configuration property applies to FTP only. This property can be left empty when the connection type is SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP).
   Note: Orchestrator doesn't support SFTP on computers that run Windows.
7. In the Server box, enter the name or IP address of the FTP server. If you're using the computer name, you can enter the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
8. In the Port box, enter the port number for the selected connection type.
9. In the Username and Password boxes, enter the credentials that Orchestrator will use to connect to the FTP server.
10. In the Timeout box, enter the amount of time in seconds before an FTP operation will time out.
11. In the Certificate Path (FTP) box, enter the path to a certificate. This configuration property applies to FTP only. This configuration property is optional and can be left empty.
12. In the Certificate Password (FTP) box, enter the password for the certificate. This configuration property applies to FTP only. This configuration property is optional and can be left empty.
13. In the HTTP Proxy Server (FTP) box, enter the name of the IP address of the HTTP proxy server. If you're using the computer name, you can enter the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). This configuration property applies to FTP only. This configuration property is optional and can be left empty.
14. In the HTTP Proxy Port (FTP) box, enter the port number for the HTTP proxy server. This configuration property applies to FTP only. This configuration property is optional and can be left empty.
15. In the HTTP Proxy Username (FTP) and HTTP Proxy Password (FTP), enter the credentials that Orchestrator will use to connect to the HTTP proxy server. This configuration property applies to FTP only. This configuration property is optional and can be left empty.
16. Select OK to close the configuration dialog, and select Finish.