SAP FTP CONNECTION
I am writing this blog post for the FTP
connection to the SAP ABAP system. While I was configuring the SAP FTP, I
haven’t found complete information in a single blog post, So I am writing this
blog post.
PRE-REQUISITES:
- FTP credentials.
- SAP GUI
credentials with authorization.
- SAP OS access to
check IP ports accessibility.
- Network basic
understanding.
STEP
TO CONFIGURE FTP FOR THE SAP ABAP SYSTEM.
- Check FTP server
IP and network Port.
- Note down the
FTP IP and port provided by FTP/OS team.
- Telnet FTP
server IP on a specific port. The default port is 21.
- Telnet Syntax
(Linux & windows): telnet <IP> <PORT>
- Check FTP is
accessible from SAP system OS.
- telnet
123.12.21.20 21
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- Make sure it
will connect.
- Add FTP server
entry in SAP Table.
- Maintain FTP
entry in SAP table (SAPFTP_SERVERS_V)
using tcode sm30
- SAPFTP_SERVER_V
is a client dependent table. Add entry in those specific clients who are
going to connect to FTP.
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- Click on the
Maintain button & click on the New Entries button.
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- Add IP address,
PORT and Description.
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- After
maintaining entry click on the save button.
- Test FTP
connection using SAP standard Program.
- Execute SAP
program rsftp002 using tcode SA38.
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- Click on the
execute button and enter details.
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- I am using RFC
“SAPFTPA” as FTP is only accessible from the SAP server.
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- If the
connection is not successful you get the error like below.
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- or like below.
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- If the
connection is successful you
will get the output like below.
All screenshots are captured by me.
- The above
procedure will also work for the ABAP systems.
- Telnet is a very
useful tool to check the service port and its accessibility from the
target.
- Check on this
link for more details about Telnet information
- SAPFTP_SERVERS_V Table is used to
store the information about the allowed FTP server.
- Without entry
in this table SAP will not able to establish the connection to the FTP
server.
- If maintain *
in this table all FTP servers will be accessible.
- FTP server by
default runs on port 21, If the port is different so maintain that port in
SAP_FTP_SERVER_V.
- Program RSFTP002 is used to test FTP connection and
run execute FTP command.
- There are two
RFC that we can use to access FTP.
- SAPFTP uses
frontend/Local computer internet to access the FTP server.
- SAPFTPA uses
backend/SAP server internet to access the FTP server.
