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dtscli Command—Set Up Hop Transfers

The dtscli -agent (or -a) command can be used to create hop transfers. This may be necessary when there is no direct route from the initiator computer to the responder computer. A hop transfer lets the transfer take place using a third computer.

Syntax for a hop transfer:

dtscli -agent "ipath=InitiatorMachine::SourceFile"

"rpath=ResponderMachine::DestinationFile"
iuser=InitiatorUser::InitiatorPassword
ruser=ResponderUser::ResponderPassword
hop_hosts=HopMachine 

Example: Transfer a File Using a Hop Computer

This example performs a point-to-point transfer using computer Bronze. First the file is transferred from Gold to Bronze and then from Bronze to Silver.

dtscli -agent "ipath=Gold::c:\dtstemp\file.src"

"rpath=Silver::c:\dtstemp\file.dest"
iuser=dts::dts 
ruser=dts::dts 
hop_hosts=bronze

Example: Transfer a File Using Multiple Hop Computers

It is possible to hop using multiple computers. To do this, add a space-separated list of hop computers to the hop_hosts parameter. In this example, the transfer goes from Gold to Bronze, Bronze to Tin, and then Tin to Silver.

dtscli -agent "ipath=Gold::c:\dtstemp\file.src"

"rpath=Silver::c:\dtstemp\file.dest"
iuser=dts::dts 
ruser=dts::dts 
"hop_hosts=bronze tin"

Note: It is important to enclose the hop_hosts parameter with quotation marks.