Is this a very old Windows "Server", or a workstation operating as a "Server", do you possibly have an older piece of software running the FTP server on the Windows box? You will get this on any system running FAT32 (or 16) as a limitation of the File System. Many pieces of software from when that was a more popular File system for Windows boxes, or something written for Home users will have that limitation built in so you don't try and transfer the file and experience issues with the file system limitation.
I'd check the Windows box and make certain the file destination is formatted NTFS. You don't have this going to an external drive do you? Many of them are automatically formatted Fat32 for ease of use between Mac, PC, and *nix systems. If you have access to a Windows 2008 server you can use IIS built in FTPS SSL (or Vanilla FTP since at least Windows 2000 if your shop is okay with that) to accomplish this transfer if the FTP location is NTFS, otherwise I'd use Filezilla Server (It's Open Source and easy to setup). Frank Finley -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Sam Siegel Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 6:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: recommended way to send large files from Z/os to WIN and backward On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Matan Cohen <matancohen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > forget about the xmit problem. > we are trying to use an ftp client on z/os > using a job to get datasets larger than 4 GB from a windows server after we > succesfully send the Datasets to the windows FTP server . > when trying to get the Datasets back to the Mainframe we get the follow > message : > 553 Cannot send file larger than 4 gigabytes. > we are trying to understand if the problem is cause from the windows side. > we do use an SMS Data class so the Datasets will be a multivolume. > > assuming this will work we will want to send on a weekly base an estimate of > 700GB in Datasets between 2-27GB from the z/os to an windows server . > the data sets which was send should be ready to send back in case of a > disaster. > Hi Matan, Here is a link to the FTP protocol specification: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc959.html 553 is broken down as follows: 5yz Permanent Negative Completion reply x5z File system - These replies indicate the status of the Server file system vis-a-vis the requested transfer or other file system action. This appears to be return code issued by the FTP server (appears to be windows from your description). The protocol specification provides additional details. You may need to investigate a different FTP server for the windows machine. Regards, Sam > > On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Timothy Sipples > <timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com>wrote: > > > What sort of data are in these datasets? A little background on why you're > > proposing to transfer large datasets (files) might be helpful, too. > > > > Also, do you have any sort of requirements for how quickly they need to be > > transmitted (in both directions)? How often? How reliably? Does the network > > link (or, for that matter, the data) need to be secured in some way? > > > > - - - - - > > Timothy Sipples > > Resident Architect (Based in Singapore) > > STG Value Creation and Complex Deals Team > > IBM Growth Markets > > E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > -- > best regards, > matan cohen > MF System Administrator. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
