Is there a way to ftp downloads directly to Unix servers

[Mary_F]

I have about 1g of Veritas SF to download - which then has to be transferred from my laptop to a server. Is there a "generic" ftp login which would allow me to ftp directly to the server (which would serveral hours of transfer time)

[ScottK · Accepted solution]

Depends on what you are looking to download.

For full installs, i.e., x.0 and x.y releases as well as most x.y.z and x.yMPz releases, those come from Symantec download sites - FileConnect or TrialWare -- which are http-based.

For rolling patches, point patches, etc., you can find and pick the patch via http on your laptop at the VOS site:
https://vos.symantec.com/patch/matrix

then use the ftp location of the patch selected to go directly to your sever. For example,
ftp://ftp.veritas.com/pub/support/patchcentral/Linux/5.0_MP3/vm/vm-sles10_x86_64-5.0MP3RP3-patches.tar.gz

Scott

[Challenger]

you can save the downloaded file directly to the unix server by using ftp://<unix_server_ip>/<path> without saving a copy on your laptop provided that you have ftp service running on unix server. However, saving a copy is highly preferred. scp is also recommended over ftp.