IBM Aspera HST Admin Manual page 190

Field Description
options, they must be enabled in the client's aspera.conf by
running the following command:
# asconfigurator -x
"set_central_server_data;raw_options,enable"
symbolic_links Set the symbolic link handling policy, as allowed by the server.
Value can be FOLLOW, COPY, or SKIP. On Windows, the only
method is SKIP. For more information on symbolic link handling,
see
The growing Object
Use to stream growing files from the Watch Folder. If a file does not match the growing file filter, it is transferred by
Ascp.
Note: Growing files are only supported for local sources (push Watch Folders) and must be authenticated by a
transfer user (password or SSH key file). The transfer user cannot be restricted to aspshell and the source cannot be in
object storage.
{
...
"transport":{
...
"growing_file":{
"max_parallel":8,
"policy":"FAIR",
"min_rate":"",
"target_rate":"10M",
"tcp_port":22,
"udp_port":33001,
"datagram_size":"",
"cipher":"AES128",
"completion_timeout":"5s",
"memory":"2M",
"chunk_size":"128K",
"force_send_after":"2s",
"filters":[
{
"type":"REGEX",
"rule":"INCLUDE",
"pattern":".*\\.growing"
},
{
"type":"REGEX",
"rule":"EXCLUDE",
"pattern":".*"
}
]
}
}
}
Option Description
max_parallel The maximum number of concurrent FASPStream sessions the
Watch Folder can initiate.
Symbolic Link Handling on page 132.
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Default
FOLLOW
Default
8