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File Server

Category: File

Files from a (local) file server, reached via an Integration Runtime.

Connection requirements​

  • Host / file path on the integration runtime
  • Username
  • Password

Where to find these​

A file server is reached via a self-hosted Integration Runtime (IR): an agent you install on a machine inside the network where the files live. This IR is required for on-premises / network file shares.

  • Host / file path — the UNC path to the share or the path on the machine running the IR, e.g. \\server\share\folder or a local path if the IR sits on that machine. Determine this together with your system/network administrator.
  • Username — a Windows/file-share account with read access to that folder, usually in the form DOMAIN\user.
  • Password — the password for that account.

Make sure the supplied account actually has read access to the path from the machine on which the Integration Runtime is installed.

Official documentation: Copy data from/to a file system (Azure Data Factory)

See also: Integration catalog · All data source requirements · Integrations — overview