Compression and Axeda IDM Agents

For Download instructions or actions

This file is a .tar.gz archive; unpack it in the given directory after downloading:

The Axeda IDM Agents do NOT support extraction of compressed files, so choosing this option has no effect on file downloads for assets running IDM Agents.

Do not compress this file before downloading (this setting may be overridden based on file size):

Axeda IDM Agents do not support compression and extraction of compressed files. If you do not want the downloaded file to be compressed (and left on the asset in its compressed state), then you need to select this option to ensure that files are downloaded as is and not compressed. Keep in mind that maximum size for a file transfer for IDM Agents is 2GB.

Important! If the package is an IDM SoftwareDirector package, this package must have a single download instruction and you must select this option (Do not compress).

Back to: Package Instructions: Download File from Enterprise Server or Configure download actions

For Upload instructions or actions

Do not apply compression before uploading

(this setting may be overridden based on file size).

Axeda IDM Agents do not support compression and extraction of compressed files. Selecting this option for a file upload from an IDM Agent does not work. Keep in mind that maximum size for a file transfer for IDM Agents is 2GB.

Back to: Package Instructions: Upload File to Enterprise Server or Configure upload actions or Requesting File Uploads