file offload

Initiates offload of a file using a MAST Gateway.

Permissions Required

The user running the command must have (mode bit or Access Control Expression (ACE)) permissions to write to the file.

Syntax

CLI
/opt/mapr/bin/maprcli file offload 
       -name <file_name>
REST
Request Type POST
Request URL 
http[s]://<host:port>/rest/file/offload?<parameters>

Parameters

Parameter Description
name The name (including the path) of the file to offload.

Error Message

The OP_TIMEOUT message that indicates that the operation timed out, is returned if the connection to the gateway is lost.

Example

Offload file named test1 in volume named vol1:

CLI
/opt/mapr/bin/maprcli file offload -name /vol1/test1
 {
    "timestamp":1520277246831,
    "timeofday":"2018-03-05 07:14:06.831 GMT+0000",
    "status":"OK",
    "total":1,
    "data":[
        {
            "status":12,
            "message":"File transfer request queued.",
            "gateway":"10.10.88.200:8660",
            "jobid":"0x37d7c7738cd0991f.0xe35d5f0e5b24cda.0x4"
        }
    ]
 }
REST
curl -X POST 'https://server.sj.us:8443/rest/file/offload?name=/vol1/test1' --user <username>:<password>
  {"timestamp":1520277246831,"timeofday":"2018-03-05 07:14:06.831 GMT+0000","status":"OK","total":1,
   "data":[{"status":12,"message":"File transfer request queued.","gateway":"10.10.88.200:8660",
   "jobid":"0x37d7c7738cd0991f.0xe35d5f0e5b24cda.0x4"}]}

Offload a file named mfs in volume named vol1:

CLI
/opt/mapr/bin/maprcli file offload -name /vol1/mfs -json
  {
	"timestamp":1534141379576,
	"timeofday":"2018-08-12 11:22:59.576 GMT-0700 PM",
	"status":"ERROR",
	"errors":[
		{
			"id":6,
			"desc":"Lost connection to gateway."
		}
	]
  }
REST
curl -X GET 'https://server.sj.us:8443/rest/file/tierjobstatus?name=/vol1/mfs' --user <username>:<password>
  {"timestamp":1534141379576,"timeofday":"2018-08-12 11:22:59.576 GMT-0700 PM","status":"ERROR",
   "errors":[{"id":6,"desc":"Lost connection to gateway."}]}