# Preface

This document describes the functionality provided by the File Plugin.

Refer to the Deployit Reference Manual for background information on Deployit and deployment concepts.

# Overview

In many cases, an application depends on external resources for its configuration. The application accesses these resources from a predefined location or using a predefined mechanism. In the simplest of forms, a resource can be described as a file, an archive or a folder (collection of files). The File Plugin enables the definition of such resources in a deployment package and subsequently managing them on a target host. The resources can contain placeholders that the plugin will replace when targeting to the specific host, thus allowing resources to be defined independent of their environment.

## Features

- Deploy, upgrade, and undeploy of a file based resource on a Host.
  - File
  - Folder
  - Archive

# Requirements

This plugin requires:

- Deployit: version 3.5+

# Usage in Deployment Packages

Please refer to Packaging Manual for more details about the DAR packaging format.

Sample DAR MANIFEST.MF entries defining a file, folder and archive resource

    Manifest-Version: 1.0
    Deployit-Package-Format-Version: 1.3
    CI-Application: FilePluginSample
    CI-Version: 1.0

    Name: sampleFile.txt
    CI-Name: sampleFile
    CI-Type: file.File

    Name: sampleArchive.zip
    CI-Name: sampleArchive
    CI-Type: file.Archive

    Name: sampleFolder
    CI-Name: sampleFolder
    CI-Type: file.Folder

# Using the deployables and deployeds

## Deployable vs. Container Table

The following table describes which deployable / container combinations are possible. Note that the CIs can only be targeted to containers derived from Host.

Deployables | Containers | Generated Deployed
--- | --- | ---
file.File file.Archive | overthere.Host | file.DeployedFile file.DeployedArchive
file.Folder | overthere.Host | file.DeployedFolder

## Deployed Actions Table

The following table describes the effect a deployed has on its container.

Deployed | Create | Destroy | Modify
--- | --- | --- | ---
file.DeployedFile file.DeployedArchive | Create target path on host, if needed Copy file to target path on host | Delete file from host | Delete old file from host Copy modified file to target path on host
file.DeployedFolder | Create target folder on host, if needed Copy folder content to target folder on host | Delete folder content from host If folder is not a shared folder, the folder itself is deleted from host | Perform actions as described by Destroy for old folder Perform actions as described by Create for modified folder

# CI Reference

## Configuration Item Overview

### Deployables

### Deployeds

### Containers

### Other Configuration Items

## Configuration Item Details

### file.Archive

Type Hierarchy | udm.BaseDeployableArchiveArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployableFileArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployableArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployable >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.Deployable, udm.SourceArtifact, udm.ArchiveArtifact, udm.Artifact, udm.DeployableArtifact, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.FileArtifact

An archive (zip, jar, tar, etc) artifact that can be packaged in a Deployment Package

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | createTargetPath : STRING
|  | Create the targetPath on the host if it does not exist.
|  | excludeFileNamesRegex : STRING
|  | Regular expression that matches file names that must be excluded from scanning
|  | placeholders : SET_OF_STRING
|  | Placeholders detected in this artifact
|  | scanPlaceholders : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Whether to scan this artifact for placeholders when it is imported
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, this deployable will only be mapped automatically to containers with the same tag.
|  | targetFileName : STRING
|  | Name of the artifact on the host.
|  | targetPath : STRING
|  | Path to which artifact must be copied to when being deployed.
|  | targetPathShared : STRING
|  | Is the targetPath shared by others on the host. When true, the targetPath is not deleted during undeployment; only the artifacts copied to it.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | textFileNamesRegex : STRING = .+\.(cfg | conf | config | ini | properties | props | txt | asp | aspx | htm | html | jsf | jsp | xht | xhtml | sql | xml | xsd | xsl | xslt)
|  | Regular expression that matches file names of text files

### file.DeployedArchive

Type Hierarchy | file.DeployedArtifactOnHost >> udm.BaseDeployedArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployed >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Artifact, udm.Deployed, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.DerivedArtifact

The archive as deployed on the Host.

|  | Parent
--- | --- | ---
|  | container : CI<udm.Container>
|  | The container on which this deployed runs.

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | targetPath : STRING
|  | Path to which artifact must be copied to on the host.
|  | createTargetPath : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Create the targetPath on the host if it does not exist.
|  | deployable : CI<udm.Deployable>
|  | The deployable that this deployed is derived from.
|  | placeholders : MAP_STRING_STRING
|  | A Map containing all the placeholders mapped to their values. Special values are <ignore> or <empty>
|  | targetFileName : STRING
|  | Name of the artifact on the host.
|  | targetPathShared : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Is the targetPath shared by others on the host. When true, the targetPath is not deleted during undeployment; only the artifacts copied to it.

### file.DeployedArtifactOnHost

Virtual Type
Type Hierarchy | udm.BaseDeployedArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployed >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Artifact, udm.Deployed, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.DerivedArtifact

Abstract deployed that can target any DeployableArtifact to a Host.

|  | Parent
--- | --- | ---
|  | container : CI<udm.Container>
|  | The container on which this deployed runs.

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | targetPath : STRING
|  | Path to which artifact must be copied to on the host.
|  | createTargetPath : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Create the targetPath on the host if it does not exist.
|  | deployable : CI<udm.Deployable>
|  | The deployable that this deployed is derived from.
|  | placeholders : MAP_STRING_STRING
|  | A Map containing all the placeholders mapped to their values. Special values are <ignore> or <empty>
|  | targetFileName : STRING
|  | Name of the artifact on the host.
|  | targetPathShared : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Is the targetPath shared by others on the host. When true, the targetPath is not deleted during undeployment; only the artifacts copied to it.

### file.DeployedFile

Type Hierarchy | file.DeployedArtifactOnHost >> udm.BaseDeployedArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployed >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Artifact, udm.Deployed, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.DerivedArtifact

The file as deployed on the Host.

|  | Parent
--- | --- | ---
|  | container : CI<udm.Container>
|  | The container on which this deployed runs.

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | targetPath : STRING
|  | Path to which artifact must be copied to on the host.
|  | createTargetPath : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Create the targetPath on the host if it does not exist.
|  | deployable : CI<udm.Deployable>
|  | The deployable that this deployed is derived from.
|  | placeholders : MAP_STRING_STRING
|  | A Map containing all the placeholders mapped to their values. Special values are <ignore> or <empty>
|  | targetFileName : STRING
|  | Name of the artifact on the host.
|  | targetPathShared : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Is the targetPath shared by others on the host. When true, the targetPath is not deleted during undeployment; only the artifacts copied to it.

### file.DeployedFolder

Type Hierarchy | file.DeployedArtifactOnHost >> udm.BaseDeployedArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployed >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Artifact, udm.Deployed, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.DerivedArtifact

The folder as deployed on the Host.

|  | Parent
--- | --- | ---
|  | container : CI<udm.Container>
|  | The container on which this deployed runs.

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | targetPath : STRING
|  | Path to which artifact must be copied to on the host.
|  | createTargetPath : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Create the targetPath on the host if it does not exist.
|  | deployable : CI<udm.Deployable>
|  | The deployable that this deployed is derived from.
|  | placeholders : MAP_STRING_STRING
|  | A Map containing all the placeholders mapped to their values. Special values are <ignore> or <empty>
|  | targetPathShared : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Is the targetPath shared by others on the host. When true, the targetPath is not deleted during undeployment; only the artifacts copied to it.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | targetFileName : STRING
|  | Not applicable for this type.

### file.File

Type Hierarchy | udm.BaseDeployableFileArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployableArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployable >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.Deployable, udm.SourceArtifact, udm.Artifact, udm.DeployableArtifact, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.FileArtifact

A single file artifact that can be packaged in a Deployment Package

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | createTargetPath : STRING
|  | Create the targetPath on the host if it does not exist.
|  | excludeFileNamesRegex : STRING
|  | Regular expression that matches file names that must be excluded from scanning
|  | placeholders : SET_OF_STRING
|  | Placeholders detected in this artifact
|  | scanPlaceholders : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to scan this artifact for placeholders when it is imported
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, this deployable will only be mapped automatically to containers with the same tag.
|  | targetFileName : STRING
|  | Name of the artifact on the host.
|  | targetPath : STRING
|  | Path to which artifact must be copied to when being deployed.
|  | targetPathShared : STRING
|  | Is the targetPath shared by others on the host. When true, the targetPath is not deleted during undeployment; only the artifacts copied to it.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | textFileNamesRegex : STRING = .+\.(cfg | conf | config | ini | properties | props | txt | asp | aspx | htm | html | jsf | jsp | xht | xhtml | sql | xml | xsd | xsl | xslt)
|  | Regular expression that matches file names of text files

### file.Folder

Type Hierarchy | udm.BaseDeployableFolderArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployableArtifact >> udm.BaseDeployable >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.Deployable, udm.SourceArtifact, udm.Artifact, udm.DeployableArtifact, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.FolderArtifact

A folder artifact that can be packaged in a Deployment Package

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | createTargetPath : STRING
|  | Create the targetPath on the host if it does not exist.
|  | excludeFileNamesRegex : STRING
|  | Regular expression that matches file names that must be excluded from scanning
|  | placeholders : SET_OF_STRING
|  | Placeholders detected in this artifact
|  | scanPlaceholders : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to scan this artifact for placeholders when it is imported
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, this deployable will only be mapped automatically to containers with the same tag.
|  | targetFileName : STRING
|  | Name of the artifact on the host.
|  | targetPath : STRING
|  | Path to which artifact must be copied to when being deployed.
|  | targetPathShared : STRING
|  | Is the targetPath shared by others on the host. When true, the targetPath is not deleted during undeployment; only the artifacts copied to it.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | textFileNamesRegex : STRING = .+\.(cfg | conf | config | ini | properties | props | txt | asp | aspx | htm | html | jsf | jsp | xht | xhtml | sql | xml | xsd | xsl | xslt)
|  | Regular expression that matches file names of text files

### overthere.CifsHost

Type Hierarchy | overthere.RemoteHost >> overthere.Host >> udm.BaseContainer >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.Container, overthere.HostContainer

Machine that can be connected to using either WinRM or Telnet and can perform file manipulation via the CIFS protocol

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | address : STRING
|  | Address of the host
|  | connectionType : ENUM [TELNET, WINRM, WINRM_HTTP, WINRM_HTTPS] = WINRM
|  | Connection Type
|  | os : ENUM [WINDOWS, UNIX]
|  | Operating system
|  | password : STRING
|  | Password to use for authentication
|  | username : STRING
|  | Username to connect with
|  | cifsPort : INTEGER = 445
|  | Port on which the CIFS server runs
|  | jumpstation : CI<overthere.Jumpstation >
|  | Jumpstation that should be used to reach this host
|  | pathShareMappings : MAP_STRING_STRING
|  | Mapping from Windows paths to Windows share names, e.g. C:\IBM\WebSphere -> WebSphereShare
|  | port : INTEGER
|  | Port on which the Telnet or WinRM server runs
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, only deployables with the same tag will be automatically mapped to this container.
|  | temporaryDirectoryPath : STRING
|  | Directory into which temporary files are stored. Will be cleaned up when the connection is closed.
|  | winrmEnableHttps : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Enable SSL communication to the WinRM server

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | connectionTimeoutMillis : INTEGER = 1200000
|  | Number of milliseconds Overthere waits for a connection to a remote host to be established
|  | protocol : STRING = cifs
|  | Protocol
|  | tmpFileCreationRetries : INTEGER = 1000
|  | Number of times Overthere attempts to create a temporary file with a unique name
|  | winrmContext : STRING = /wsman
|  | Context used by the WinRM server
|  | winrmEnvelopSize : INTEGER = 153600
|  | Envelop size for WinRM messages
|  | winrmHttpsCertificateTrustStrategy : ENUM [STRICT, SELF_SIGNED, ALLOW_ALL] = STRICT
|  | HTTPS certifiacte trust strategy for WinRM over HTTPS
|  | winrmHttpsHostnameVerificationStrategy : ENUM [STRICT, BROWSER_COMPATIBLE, ALLOW_ALL] = STRICT
|  | HTTPS host name verification strategy for WinRM over HTTPS
|  | winrmLocale : STRING = en-US
|  | Locale to use for WinRM messages
|  | winrmTimeout : STRING = PT60.000S
|  | Timeout to use for WinRM messages in XML schema duration format
|  | tmpDeleteOnDisconnect : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to delete the temporary connection directory when the connection is closed
|  | winrmKerberosAddPortToSpn : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Add the port number (e.g. 5985) to the service principal name (SPN) for which a Kerberos ticket is requested
|  | winrmKerberosDebug : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Enable Kerberos debug messages
|  | winrmKerberosUseHttpSpn : BOOLEAN = false
|  | Use the HTTP protocol in the service principal name (SPN) for which a Kerberos ticket is requested, instead of the default WSMAN protocol

Control Tasks
| checkConnection | Checks whether Deployit can transfer files to and execute commands on this host.

### overthere.Host

Virtual Type
Type Hierarchy | udm.BaseContainer >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.Container, overthere.HostContainer

Machine that runs middleware, on which scripts can be executed, etc.

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | os : ENUM [WINDOWS, UNIX]
|  | Operating system
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, only deployables with the same tag will be automatically mapped to this container.
|  | temporaryDirectoryPath : STRING
|  | Directory into which temporary files are stored. Will be cleaned up when the connection is closed.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | protocol : STRING
|  | Protocol to use when connecting to this host
|  | tmpFileCreationRetries : INTEGER = 1000
|  | Number of times Overthere attempts to create a temporary file with a unique name
|  | tmpDeleteOnDisconnect : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to delete the temporary connection directory when the connection is closed

Control Tasks
| checkConnection | Checks whether Deployit can transfer files to and execute commands on this host.

### overthere.Jumpstation

Virtual Type
Type Hierarchy | overthere.RemoteHost >> overthere.Host >> udm.BaseContainer >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.Container, overthere.HostContainer

Base class for jumpstations

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | jumpstation : CI<overthere.Jumpstation >
|  | Jumpstation that should be used to reach this host
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, only deployables with the same tag will be automatically mapped to this container.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | connectionTimeoutMillis : INTEGER = 1200000
|  | Number of milliseconds Overthere waits for a connection to a remote host to be established
|  | os : ENUM [WINDOWS, UNIX] = UNIX
|  | Os
|  | protocol : STRING
|  | Protocol to use when connecting to this host
|  | tmpFileCreationRetries : INTEGER = 1000
|  | Number of times Overthere attempts to create a temporary file with a unique name
|  | temporaryDirectoryPath : STRING
|  | The default platform value (/tmp) suffices as no temporary files will be placed on the jumpstation
|  | tmpDeleteOnDisconnect : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to delete the temporary connection directory when the connection is closed

Control Tasks
| checkConnection | Checks whether Deployit can transfer files to and execute commands on this host.

### overthere.LocalHost

Type Hierarchy | overthere.Host >> udm.BaseContainer >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.Container, overthere.HostContainer

Machine on which the Deployit Server is running

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | os : ENUM [WINDOWS, UNIX]
|  | Operating system
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, only deployables with the same tag will be automatically mapped to this container.
|  | temporaryDirectoryPath : STRING
|  | Directory into which temporary files are stored. Will be cleaned up when the connection is closed.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | protocol : STRING = local
|  | Protocol
|  | tmpFileCreationRetries : INTEGER = 1000
|  | Number of times Overthere attempts to create a temporary file with a unique name
|  | tmpDeleteOnDisconnect : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to delete the temporary connection directory when the connection is closed

Control Tasks
| checkConnection | Checks whether Deployit can transfer files to and execute commands on this host.

### overthere.RemoteHost

Virtual Type
Type Hierarchy | overthere.Host >> udm.BaseContainer >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.Container, overthere.HostContainer

Description unavailable

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | os : ENUM [WINDOWS, UNIX]
|  | Operating system
|  | jumpstation : CI<overthere.Jumpstation >
|  | Jumpstation that should be used to reach this host
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, only deployables with the same tag will be automatically mapped to this container.
|  | temporaryDirectoryPath : STRING
|  | Directory into which temporary files are stored. Will be cleaned up when the connection is closed.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | connectionTimeoutMillis : INTEGER = 1200000
|  | Number of milliseconds Overthere waits for a connection to a remote host to be established
|  | protocol : STRING
|  | Protocol to use when connecting to this host
|  | tmpFileCreationRetries : INTEGER = 1000
|  | Number of times Overthere attempts to create a temporary file with a unique name
|  | tmpDeleteOnDisconnect : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to delete the temporary connection directory when the connection is closed

Control Tasks
| checkConnection | Checks whether Deployit can transfer files to and execute commands on this host.

### overthere.SshHost

Type Hierarchy | overthere.RemoteHost >> overthere.Host >> udm.BaseContainer >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.Container, overthere.HostContainer

Machine that can be connected to using SSH

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | address : STRING
|  | Address of the host
|  | connectionType : ENUM [SFTP, SFTP_CYGWIN, SFTP_WINSSHD, SCP, SUDO, INTERACTIVE_SUDO, TUNNEL] = SFTP
|  | Type of SSH connection to create
|  | os : ENUM [WINDOWS, UNIX]
|  | Operating system
|  | port : INTEGER = 22
|  | Port on which the SSH server runs
|  | username : STRING
|  | Username to connect with
|  | jumpstation : CI<overthere.Jumpstation >
|  | Jumpstation that should be used to reach this host
|  | passphrase : STRING
|  | Optional passphrase for the private key in the private key file
|  | password : STRING
|  | Password to use for authentication
|  | privateKeyFile : STRING
|  | Private key file to use for authentication
|  | sudoUsername : STRING
|  | Username to sudo to when accessing files or executing commands
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, only deployables with the same tag will be automatically mapped to this container.
|  | temporaryDirectoryPath : STRING
|  | Directory into which temporary files are stored. Will be cleaned up when the connection is closed.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | connectionTimeoutMillis : INTEGER = 1200000
|  | Number of milliseconds Overthere waits for a connection to a remote host to be established
|  | interactiveKeyboardAuthRegex : STRING = .*Password:[ ]?
|  | Regular expression to look for in keyboard-interactive authentication before sending the password
|  | protocol : STRING = ssh
|  | Protocol
|  | sudoCommandPrefix : STRING = sudo -u {0}
|  | Sudo command to prefix to the original command. The placeholder {0} is replaced with the sudoUsername
|  | sudoPasswordPromptRegex : STRING = .*[Pp]assword.*:
|  | Regular expression to look for in interactive sudo before sending the password
|  | tmpFileCreationRetries : INTEGER = 1000
|  | Number of times Overthere attempts to create a temporary file with a unique name
|  | allocateDefaultPty : BOOLEAN = false
|  | If true, a default PTY (dummy:80:24:0:0) is allocated when executing a command
|  | allocatePty : STRING
|  | Specification for the PTY to be allocated when executing a command. The format is TERM:COLS:ROWS:WIDTH:HEIGHT, e.g. xterm:80:24:0:0
|  | sudoOverrideUmask : BOOLEAN = true
|  | If true, permissions are explicitly changed with chmod -R go+rX after uploading a file or directory
|  | sudoPreserveAttributesOnCopyFromTempFile : BOOLEAN = true
|  | If true, files are copied from the connection temporary directory using the -p flag to the cp command
|  | sudoPreserveAttributesOnCopyToTempFile : BOOLEAN = true
|  | If true, files are copied to the connection temporary directory using the -p flag to the cp command
|  | sudoQuoteCommand : BOOLEAN = false
|  | If true, the original command is quoted when it is prefixed with sudoCommandPrefix
|  | tmpDeleteOnDisconnect : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to delete the temporary connection directory when the connection is closed

Control Tasks
| checkConnection | Checks whether Deployit can transfer files to and execute commands on this host.

### overthere.SshJumpstation

Type Hierarchy | overthere.Jumpstation >> overthere.RemoteHost >> overthere.Host >> udm.BaseContainer >> udm.BaseConfigurationItem
Interfaces | udm.Taggable, udm.ConfigurationItem, udm.Container, overthere.HostContainer

Machine that can be used to create a tunneled connection to a destination host

|  | Public Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | address : STRING
|  | Address of the host
|  | port : INTEGER = 22
|  | Port on which the SSH server runs
|  | username : STRING
|  | Username to connect with
|  | jumpstation : CI<overthere.Jumpstation >
|  | Jumpstation that should be used to reach this host
|  | passphrase : STRING
|  | Optional passphrase for the private key in the private key file
|  | password : STRING
|  | Password to use for authentication
|  | privateKeyFile : STRING
|  | Private key file to use for authentication
|  | tags : SET_OF_STRING
|  | If set, only deployables with the same tag will be automatically mapped to this container.

|  | Hidden Properties
--- | --- | ---
|  | connectionTimeoutMillis : INTEGER = 1200000
|  | Number of milliseconds Overthere waits for a connection to a remote host to be established
|  | connectionType : ENUM [SFTP, SFTP_CYGWIN, SFTP_WINSSHD, SCP, SUDO, INTERACTIVE_SUDO, TUNNEL] = TUNNEL
|  | Connection Type
|  | interactiveKeyboardAuthRegex : STRING = .*Password:[ ]?
|  | Regular expression to look for in keyboard-interactive authentication before sending the password
|  | os : ENUM [WINDOWS, UNIX] = UNIX
|  | Os
|  | portAllocationRangeStart : INTEGER = 1025
|  | Port from where to start looking for freely available ports to use as the local part of an SSH port forward
|  | protocol : STRING = ssh
|  | Protocol
|  | tmpFileCreationRetries : INTEGER = 1000
|  | Number of times Overthere attempts to create a temporary file with a unique name
|  | temporaryDirectoryPath : STRING
|  | The default platform value (/tmp) suffices as no temporary files will be placed on the jumpstation
|  | tmpDeleteOnDisconnect : BOOLEAN = true
|  | Whether to delete the temporary connection directory when the connection is closed

Control Tasks
| checkConnection | Checks whether Deployit can transfer files to and execute commands on this host.