• TIBCO FTL® Concepts
  • Important Information
  • About this Product
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • FTL Concepts: a Bottom-Up Approach
  • Messaging Model
  • One-to-Many Publishing
  • Transports
  • Transport Types
  • Endpoints
    • One Endpoint Many Subscribers
    • One Endpoint Many Publishers
    • Distinct Endpoints in One Program
  • Content Matchers
  • One-to-One Communication
  • Request/Reply Pattern
  • Persistence: Stores and Durables
    • Stores and Durables
    • Store Examples
      • One Store
      • Two Stores
      • Shared Durable
      • Direct-Path Requirement and Merging
  • Formats
  • Application Endpoints
  • Variant Configurations
  • Realm
  • Concept Review
  • From Concepts to Usage
• TIBCO FTL® Development
  • Important Information
  • About this Product
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • Product Overview
  • Brief Definitions of Key Concepts
    • Messaging Concepts
    • Infrastructure Concepts
    • Administrative Concepts
  • Information for Developers
    • API Reference Documentation
    • Sample Programs
    • C Programmer’s Checklist
    • Java Programmer’s Checklist
    • .NET Programmer’s Checklist
    • Go Programmer’s Checklist
    • Restrictions on Names
      • Reserved Names
      • Length Limit
  • IPv4 and IPv6
  • Application Design
    • Structuring Programs
    • Application Instance Identifier
    • Callbacks and Recursive Dispatch
    • Inline Mode
    • Request and Reply
    • Recovery of a Disabled Process Restart versus Reopen the Realm
    • Clean-Up
    • Consolidation with Loose Coupling
  • Endpoints
    • Abilities
    • Endpoints and Stores
    • Send: Blocking versus Non-Blocking
  • Messages
    • Message Objects in Program Code
      • Message Origin
      • Message Ownership
      • Message Access
      • Message Mutability
      • Copy of a Message
      • Messages and Thread-Safety
    • Field Values and Types
      • Field Data Type Reference
    • Storage of Field Values within Messages
    • DateTime
    • Formats: Managed, Built-In, and Dynamic
    • Format Names
    • Field Names
    • Flexibility in Formats and Messages
    • Field Access: Names and References
    • Reusing Message Objects
    • Built-In Formats Reference
      • Opaque Format
      • Keyed Opaque Format
    • String Encoding
      • DateTime Values Printable String Form
  • Delivery
    • Inbound Message Delivery
    • Content Matchers
      • Match String Syntax
      • Match Semantics
      • Content Matcher Performance and Architecture
      • Subscriber Interest
    • Inline Mode
      • Callback Restrictions with Inline Mode
      • Transport Restrictions with Inline Mode
  • Realm Server Interactions
    • Realm Server Connect Call
      • Application Name
      • Client Label
    • Operation of the Realm Server Connect Call
    • Trust Properties of the Realm Connect Method
      • Trust File
    • Update and Disable
  • Trace Logs
    • Log Levels
      • Tuning the Log Level
        • Log Level Reference
        • Log Element Tags Reference
    • Log Output Targets
    • Log Content and Form
  • Advisory Messages
    • Advisory Message Common Fields Reference
    • Subscribing to Advisory Messages
    • Advisory Messages Catalog
      • DATALOSS FAILOVER_LOSS
      • DATALOSS SENDER_DISCARD
      • DATALOSS QUEUE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
      • DATALOSS INCOMPLETE_MESSAGE
      • DATALOSS TPORT_DATALOSS
      • DATALOSS RECONNECT_LOSS
      • DATALOSS STORE_DISCARD_DATALOSS
      • DATALOSS UPSTREAM_LOSS
      • DATALOSS DIRECT_SUB_LOSS
      • ORDINAL_UPDATE
      • GROUP_STATUS
      • RESOURCE_AVAILABLE
      • RESOURCE_UNAVAILABLE
      • RETRANSMISSION RETRANSMISSION_REQUEST
      • RETRANSMISSION RETRANSMISSION_SENT
      • RETRANSMISSION RETRANSMISSION_SUPPRESSED
      • SUBSCRIBER_FORCE_CLOSE
      • LOCK_LOST
  • Notifications
    • Notifications Catalog
      • CLIENT_DISABLED
  • Groups of Applications
    • Introduction to Groups
      • Simple Fault Tolerance with Groups
      • Groups with More than Two Roles
    • Groups Principles of Operation
      • Group Server
      • Group Members
      • Interactions within a Group
      • Side Effects of Groups
    • Techniques for Programming with Groups
      • Program Structure for Groups
      • Activation Interval
      • Disconnect
    • Group Status
    • Group Observer
    • Programmer’s Checklist Addenda for Groups
  • Persistence: Stores and Durables
    • Purposes of Persistence
    • Basic Definitions for Persistence
    • Durable Subscribers
      • Standard Durable Reference
      • Shared Durable Reference
      • Last-Value Durable Reference
    • Acknowledgment of Message Delivery
    • Message Delivery Behavior
    • Maximum Message Size
    • Delivery Count for Shared Durables
    • Programmer’s Checklist Addenda for Stores and Durables
  • Key/Value Maps
    • Locks
  • Direct Publishers and Subscribers
    • Use Cases for Direct Publishers and Subscribers
    • Programming with Direct Publishers
    • Programming with Direct Subscribers
    • Multithreading with Direct Publishers and Subscribers
      • Multiple Direct Subscribers
  • Package Contents
    • Directory Structure Reference
    • Sample Programs Reference
  • Coordination Forms
• TIBCO FTL® Administration
  • Important Information
  • About this Product
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • Product Overview
  • Brief Definitions of Key Concepts
    • Messaging Concepts
    • Infrastructure Concepts
    • Administrative Concepts
    • Persistence Concepts
  • Realm Definition Terminology
  • Realm Administration Tools
  • Endpoints
    • Configuration Model
    • Endpoints
    • Abilities
      • Abilities in the Configuration Interface
    • Implementation: Endpoints (Micro)
      • Transports
      • Transport Connectors
      • Connectors to Cover Required Abilities
    • Implementation: Application (Macro)
      • Application Definitions
      • Application Instance Definitions
      • Default Instance and Named Instances
      • Instance Matching
      • Instances Determine Subscribers and Durables
    • Administrative Requirements
    • Administrative Options
      • Multiple Transports and Serial Communications
    • Sample Configuration 1: tibsendex and tibrecvex
    • Sample Configuration 2: tibrequest and tibreply
  • Transport Concepts
    • Transport Definitions Must be Unique
    • Unitary and Fragmentary Transport Definitions
      • Related Transports
    • Bus Topologies
      • Unitary Mesh
      • Assembling Larger Topologies from Pair Connections
        • Hub-and-Spoke
        • Mesh from Pair Connections
      • Asymmetric Multicast Topologies
    • Pair Connections
      • Listen End and Connect End
      • Connect Requests are Specific to IP Addresses
    • Subscriber Interest
    • Send: Blocking versus Non-Blocking
      • Shared Memory Transports and One-to-Many Non-Blocking Send
      • Blocking Send and Inline Mode
    • Inline Mode for Administrators
      • Transport Restrictions with Inline Mode
    • Receive Spin Limit
      • Polling for Data
      • Receive Spin Limit Tuning
      • Inheritance of Receive Spin Limit From Transports to Dispatch
    • UDP Packet Send Limit
  • Transport Protocol Types
    • Dynamic TCP Transport
      • Dynamic TCP Transport: Parameters Reference
    • Static TCP Transport
      • Static TCP Transport: Parameters Reference
    • Multicast Transport (mcast)
      • Multicast Group as Shared Communication Medium
      • Multicast Transport: Parameters Reference
      • Multicast Port Ranges
        • Multicast Port Range Syntax
      • Configuring Multicast Inbox Communication
      • Multicast Retransmission Suppression
    • Process Transport (PROC)
      • Process Transport: Parameters Reference
    • Shared Memory Transport
      • Configuring a Shared Memory Transport for Access by Different Users: UNIX
      • Configuring a Shared Memory Transport for Access by Different Users: Windows
      • Shared Memory Transport: Parameters Reference
    • Direct Shared Memory Transport
    • Reliable UDP Transport (RUDP)
      • RUDP Transport: Parameters Reference
    • Remote Direct Memory Access Transport (RDMA)
      • RDMA Transport: Parameters Reference
      • RDMA Hardware Reference
      • RDMA Implementation Library Reference
      • Configuring Locked Buffer Memory for RDMA
  • Buffer and Performance Settings for Transports
  • Formats
    • Formats Managed Built-In and Dynamic
    • Defining Formats
    • Built-In Formats
  • Realm Server
    • Affiliated Realm Servers
      • Server Roles and Relationships
      • Modifications to the Realm Definition of Affiliated Servers
        • Disconnected Satellite
        • Primary Out of Sync with Backup
        • Resyncing a Primary from a Backup Server
      • Configuring Backup Realm Servers for Fault Tolerance
      • Configuring Satellite Realm Servers
    • Secure Realm Servers
      • Running a Secure Realm Server
      • Running a Secure Backup or Satellite Realm Server
      • Keystore File Password Security
      • Realm Server Certificates and Web Browsers
      • Trust File
    • Realm Server Authentication
      • Using the Internal Flat-File Authentication Service
      • Using the External JAAS Authentication Service
      • Realm Server Authorization Groups
      • Password File
      • JAAS Login Modules
    • Option and Property Names
    • Realm Server Executable Reference
    • Realm Server Administration Utility Reference
  • Realm Server and its Interfaces
    • Realm Server URL
    • GUI Overview
      • GUI Top Bar
      • GUI Status Tables
      • GUI Left Column Menu
      • GUI Grids
      • GUI Details Panels
    • Restrictions on Names
      • Reserved Names
      • Length Limit
    • Size Units Reference
    • Realm Storage
    • Modification Lock
    • The Deploy Transaction
    • Valid Realm Modifications Reference
  • Realm Server GUI: Configuration
    • Applications Grid
    • Application Definition Details Panel
    • Endpoint Details Panel
    • Transports Grid
    • Transport Details Panel
    • Formats Grid
    • Realm Properties Details Panel
      • Message Formats Administration
    • Validation Results
    • Deployment History
      • New Clients during a Deployment
  • Realm Server GUI: Monitoring
    • Clients Status Table
      • Client Status
      • Conditions for Disabling Clients
    • Client Status Details
      • Client Label
    • Realm Servers Status Page
  • Realm Server Web API
    • HTTP Request Addressing
    • JSON Attribute Values
    • HTTP Authentication
    • HTTP Headers
    • Response Status Codes
    • Responses
    • Pagination
    • Semantics of Web API Objects and Methods
    • Configuring the Realm Definition Using the Web API
      • Creating or Modifying a Definition
      • Workspace
        • GET realm/workspace
        • GET realm/workspace/validation
        • POST realm/workspace
        • DELETE realm/workspace
      • Deployments
        • GET realm/deployments
        • GET realm/deployments/name
        • POST realm/deployments
        • DELETE realm/deployments/name
        • PUT realm/deployments/name
    • Definition Objects
      • Application Definition Objects
        • GET realm/applications
        • GET realm/applications/app_name
        • GET realm/applications/app_name/endpoints
        • GET realm/applications/app_name/endpoints/ep_name
        • GET realm/applications/app_name/instances
        • GET realm/applications/app_name/instances/inst_name
        • GET realm/applications/app_name/instances/inst_name/endpoints
        • GET realm/applications/app_name/instances/inst_name/endpoints/ep_name
        • POST realm/applications
        • POST realm/applications/app_name/endpoints
        • POST realm/applications/app_name/instances
        • DELETE realm/applications/app_name
        • DELETE realm/applications/app_name/endpoints/ep_name
        • DELETE realm/applications/app_name/instances/inst_name
        • PUT realm/applications/app_name
        • PUT realm/applications/app_name/endpoints/ep_name
        • PUT realm/applications/app_name/instances/inst_name
        • PUT realm/applications/app_name/instances/inst_name/endpoints/ep_name
      • Transport Definition Objects
        • GET realm/transports
        • GET realm/transports/name
        • POST realm/transports
        • DELETE realm/transports/name
        • PUT realm/transports/name
      • Persistence Definition Objects
        • GET realm/persistence
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/servers
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/servers/svr_name
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/sets
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name/servers
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name/servers/svr_name
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/stores
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables/dur_name
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/templates
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/templates/tem_name
        • POST realm/persistence
        • POST realm/persistence/clus_name/servers
        • POST realm/persistence/clus_name/sets
        • POST realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name/servers
        • GET realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name
        • POST realm/persistence/clus_name/stores
        • POST realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables
        • POST realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/templates
        • DELETE realm/persistence/clus_name
        • DELETE realm/persistence/clus_name/servers/svr_name
        • DELETE realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name
        • DELETE realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name/servers/svr_name
        • DELETE realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name
        • DELETE realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables/dur_name
        • DELETE realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/templates/tem_name
        • PUT realm/persistence/clus_name
        • PUT realm/persistence/clus_name/servers/svr_name
        • PUT realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name
        • PUT realm/persistence/clus_name/sets/set_name/servers/svr_name
        • PUT realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name
        • PUT realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables/dur_name
        • PUT realm/persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/templates/tem_name
        • PUT realm/applications/app_name/endpoints/ep_name
      • Bridge Definition Objects
        • GET realm/bridges
        • GET realm/bridges/br_name
        • POST realm/bridges
        • DELETE realm/bridges/br_name
        • PUT realm/bridges/br_name
      • Format Definition Objects
        • GET realm/formats
        • GET realm/formats/name
        • POST realm/formats
        • DELETE realm/formats/name
        • PUT realm/formats/name
      • Realm Definition and Properties
        • GET realm
        • POST realm
        • GET realm/properties
        • POST realm/properties
      • Group Server Definition Object
        • GET realm/groupserver
    • Status Objects
      • Realm Server Status Object
        • GET server
        • POST server
      • Clients Status Objects
        • Filters for Client Status Methods
          • HTTP Parameters for Client Filtering
        • HTTP Parameters for Client Monitoring
        • GET clients
        • GET clients/ID
        • POST clients/ID and POST clients
      • Bridges Status Objects
        • GET bridges
        • GET bridges/br_name
        • POST bridges/br_name
      • Group Server Status Object
        • GET groupserver
        • POST groupserver
        • GET groupserver/transports/gsvr
        • POST groupserver/transports/gsvr
      • Persistence Status Objects
        • Filters for Durables
        • GET persistence
        • GET persistence/clus_name
        • GET persistence/clus_name/servers
        • GET persistence/clus_name/servers/svr_name
        • GET persistence/clus_name/stores
        • GET persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name
        • GET persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables
        • GET persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables/dur_name
        • POST persistence/clus_name
        • POST persistence/clus_name/servers/svr_name
        • POST persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables/dur_name
        • DELETE persistence/clus_name/stores/stor_name/durables/dur_name
    • Metrics and Monitoring Objects
      • GET monitoring
  • Groups of Applications
    • Introduction to Groups
    • Group Communication
    • Group Service
    • Fault Tolerance of the Group Server
    • Groups Status Table
  • Transport Bridge
    • Transport Bridge Use Cases
      • Transport Bridge to Shift Fanout for Efficiency
      • Transport Bridge to Extend beyond a Transport
      • Transport Bridge: Multiple Transports
      • Transport Bridge to Cross the Boundary of Shared Memory
      • Transport Bridge to Isolate Spokes
    • Transport Bridge Topologies
      • One Bridge
      • Two Serial Bridges
      • Hub-and-Spoke Bridges
    • Transport Bridge Restrictions
    • Transport Bridge Configuration
      • Bridges Grid
    • Transport Bridge Command Line Reference
    • Arranging a Fault-Tolerant Transport Bridge
      • Shared Memory Transports and Fault-Tolerant Bridges
    • Bridges among Dynamic TCP Meshes
    • Bridges Status Table
  • Persistence: Stores and Durables
    • Purposes of Persistence
    • Persistence Architecture
    • Coordination for Persistence
    • Stores for Delivery Assurance
      • Delivery Assurance: Topology
      • Delivery Assurance: Retention and Delivery
      • Delivery Assurance: Larger Networks of Endpoints
      • Delivery Assurance: Multiple Stores
      • Delivery Assurance: Durable Collision
    • Stores for Apportioning Message Streams
    • Stores for Last-Value Availability
    • Default Durable
    • Durable Behavior
      • Types of Durables: Standard, Shared, Last-Value, Map
      • Standard Durable Reference
      • Shared Durable Reference
      • Last-Value Durable Reference
      • Message Interest
      • Acknowledgment Mode
    • Persistence Servers and Clusters
      • Quorum and Leader
      • Quorum Conditions General Rule
      • Cluster Size
      • Quorum Behaviors
      • Persistence Server Fault Tolerance
    • Configuring Persistence
      • Stores Grid
      • Store Detail Panel
      • Durable Details Panel
      • Clusters Grid
      • Cluster Details Panel
      • Persistence Server Details Panel
      • Defining a Static Durable
      • Enabling Dynamic Durables
      • Enabling Key/Value Maps
      • Built-In Dynamic Durable Templates
      • Configuration of Durable Subscribers in an Application or Instance
        • Instance Matching for Subscriber Name Mapping
        • Configuring a Default Durable
      • Persistence Server Transports
      • Publisher Mode
      • Persistence Limits
    • Persistence Server (tibstore) Command Line Reference
      • Memory Reserve for Persistence Servers
    • Starting a Persistence Server
    • Stopping a Persistence Server
    • Persistence Monitoring and Management
      • Persistence Clusters Status Table
        • Servers List
      • Persistence Stores Status Table
        • Durables List
        • Subscribers List
    • Before Forcing a Quorum
    • Saving and Loading Persistence State
      • Suspending a Persistence Cluster
      • Saving the State of a Persistence Server
      • Restarting a Persistence Server with Saved State
    • Clock Synchronization, Affiliated Realm Servers, and Persistence
  • Disaster Recovery
    • Scope of the Disaster Recovery Feature
    • Disaster Recovery Prerequisites
    • DNS Remapping
    • Persistence Server Sets: Primary and Standby
    • Data Gaps and WAN Capacity
    • Preparing Realm Servers for a Disaster Recovery Site
    • Enabling Disaster Recovery for a Persistence Cluster
    • Recovering after Disaster
    • Migrating to Another Active Site
  • IPv4 and IPv6
  • Multithreading with Direct Publishers and Subscribers
  • Docker
    • Transports and Docker
    • Docker Images for FTL
    • Starting a Realm Server in a Docker Container
      • Overriding Realm Server Port Defaults in Docker
    • Starting a Persistence Server in a Docker Container
    • Starting a Transport Bridge in a Docker Container
  • Agents
    • Starting an Agent
      • Agent Command Line Reference
  • Package Contents
    • Directory Structure Reference
    • Sample Programs Reference
  • Coordination Forms
  • Upgrade Migration to a New Release
    • Upgrading TIBCO FTL Components
      • Upgrading Persistence Servers
        • Upgrading tibstore Persistence Servers: Rolling Upgrade
      • Upgrading Realm Servers
        • Upgrading a Set of Affiliated Realm Servers
        • Upgrading Each Individual Realm Server Process
  • TIBCO FTL Processes as Windows Services
    • Installing the Realm Server as a Windows Service
    • Installing a Persistence Server as a Windows Service
    • Installing a Transport Bridge as a Windows Service
    • Uninstalling a Windows Service
• TIBCO FTL® Monitoring
  • Important Information
  • About this Product
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • Client Monitoring
    • Realm Server Monitoring
  • Data Flow of Monitoring Data and Log Messages
  • Starting the Monitoring Components
  • Monitoring Gateway
    • Monitoring Gateway Command Line Reference (tibmongateway)
  • The Monitoring Endpoint
    • Subscribing to the Monitoring Stream
  • Structure of Monitoring Data Messages
    • Fields of Monitoring Data Messages
    • Connections Unravel Substreams
  • Catalogs of Metrics
    • Catalog of Application Metrics
    • Catalog of Persistence Metrics
    • Catalog of eFTL Metrics
    • Catalog of Realm Server and Service Metrics
  • Database and Visualization
    • InfluxDB
    • Grafana Dashboards
    • Grafana Reference
    • Migrating Data from Prometheus to InfluxDB
      • Migration Utility Command Line Reference
  • Estimating the Volume of Metric Data
  • Security of Monitoring Data
  • Monitoring Data: Timing and Interruptions
  • Central Logging
    • Clients Forward Log Messages
    • Log Stream
      • Log Message Structure
    • Log Service
      • Log Service Command Line Reference (tiblogsvc)
      • Log Service Web API
        • GET realms
        • GET realm_UUID/logs
        • GET realm_UUID/logs/client_ID
        • GET realm_UUID/advisories
        • POST shutdown
• TIBCO FTL® API Reference
  • Important Information
  • About this Product
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • API Documentation
• TIBCO FTL® Security
  • Important Information
  • About this Product
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • Security Features
  • Security Vulnerabilities
  • Product Connectivity
  • Developing Secure Applications
  • Ensuring FTL System Security: Tasks for Administrators
    • Coordination
    • Configuring Authentication and Authorization
    • Securing Realm Servers
    • Securing Transport Bridges
    • Securing Persistence Servers
    • Securing eFTL Servers
    • Securing Monitoring and Log Data
      • Securing Monitoring Gateway Services
      • Securing InfluxDB
      • Securing Grafana
      • Securing Log Services
• TIBCO FTL® Shifting to FTL
  • Important Information
  • About this Product
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • Shifting from EMS to FTL
  • Shifting from Rendezvous to FTL
  • Messages
    • Message Format
    • JMS Message Types
  • Peer-to-Peer Messaging
  • Realm Server and Realm Definition
  • Endpoints, Publishers, Subscribers, and Transports
  • FTL Delivery
    • Subscribers and Message Interest
    • Event Queue and Message Dispatch
    • Callback and Message Processing
  • Content-Based Addressing
  • Request/Reply Interactions
  • Persistence and Durability: Contrast FTL and EMS
    • Durable Types: Standard, Shared, and Last-Value
    • Static and Dynamic Durables
    • Durables and Content Matchers
    • Arranging Persistence
  • FTL Can Emulate EMS Behaviors
• TIBCO FTL® Installation
  • Important Information
  • About this Product
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • Preparing for Installation
    • Installation Requirements
  • Platform-Specific Instructions
    • Guidelines for Linux
    • Guidelines for macOS
    • Guidelines for Microsoft Windows
  • Installation
    • Installing on Linux
      • Installing on Linux in Silent Mode
      • Verifying the Installation on Linux
      • Optional Post-Installation Steps on Linux
    • Installing on macOS
      • Installing on macOS in Silent Mode
    • Installing on Windows
      • Installing on Windows in Silent Mode
  • Uninstallation
    • Uninstalling on Linux
    • Uninstalling on macOS
    • Uninstalling on Windows
      • Uninstalling on Windows in Silent Mode
• TIBCO FTL® Glossary
  • Important Information
  • TIBCO Documentation and Support Services
  • About this Product
  • FTL Glossary