Requirements and Recommendation for Container Deployment

You must check the requirements and follow the recommendation provided here for easy deployment.

Note: Instructions are provided to create and deploy TIBCO MFT Command Center containers. TIBCO Support will provide support for container-related issues. Sample YAML files are provided for Kubernetes deployment. However, providing support for using Kubernetes or other container orchestration tools is not in the scope of support provided by TIBCO Support. We suggest that you contact TIBCO PSG for assistance with orchestrating TIBCO MFT Command Center containers.
You must have a solid understanding of Docker and Kubernetes. Before you start deployment, check the following requirements:
  • Docker and Kubernetes are installed and operational.
  • The necessary firewall ports are opened to allow communications.
  • The necessary Kubernetes port mapping has been completed.
    Note: The FTP mode requires special Kubernetes mapping.
  • All Internet Server Services (platform Server, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS) listen on the same port.
  • All Command Center Services (Platform Server) listen on the same port.
  • All TIBCO MFT Command Center images must have connectivity to the HTTPS port of the TIBCO Managed File Transfer (MFT) Internet Server images.

It is recommended that you create images for the base version and for each hotfix that is installed. This allows you to easily deploy different versions of TIBCO MFT Command Center across your network.

For example: If you install version 8.2.0 and hotfixes 8.2.0_HF-001 and 8.2.0_HF-002, it is recommended that you create the following Docker images:
  • TIBCO MFT Command Center 8.2.0
  • TIBCO MFT Command Center 8.2.0 with Hotfix 8.2.0_HF-001
  • TIBCO MFT Command Center 8.2.0 with Hotfix 8.2.0_HF-002
Note: You can create images for TIBCO MFT Internet Server and TIBCO MFT Command Center independent of each other.

If you have already created a base TIBCO MFT Command Center image and want to install a hotfix, you can directly start with the following step of the cloud deployment process: Install TIBCO MFT Command Center Hotfixes.

Note: Kubernetes is actively being developed and significant changes are made across releases. Features are dropped and added. For example, the hostport support has been disabled in recent versions of Kubernetes