Connection Manager Components

The following figure shows a simple Connection Manager environment:

Connection Manager Agent (CMA)

CMA accepts TCP connection requests from Internet Server. It then sends these requests to CMS over the control connection established by CMS. CMA generally executes in the DMZ.

CMA is distributed with TIBCO MFT Internet Server. It can be installed and configured as part of the Internet Server installation or it can be installed and configured standalone. CMA can execute on the same computer as Internet Server or it can execute on a different computer than Internet Server. Multiple instances of CMA can be installed to provide high availability. For more information of CMA installation, see TIBCO Managed File Transfer Internet Server Installation.

Connection Manager Server (CMS)

CMS creates a TCP control connection with CMA. CMA uses this control connection to send TCP connection requests to CMS. When CMA sends a connection request, CMS initiates the connection to the remote server and responds back to the CMA request. CMS generally executes in the internal network.

CMS is distributed with TIBCO MFT Command Center. It is installed and configured in a standalone environment. CMS can execute on the same computer as TIBCO MFT Command Center or it can execute on a different computer than TIBCO MFT Command Center. Multiple instances of CMS can be installed to provide high availability. For more information of CMS installation, see TIBCO Managed File Transfer Command Center Installation.

TIBCO MFT Command Center

With , you can configure the CMA, CMS, and Internet Server components.

TIBCO MFT Internet Server

Internet Server requires connections to the internal network. It can execute in the internal network or in the DMZ. When executing in the DMZ, Internet Server might require CMA to establish connections to the internal network. When connections to the internal network are required, Internet Server connects to CMA to initiate TCP connections.