Working with Servers

Server definitions define how the supported clients access files and folders, and contain the information that TIBCO MFT Internet Server needs to communicate with servers.

Many server definitions can be configured within a single TIBCO MFT Internet Server system.

TIBCO MFT Internet Server supports the following types of server definitions. The servers that you define depend on the product that is installed as well as the location of the files needed for file transfer requests.

  • Platform Server: allows TIBCO MFT Internet Server file transfer clients to access files located on TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Platform Server. It also allows TIBCO MFT Internet Server to manage and initiate transfers on TIBCO Managed File (MFT) Transfer Platform Server.
  • Internet Server: used by the JMS interface to associate JMS initiated file transfers with TIBCO MFT Internet Server.
    Note: The IP address associated with TIBCO MFT Internet Server can point to a load balancer that forwards requests to a server in a load balanced group. Servers defined as Internet Server are not used for transfers as the other server types.
  • JMS: allows the end user to send files to a JMS server or receive files from a JMS server.
    Note: The connectivity information for the JMS server is defined on the Configure JMS Service page in TIBCO MFT Command Center. The IP address or IP name defined in this definition is ignored.
  • FTP: allows TIBCO MFT Internet Server file transfer clients to access files located on an FTP server.
  • Local: allows TIBCO MFT Internet Server file transfer clients to access files located on an TIBCO MFT Internet Server server.
  • SSH: allows file transfer clients to access files located on an SSH server.
  • AS2: allows file transfer clients to access files located on an AS2 server.
  • HDFS: allows the user to send files to or receive files from remote HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System) servers.
  • FileShare: allows MFT clients (FTP, SFTP, HTTP, Platform Server) to send files to or receive files from the File Share component of MFT.
  • HTTP: allows the user to send files to or receive files from remote HTTP servers.
  • Amazon S3: allows the user to send files to or receive files from Amazon S3 Storage.
  • Microsoft Azure: allows the user to send files to or receive files from Microsoft Azure File Share or Block Blob storage.
  • Google Cloud: allows MFT clients (FTP, SFTP, HTTP, Platform Server) to send files to or receive files from Google Cloud.
  • Custom Server: allows MFT clients (FTP, SFTP, HTTP, Platform Server) to send files to or receive files from custom servers.