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 Internet Server 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 Internet Server 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 TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Command Center Services (Platform Server) listen on the same port.
  • All TIBCO Managed File Transfer (MFT) Command Center images must have connectivity to the HTTPS port of the 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 Internet Server 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 Internet Server 8.2.0
  • TIBCO MFT Internet Server 8.2.0 with Hotfix 8.2.0_HF-001
  • TIBCO MFT Internet Server 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 Internet Server image and want to install a hotfix, you can directly start with the following step of the cloud deployment process: Install TIBCO MFT Internet Server Hotfixes.

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