Global Parameters

The following table lists all the parameters in alphabetical order for easy reference as well as provides a brief description of each parameter.

Parameter Description
Build Number Shows the build number of the MFT Platform Server product. This field is for display purposes only.
Class Of Service File Name Indicates the MFT Platform Server Class Of Service table file name and path location.
Class Of Service Responder Name Indicates the default class of service name that is used for all MFT Platform Server responder program transfer requests.
CRC Check Indicates whether the CRC Check validation method is used by default for all MFT Platform Server incoming and outgoing data transfer request transactions.
Directory Transfer Run PPA For directory transfers, indicates whether Post Processing Actions are performed on the directory transfer summary or on each individual transfer.
Email From Allows you to specify the From Address that appears on the email sent by MFT. This value can be up to 64 bytes including @ and dots. This parameter cannot contain any spaces. If this parameter is not specified, the email address you specify during sending or receiving is ignored.
Email Subj Allows you to specify what appears in the Subject line of the email sent by MFT Platform Server. This value can be up to 64 bytes.
Error Try Allows you to configure MFT Platform Server to set a number for the error try value for all transfer request records that have an error status. The error try number value determines how many tries to give to the transfer request records with an error status. The number entered for the error try can be a value from 1 to 99.
Init Scheduler Interval Allows you to configure MFT Platform Server to set an initiator scheduler interval time which defines the number of seconds between scheduler scans of the Active Transfer queue. The initiator scheduler interval time entered should be in seconds with valid values of 1 to 9999.
Required Node Init Defines whether a pre-defined node definition is required for initiator transfers. Valid values are:
  • Y - MFT Platform Server requires a pre-defined node definition for all initiator file transfers.
  • N - MFT Platform Server does not require a pre-defined node definition for initiator file transfers.
Required Node Resp Defines whether a pre-defined node definition is required for responder transfers. Valid values are:
  • Y - MFT Platform Server requires a pre-defined node definition for all responder file transfers.
  • N - MFT Platform Server does not require a pre-defined node definition for responder file transfers
Responder User Profile Defines whether responder profiles are used by default. Responder profiles allow a local username and password that can be used in place of the incoming username and password. When using Responder Profiles, a remote MFT Platform Server installation does not have to know an actual username and password on your local machine to execute a transfer. Values are:
  • Y - User profiles are used by default.
  • N - User profiles are not to be used by default.
  • D (Dual) - Substitution of a real user ID occurs only if the responder user profile record exists and a match is found. If there is no match found, then MFT Platform Server attempts to log in a remote user with the user ID and password they sent, rather than generate an error message that the responder user profile record does not exist or the information does not match.
Note: This value can be overridden on the node definition.
SMTP Server Allows you to specify the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server name. If this parameter is specified, MFT Platform Server sends email messages though this SMTP server. If this parameter is not specified, the email address you specify when you send or receive a message is ignored.
TLS Authorization File Name Allows you to specify the name of the TLS authorization file. This file allows the Platform Server Responder (i.e. Server) to validate the certificate for incoming TLS or Tunnel requests. Certificates can be accepted or rejected based on components of the certificate's DN (Distinguished Name).

This parameter is only used when the Use TLS Authorization File parameter is set to Yes.

TLS Client Application ID Allows you to specify the client application ID name for outgoing TLS transfer requests.

Default Value: TLSCERTIFICATE

TLS Encryption Allows you to configure the encryption type to use for all outgoing TLS transfer requests. Valid values are:
  • 0 - None
  • 1 - DES
  • 2 - 3DES (Triple DES)
  • 3 - Blowfish
  • 4 - Blowfish Long
  • 5 - AES/Rijndael
Note: If a TLS transfer is set up and the encryption type value is None or the default value, then the global TLS encryption type value is used.
TLS Server Application ID Allows you to specify the server application ID name for incoming TLS transfer requests.

Default Value: TLSCERTIFICATE

TLS TCP/IP Listen Port No Defines the TLS TCP/IP port that MFT Platform Server listens on for incoming transfer requests using TLS. The number entered should be a valid IP port between 1025 and 65535. This parameter must match the IPPORT defined on the remote system.
TLS Tunnel TCP/IP Listen Port No. Defines the MFT Platform Server responder program transport layer security TCP/IP protocol listen port number for incoming MFT Platform Server TLS tunnel transfer requests.

The number entered should be a valid IP port between 1025 and 65535. This parameter must match the IPPORT defined on the remote system.

TCP/IP Listen Port Number Defines the TCP/IP port that MFT Platform Server for IBM i listens on for incoming non-TLS transfer requests.

The number entered should be a valid IP port between 1025 and 65535. This parameter must match the IPPORT defined on the remote system for client transfer requests and must be different from the TLS and TLS tunnel TCP/IP listen port numbers.

Trace Initiator/Responder Traces both incoming and outgoing MFT transfer requests. MFT Platform Server creates secure files containing information about the data received from and sent to the remote systems, as well as status information about the programs processing the transfer request. This option must be turned on only when TIBCO technical support requests a trace. Valid values are:

Y - Traces all incoming and outgoing transfer requests.

N - Does not trace all incoming and outgoing transfer requests.

Use TLS Authorization File Defines if the incoming TLS transfer requests must validate the remote user by its TLS authorization file. Valid values are:
  • Y - The incoming TLS transfer requests the client certificate to be validated by its TLS authorization file.
  • N - The incoming TLS transfer requests the client certificate not to be validated by its TLS authorization file.
Version Displays the version level of MFT Platform Server for IBM i product that is currently running. This field is for display purposes only.