Additional MFT agent configuration files
In addition to the agent.properties file, the Managed File Transfer agent can have a number of XML configuration files in its configuration directory.
Configuration files
The following XML configuration files can be used to specify additional information used by the agent:
- ProtocolBridgeCredentials.xml
- If your agent is a protocol bridge agent, we can use this file to specify the credentials to use to log in to the FTP or SFTP server that the agent connects to.
- ProtocolBridgeProperties.xml
- If your agent is a protocol bridge agent, we can use this file to define the properties of non-default protocol file servers that the agent connects to. The fteCreateBridgeAgent command creates a default protocol file server in this file for you.
- ConnectDirectCredentials.xml
- If your agent is a Connect:Direct bridge agent, we can use this file to specify the credentials to use to connect to the Connect:Direct nodes involved in a transfer.
- ConnectDirectNodeProperties.xml
- If your agent is a Connect:Direct bridge agent, we can use this file to specify the operating system information about the Connect:Direct nodes involved in a transfer.
- ConnectDirectProcessDefinition.xml
- If your agent is a Connect:Direct bridge agent, we can use this file to specify the user-defined Connect:Direct processes to call as part of a file transfer.
- UserSandboxes.xml
- We can use this file to specify which areas of the file system the agent can read from or write to.
Updating the configuration files
Unlike the agent.properties file, we can update the XML configuration files and have the agent pick up the changes without having to restart the agent.When you submit a transfer, if it has been more than 10 second since the last time the agent checked the XML configuration file, the agent checks the last modified time of the XML configuration file. If the XML configuration file has been modified since the last time the agent read the file, the agent reads the file again. If the contents of the file are valid when compared to the XML schema, the agent updates its information. If the contents of the file are not valid, the agent uses the information from the previous version of the file and writes a message to the outpu0.log file.
- Protocol bridge credentials file format
The ProtocolBridgeCredentials.xml file in the Managed File Transfer Agent configuration directory defines the user names and credential information that the protocol bridge agent uses to authorize itself with the protocol server. - Protocol bridge properties file format
The ProtocolBridgeProperties.xml file in the agent configuration directory defines properties for protocol file servers. - Connect:Direct credentials file format
The ConnectDirectCredentials.xml file in the Managed File Transfer Agent configuration directory defines the user names and credential information that the Connect:Direct agent uses to authorize itself with a Connect:Direct node. - Connect:Direct process definitions file format
The ConnectDirectProcessDefinitions.xml file in the Connect:Direct bridge agent configuration directory specifies the user-defined Connect:Direct process to start as part of the file transfer. - Connect:Direct node properties file format
The ConnectDirectNodeProperties.xml file in the Connect:Direct bridge agent configuration directory specifies information about remote Connect:Direct nodes that are involved in a file transfer.
Parent topic: XML message formats used by MFT
Related reference
- Protocol bridge credentials file format
- Protocol bridge properties file format
- Connect:Direct credentials file format
- Connect:Direct node properties file format
- Connect:Direct process definitions file format
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