MFT commands

All Managed File Transfer commands are listed with links to their detailed descriptions.

Command name Purpose
Commands for migration:
fteMigrateAgent Migrate an agent and its configuration from WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Version 7.0.4 to Managed File Transfer Version 7.5or later
fteMigrateConfigurationOptions Migrate a WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Version 7.0 configuration to Managed File Transfer Version 7.5 or later.
fteMigrateLogger Migrate the configuration of a stand-alone database logger from WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Version 7.0.1 or later to Managed File Transfer Version 7.5 or later.
Commands for configuration:
fteChangeDefaultConfigurationOptions Change the default configuration options that we want Managed File Transfer to use
fteCreateAgent Create a Managed File Transfer Agent
fteCreateBridgeAgent Create a Managed File Transfer protocol bridge agent
fteCreateCDAgent Create a Managed File Transfer Connect:Direct bridge agent
fteCreateEnvironment Set the environment variable for the configuration and transfer of files for the Redistributable Managed File Transfer Agent.
fteCreateLogger Create a Managed File Transfer logger
fteDefine Generate the configuration scripts necessary to define the specified objects.
fteDelete Generate the configuration scripts necessary to remove the specified objects.
fteDeleteAgent Delete a particular Managed File Transfer Agent
fteDeleteLogger Delete a Managed File Transfer logger
fteModifyAgent Windows only. Modify an agent, Connect:Direct bridge agent, or protocol bridge agent to run as a Windows service.
fteModifyLogger Windows only. Modify the logger to run as a Windows service.
fteSetupCommands Specify the details of the queue manager that connects to the IBM MQ network when we issue commands
fteSetupCoordination Configure a Managed File Transfer coordination queue manager
Commands for administration:
fteCancelTransfer Cancel a file transfer
fteCleanAgent Clean up the queues used by an agent
fteClearMonitorHistory Clear the history of a resource monitor
fteCreateMonitor Create and start a new resource monitor
fteCreateTemplate Create a transfer template for future use
fteCreateTransfer Create and start a new file transfer
fteDeleteMonitor Stop and remove an existing resource monitor
fteDeleteScheduledTransfer Delete a particular file transfer that we have previously scheduled
fteDeleteTemplates Delete existing file transfer templates
fteListAgents List all of the agents registered against a particular coordination queue manager
fteListMonitors List all of the resource monitors registered against a particular coordination queue manager
fteListScheduledTransfers List all of the Managed File Transfer transfers that you previously created using the command line or the IBM MQ Explorer.
fteListTemplates List all the file transfer templates for a coordination queue manager
ftePingAgent Pings an agent to determine whether the agent is active and able to process transfers.
fteSetProductID Set z/OS SCRT recording product id
fteShowAgentDetails Display the details of a particular agent
fteShowLoggerDetails Display the details of a particular logger
fteStartAgent Start a particular agent before using it to transfer files
fteStartLogger Start logger
fteStopAgent Stop a particular agent
fteStopLogger Stop logger
Command for security:
fteObfuscate Encrypt sensitive data in credentials files.
Commands for troubleshooting:
fteDisplayVersion Display the product version
fteSetAgentLogLevel Enable or disable diagnostic information logging for file transfers between a Managed File Transfer protocol bridge agent and FTP/SFTP/FTPS file servers.
fteSetAgentTraceLevel Set the level of agent trace to run
fteSetLoggerTraceLevel Set the level of logger trace to run
fteRAS Run the RAS gathering tool

See Installed MFT command sets for a table showing which commands are installed with which Managed File Transfer offering.

The syntax for each command and its parameters is presented in the form of a syntax diagram called a railroad diagram. For information about how to interpret railroad diagrams, see Syntax diagrams.

Parent topic: Managed File Transfer administration reference


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