Starting an MFT agent

Before using a Managed File Transfer agent for a file transfer, you must first start the agent.

We can start a Managed File Transfer Agent from the command line. In this case, the agent process stops when you log off the system.

On UNIX, Linux , and Windows, we can configure an agent so that it continues running when you log off from the system and can continue to receive file transfers.

On z/OS®, we can configure the agent to start as a started task from JCL without the need for an interactive session.

Note that, if an agent encounters an unrecoverable error when it is running, a first failure data capture (FDC) is generated and the agent is stopped.

Procedure

• To start an agent from the command line, use the fteStartAgent command. For more information, see fteStartAgent.
• To configure an agent so that it continues running when you log off from the system:
  • On Windows, configure the agent to run as a Windows service. For more information, see Starting an MFT agent as a Windows service.
  • On UNIX and Linux, configure the agent to start automatically during a reboot by using a script file. For more information, see Starting an MFT agent at UNIX and Linux system startup.
• On z/OS, configure the agent to start as a started task from JCL without the need for an interactive session. For more information, see Starting an MFT agent on z/OS.