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Secure and Managed File Transfer Attachmate's MFT Solutions
Klaus Hild Systems Engineer Collaboration & File Management
Jörg Bunse
Systems Engineer
Reflection Product Family
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Why Managed File Transfer?
• Integration
• Continuous, automated transfer between systems and/or applications
• Distributed applications such as POS, CAx or PPS (Production Planning and Scheduling)
• Collaboration
• Semi-automated transfer between systems and persons/users
• Large/very large files
• Sensitive information, requirering a detailed audit trail and guaranteed delivery
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Most frequently used tools …
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Special case Novell Filr
• Distributed branch offices with low bandwidth
• Collection of files within Filr
• Transfer of “human-readable” files, i.e. documents such as PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, …
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Reflection Managed File Transfer (MFT)
• File/data exchange with internal and/or external parties on a regular basis
• Time, event or user driven
Branch office
Supplier
Customer
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MFT Light Solution – Architecture Automated sending and retrieving
Monitoring Script
Windows Client
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MFT Light Solution – Architecture Automated sending and retrieving plus SFTP server and streaming
Monitoring Script
Windows Client
Windows Server
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MFT Light Solution – Architecture Full featured installation
Web Edition
Monitoring Script
Windows Client
Windows Server
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Directory Monitoring Transfer …
Start based on
Task Scheduler
Is a(nother) file
present?
Get directory content
Success?
Calculate MD5 hash
Is it locked?
Transfer file
Write Event Log
Move or delete file
Exit
yes
no
no
Skip file yes
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Demo
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Key Features & Functions
• “Active“ directory monitoring and transfer to external SFTP servers
• “Passive“ incoming and outgoing SFTP transfers
• Data Streaming to internal servers (no files are stored in the DMZ at any time)
• Web Client for external parties (with Check- point / Restart functionality)
• Uses MS PowerShell – no additional software needed
• Native logging (Windows Event Log) – fits perfect into 3rd party systems management tools
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Meet the Product Managers
• Wednesday 10:30 – 11:15h
– Madhan Periasamy Product Manager OES, iPrint
– Richard Lindstedt Product Manager Filr
• New PM / PMM in our organization
– Nicholas Scholz Product Marketing Manager for GroupWise, OES and Vibe
– Mike Bills Product Manager Collaboration
GroupWise, GW Mobility Service, Messenger and Vibe
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Components
Web Edition
• SFTP Server • Web Client • File Streaming
Windows Client
• SFTP Client • Automated Transfers
Directory Monitoring
• Directory Monitoring • Automated Transfer • Logging
Windows Server
• LAN Backend Server
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