Starting an MFT agent

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

About this task

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

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

[z/OS] On z/OS®, you 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 AIX 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 AIX 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.