Preparing Communications Adapters for Use with Sterling File Gateway

Sterling File Gateway uses the communications adapters in Sterling B2B Integrator to receive connections from and make connections to Partners for the purpose of transferring files. These connections can use various Internet protocols, including FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP, Sterling Connect:Direct®, HTTP, HTTPS, and WebDAV. Before using Sterling File Gateway to route files, configure the communications adapters in Sterling B2B Integrator.

About this task

To configure communications adapters:

Procedure

  1. Determine the communication adapters you require.
  2. Review the information needed to configure the adapters you require.
    The following adapters can be used with Sterling File Gateway:
    Protocol Adapter
    FTP, FTPS FTP Server adapter
    FTP, FTPS FTP Client adapter and services
    SSH/SFTP, SSH/SCP SFTP Server adapter
    SSH/SFTP SFTP Client adapter and services
    Sterling Connect:Direct Connect:Direct Server adapter
    PGP Command Line Adapter 2
    HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV (Requires extensibility. See Add Custom Protocols.) HTTP Server adapter
    HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV (Requires extensibility. See Add Custom Protocols.) HTTP Client adapter and services
    WebSphere® MQ File Transfer Edition WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Agent adapter
    WebSphere MQ Suite Async adapter
    WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition Create Transfer service
    FTP Server Adapter
  3. Gather the information needed for the adapters.
  4. From the main menu, select Tools > B2B Console.
  5. Select Deployment > Services > Configuration.
  6. Select and configure the adapters you require.