Where you can run MFT commands from

The following table summarize whether Managed File Transfer commands can be run locally or remotely.

Where the command is shown as:
  • Local only - the commands can only run on the local installation.
  • Local to agent - the commands can only run on the local agent installation relevant to that command.

    For example, the fteCreateBridgeAgent command can connect to the local bridge agent, shown as X (Bridge) and the fteCreateCDAgent command can connect to the local CD agent, shown as X (CD).

  • Local to logger agent- the commands can only run on the local logger installation.
  • Local and remote - you can run the command from any system that can connect to the command or coordination queue manager.

If there are no X characters for a command in the table, the command cannot be run in that situation.

Table 1. Summary of where Managed File Transfer commands can be run from
Command name Local Local to agent Local to logger agent Local and remote
fteCancelTransfer       X
fteCleanAgent       X
fteCreateAgent   X    
fteCreateBridgeAgent   X (Bridge)    
fteCreateCDAgent   X (CD)    
fteCreateEnvironment   X    
fteCreateLogger     X  
fteDefine   X    
fteDelete   X    
fteDeleteAgent   X    
fteDeleteLogger     X  
fteDeleteMonitor       X
fteDeleteScheduledTransfer       X
fteDeleteTemplates       X
fteDisplayVersion X      
fteListAgents       X
fteListMonitors       X
fteListScheduledTransfers       X
fteListTemplates       X
fteModifyAgent   X    
fteModifyLogger     X  
fteObfuscate X      
ftePingAgent       X
fteRAS X      
fteSetAgentLogLevel   X    
fteSetAgentTraceLevel   X    
fteSetLoggerTraceLevel     X  
[z/OS]fteSetProductID X      
fteSetupCommands X      
fteSetupCoordination X      
fteShowAgentDetails       X
fteShowLoggerDetails       X
fteStartAgent   X    
fteStartLogger     X  
fteStartMonitor       X
fteStopAgent   X    
fteStopLogger     X  
fteStopMonitor       X