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WebSphere MQ FTE (File Transfer Edition) 2008 IBM Corporation

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareHow Are Most Organizations Moving Files Today? Currently, many business critical applications connect byexchanging files– Most organizations have several products, anddifferent techniques for doing file transfer– Typically there is a mix of FTP, homegrown, andother file transfer products Why is FTP use so widespread?– Lowest common denominator– Quick fix – repent at leisure– Simple concepts – low technical skills to getstarted– FTP products are “free”, simple, intuitive andubiquitousPage 2

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareThe Business DriversYou want to Institute management, control andgovernance around the use of file transfersacross the enterprise Include file-oriented applications in yourSOA? Automate complex end to end transfer toavoid human-errors?IBM Solution WebSphere MQ FileTransfer Edition– WMQ/FTE v7.0 Capture & record enterprise wide filetransfer activities for better Log,management and control Avoid developing code to overcomestandard file transfer limitations? Use a single modern, reliable, secure andmanaged infrastructure for all trafficincluding files?3

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareIntegration CostsYou want to IBM Solution Reduce integration costsby a factor of 2 to 4 WebSphere MQ/FTE v 7.0 providesthe ability to reduce costs:tpmen– Messaging traffic will nowinclude file transferstDevelopmenCustomtions ”SoluedFTPAdd“Value– A single infrastructure toManageHandwrittenextensionsto FTPtom Develo Cu sologyechnFTP TAll Custom cailpAperisIBMconnectivitysoftwarerewaelddMi– A consistent way to managetransfers for both operations(Server to Server) and Users onthe desktop– A consistent point of Log– A more efficient way to useexisting resourcesSize ofProject4

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareCentralized Monitoring and ManagementYou want to IBM Solution Meet regulatory compliance(SOX, Basil-II, HIPAA, etc) WebSphere MQ/FTE v 7.0 providescentralized Management andMonitoring of all file transfers Monitor all file transfersincluding– Full Log ability to meetRegulatory Compliance– Server to Server– Desktop Users– Trading Partners / Vendors orother outside companies– Full Transfer History to meetinternal Log requirements Centrally Manage accesscontrol to limit who canperform transfers––––PlatformsSource file locationsTarget file locationsFile names or file patterns?– Comprehensive ACL basedsecurity?5

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareFile transfer Reliability, Integrity and SecurityYou want to Eliminate the pitfalls ofunmanaged FTP Provide assured deliveryof files Improve performance oftransfers Enforce integrity andsecurity of file transfers– Server to Server– Desktop Users– Trading Partners / Vendorsor other outside companiesIBM Solution WebSphere MQ/FTE v 7.0 providesthe following qualities of service:– SSL channels forAuthentication, Encryption andDigital Signature support– Optionally invoke PGPencryption– Checkpoint / Restart andautomatic network recovery forassured delivery6

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareFile transfer AutomationYou want to IBM Solution Automate simple orcomplex File Transferssteps using a standardsapproach WebSphere MQ/FTE v 7.0 providesthe following qualities of service: Invoke external userprograms andcommands pre or posttransfers Introduce event drivenprocessing to Filetransfers– Run at a specific time ofday, day of week, interval,etc.– Trigger processing basedon operational events– Automation Integration withexisting Schedulers On z/OS or distributed platforms Integrated scheduling at the transferlevel for repetitive tasks– Comprehensive Ant basedscripting facility to run “Jobs”with multiple steps acrossplatforms Conditional step processing Full Transfer History including stepexecution7

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareSimplification of Operational ComplexityYou want to IBM Solution Avoid developing, andmaintaining parallelinfrastructures– Messaging– Files WebSphere MQ/FTE v 7.0 providesthe following qualities of service:– Move files across themessaging infrastructure Reduce the administrationburden of separateinfrastructures– Manage with a single tool Provide traceability formessages and files in aconsistent manner– Route in a consistent manner– Monitor with a single tool– Reduce the requirement formultiple skills and potentiallyadditional personnel Achieve operationalefficiency File Transfers ApplicationMessagingConsolidated Transportfor messages & files8

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareIBM’s Vision – SOA Messaging Backbone Addressing full spectrum of universal transport requirementsSkillsLanguagesCOBOL, C/C , RPCJava, JEE, JMS.NET, C#, VB, WCFAJAX, Perl, Python OrientationsServiceBatchFilesMessageResource MindsetsWSDL, XML, WS-*REST, MEST, KISSEnd-PointsVendor PlatformsJEE, .NET, etcOperating SystemsExploitation & SupportApplicationsSAP, Siebel, etc DevicesMobile, Wireless, PoS,Sensor, Actuator, RFID Web servicesSOAP, WSDL, WS-RM, WS-N Web 2.0HTTP, AJAX, REST, AppliancesQualities-of-ServiceDelivery est speedLowest LatencyPage 9

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareIntroducing WebSphere MQ/FTE (File Transfer Edition) Flexible backbone for transfers – not asingle-hop solution like FTP Multi-purpose – use for messages and files Loggable with logging subsystem thattracks transfer at source and at destinationfor Log purposesconfiguretrackLog Massive files – larger than MQ messages Reliability leveraging the MQ transport Integration with MQ-enabled apps andESBs No need to program – no need to use APIs Simple graphical tooling enabling remoteconfiguration Automatic file conversion and compression Security - of file payload using SSLABCXYZ File Transfer EditionWebSphere MQAnnounced October 7, 2008GA December 5, 2008 (Distributed)GA December 12 2008 (z/OS) Visual transfer status reporting Support for many supported MQenvironmentsPage 10

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareKey Themes – WebSphere MQ File Transfer EditionAuditable Log logs of transfers at source and target Log data persisted to MQ queues and/or relational database. Captures time-stamped log at source and targetEase-of-Use Remote console for transfer initiation, unattended operation, scripting, scheduling, restart policies, status display Integrated with MQ Explorer configuration toolingSimplicity Small footprint, fast install No need to write code or use API to configure transfers – Enabled via GUI Leverages WebSphere MQ – no other technology pre-requisitesSecurity Access to individual files subject to file system permissions Link level security (inheriting MQ SSL security)Breadth Support WebSphere MQ V6 and V7 for transfers Core Platform support (z/OS, Linux (32 Bit), Solaris, AIX, HP, Windows) Good file type support (ASCII/EBCDIC, CR/LF, Flat files, z/OS)Automated Transfers Transfers can be scheduled to repeat at predetermined intervals Transfers can be triggered by range of file system events e.g. new files, updated file, etc.Page 11

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareMQ FTE fundamentals Coordination queue manager - A queue manager in the MQ network that acts asa central location for collecting and broadcasting audit and file transfer information.All agent queue managers in the MQ network must have connectivity to thecoordination queue manager to route appropriate information there. FTE Agent - An FTE agent is a JVM process that runs on a machine and performsfile transfers to and from other agents. Agent queue manager - A queue manager that hosts an agent's queues. Whentransferring files between two agents, their respective agent queue managersmust have connectivity. Command queue manager - Submitting commands to an agent (such asrequesting a transfer) involves sending an MQ message to the agent's commandqueue on the agent queue manager. The command queue manager must haveconnectivity to all agent queue managers.

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IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareExample TopologiesABAAQQCoord CCoordAAAHub and SpokeAStarAAAQQQAACoordBusAgentsQMAdminAAPage 14

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareWMQ/FTE Agent ArchitectureJVMREPLYCommand Process threadsCOMMANDQueue Manager(WMQ V6 )File Xfre Ack threadDATASchedulerTriggersFile Receiver threadsThread PoolFile ChuckBufferPoolJVMFile Sender threadsCommand Process threadsFile Xfre Ack threadFile Receiver threadsFile Sender threadsWMQFTEAgentWMQFTEAgentThread PoolSTATEDATAEVENTCOMMANDFile ChuckBufferPoolSchedulerTriggersQueue Manager(WMQ V6 )REPLYSTATEEVENT Multi-threaded Architecture for performance and scalability Highly efficient WMQ pacing based stream I/O with full in-flight checkpoint and restart Built in scheduler and trigger support Bindings (Server) and Client support Leverages MQ Publish and Subscribe infrastructure for Transfer Logs and progress15

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareWMQ/FTE Agent using Server Connection

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareWMQ/FTE Agent using Server Connection Agents connects in BindingsMode– Cross memory data passing High performance– Asynchronous Channel transferdata Network hiccups do notimpact transfers Opportunity for very highperformance networkthroughput– File Transfer traffic flows in bothdirections at the same time

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareWMQ/FTE Agent using Client channelconnection

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareWMQ/FTE Agent using Client channel connection Agents connect over the networkto a Queue Manager– Susceptible to network failures Not allways good over the WAN– All traffic needs to go via thehosting QM Server Less efficient when transferring betweenclients– Client Channels are more “chatty” Additional network traffic– MQ V6 clients use more sessionsand resources. Additional load on the Server resources– MQ V7 clients can share sessionsand have options for improvedperformance over V6 clients

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareHow to start a File Transfer Command Line Interface is consistent acrossall supported platforms Transfer commands can be invoked from thesupported Operating Systems shellenvironment Commands can be invoked from anywhereacross the file transfer– i.e. Command could be invoked from aWindows machine for transfers takingplace between z/OS and Unix machines Developers can use any native command linelanguage on the OS that can invoke thesecommands (shell, bat, cmd, etc.) Application Programs can place a requestusing a messaging interface in XML Examples: fteCreateTransfer fteStartAgent fteStopAgent fteShowAgentDetails fteShowAgentsStarts a new file transfer from the command lineStarts a File Transfer agent from the command lineStops a File Transfer agent in a controlled wayDisplays the details of a particular File Transfer agentDisplays the status of all known Transfer agentsPage 20

IBM Software Group WebSphere softwareCentralized Configuration & Administration Logically centralized configuration of remote, distributed backbone Remotely view & configure entire backbone – including on z/OSCreateDeleteDisplayModifyDeployTest Visual display at a glance Remote connection from Linux x86 andWindows SSL secured connections Eclipse-based environment Extensible and customizablePage 21

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