Deploying Control-M MFT

This procedure describes how to transfer MFT installation packages to existing Control-M/Agents and install or upgrade Control-M MFT on UNIX or Windows.

NOTE: You can only deploy MFT 9.0.21 on Control-M MFT 9.0.18 and higher.

NOTE: You can only deploy MFT 9.0.21 to Control-M/Agent 9.0.18 and higher.

NOTE: You cannot upgrade more than one MFT activity on the same Windows computer simultaneously.

Before you begin

• Ensure that the Control-M MFT installation package that you obtained from the EPD site has been installed on the Control-M/EM server, as described in Control-M Managed File Transfer installation.

To deploy Control-M MFT:

1. From the Manage tab, select Deployment.

   The Deployment window appears.

2. Click New Activity >Managed File Transfer > Install/Upgrade.

   The MFT Upgrade/Install window appears.

3. Do the following:
   1. In the Activity Name field, type a name for this activity.
   2. In the Description field, describe the purpose of this activity (optional).
   3. In the E-Mail Notification Address field, type the email address(es) that you want to receive notifications about this activity (optional).

      To receive email notification, you need to define the email server parameters, as described in SMTP parameters.

4. Select one of the following:
   • Send MFT to Control-M Agent(s): Transfers the MFT installation package to specific Control-M/Agent computers. After the package is transfered, you can manually start the upgrade process, at any time, from the Agent Deployment window or upgrade with CLI, as described in ccmcli.
   • Send and Install MFT to Control-M Agent(s): Transfers the MFT installation package to specific Control-M/Agent computers and begins the upgrade process automatically.

   NOTE:

   • The Control-M MFT installation package is deleted after a successful upgrade. If the upgrade failed, then the installation package remains on the Control-M/Agent computer until the next successful upgrade.
   • The MFT installation package remains on the Control-M/Server computer for 30 days. If you want to change this setting, define the Control-M/Server AD_RETAIN_PACKAGES, as described in Defining Control-M/Server system parameters.
5. Click Next.
6. Select the Control-M/Agent(s) to deploy Control-M MFT.

   NOTE: If you selected a Control-M/Agent on Windows that is set to Logon as User, you need to define the Run As User for each Control-M/Agent.

7. In the Set Java home directory location for the selected Agents field, type the path that points to the external Java installation for all selected Agents.

   If the path is incorrect and the deploy fails, you can update the path in the Properties pane.

   NOTE: You can only define one Java home directory for this deployment activity. If you need to deploy MFT to platforms with different Java paths, you must create a separate deployment activity for each platform. To view the OS type for each Agent, see the Operating System column in the Components grid. For more information about external Java, see Control-M External Java Installation.

8. Depending on which method you selected, click Transfer or Upgrade.

   The transfer process starts and progress messages appear in the right pane of the deployment activity. To view and troubleshoot the internal stages of the upgrade, click Log from the Agent Deployment window. If you selected to transfer the installation package, you can upgrade or install Control-M MFT any time after the transfer is complete. A job runs on the Control-M/Agent(s) to verify that it upgraded successfully.