MFT connection profile type

Determines one of the following connection profile types:

• File transfer single endpoint: Transfers files from the host defined in this connection profile to hosts defined in multiple connection profiles. Select this option if you want to reuse this connection profile to transfer files to different hosts.
• File transfer dual endpoint: Transfers files between two specific hosts defined in this connection profile.

Connect to

Transfers files using one of the following protocols:

• FTP Server: FTP protocol parameters
• SFTP Server (SSH): SFTP (SSH) protocol parameters
• S3: S3 protocol parameters
• AS2 Server: AS2 parameters
• Azure Blob: Azure Blob Protocol Parameters

Host Name

Defines the name of the host computer

Port

Determines the port used to communicate for each host.

Defaults are:

FTP: 21

SFTP: 22

OS Type

Determines which platform the host resides.

NOTE:

• If you want to connect with SFTP to a USS file system on Mainframe, you must select UNIX.
• If you want to connect with SFTP to a z/OS file system on Mainframe (via Co:Z), you must select MVS.

User Name

Defines the username of each host.

If it is a local host on Windows, the domain name must be specified. If it is a remote host on Windows, the domain name might need to be specified if required by the server.

Password

Defines the password for each user connection profile

Home Directory

Determines the home directory for each host that appears in the File Selection dialog box in the Control-M for AFT properties pane.

Control-M MFT supports both Name Format 0 and Name Format 1. The syntax of the home directory determines which format is used (OS/400 platforms only).

To retrieve the home directory from the remote server or local computer, click Get Home Directory (This feature is not available for Unisys OS2200).

Manual Additional Parameters

Enables you to add parameters for futher connection profile configuration, as described in Connection profile manual additional parameters.