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Secure and Managed File Transfer Attachmate's MFT Solutions

Klaus Hild Systems Engineer Collaboration & File Management

khild@novell.com

Jörg Bunse

Systems Engineer

Reflection Product Family

joerg.bunse@attachmate.com

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Why Managed File Transfer?

• Integration

• Continuous, automated transfer between systems and/or applications

• Distributed applications such as POS, CAx or PPS (Production Planning and Scheduling)

• Collaboration

• Semi-automated transfer between systems and persons/users

• Large/very large files

• Sensitive information, requirering a detailed audit trail and guaranteed delivery

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Most frequently used tools …

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Special case Novell Filr

• Distributed branch offices with low bandwidth

• Collection of files within Filr

• Transfer of “human-readable” files, i.e. documents such as PDF, DOC, PPT, XLS, …

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Reflection Managed File Transfer (MFT)

• File/data exchange with internal and/or external parties on a regular basis

• Time, event or user driven

Branch office

Supplier

Customer

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MFT Light Solution – Architecture Automated sending and retrieving

Monitoring Script

Windows Client

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MFT Light Solution – Architecture Automated sending and retrieving plus SFTP server and streaming

Monitoring Script

Windows Client

Windows Server

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MFT Light Solution – Architecture Full featured installation

Web Edition

Monitoring Script

Windows Client

Windows Server

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Directory Monitoring Transfer …

Start based on

Task Scheduler

Is a(nother) file

present?

Get directory content

Success?

Calculate MD5 hash

Is it locked?

Transfer file

Write Event Log

Move or delete file

Exit

yes

no

no

Skip file yes

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Demo

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Key Features & Functions

• “Active“ directory monitoring and transfer to external SFTP servers

• “Passive“ incoming and outgoing SFTP transfers

• Data Streaming to internal servers (no files are stored in the DMZ at any time)

• Web Client for external parties (with Check- point / Restart functionality)

• Uses MS PowerShell – no additional software needed

• Native logging (Windows Event Log) – fits perfect into 3rd party systems management tools

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Meet the Product Managers

• Wednesday 10:30 – 11:15h

– Madhan Periasamy Product Manager OES, iPrint

– Richard Lindstedt Product Manager Filr

• New PM / PMM in our organization

– Nicholas Scholz Product Marketing Manager for GroupWise, OES and Vibe

– Mike Bills Product Manager Collaboration

GroupWise, GW Mobility Service, Messenger and Vibe

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Components

Web Edition

• SFTP Server • Web Client • File Streaming

Windows Client

• SFTP Client • Automated Transfers

Directory Monitoring

• Directory Monitoring • Automated Transfer • Logging

Windows Server

• LAN Backend Server

This document could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein. These changes may be incorporated in new editions of this document. Novell, Inc. may make improvements in or changes to the software described in this document at any time. Copyright © 2011 Novell, Inc. All rights reserved. All Novell marks referenced in this presentation are trademarks or registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.