Q: Does Universal File Mover (UFM) require Java?
Yes, Universal File Mover (UFM) requires Java v1.5 or higher (no, it will not work with Java v1.3 or v1.4)
Q: Does Universal File Mover support platform XXX ?
Universal File Mover is supported on AIX, HP-UX, IBM i (OS/400), Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and Windows (plus any other platform that supports Java v1.5 or higher)
Q: Can Universal File Mover connect in different ways to different servers for file transfers?
Yes, Universal File Mover can transfer files in 1 of 5 ways: WebSphere MQ, FTP, SFTP, SCP and HTTP. For example, UFM can retrieve a file from a remote server via FTP and then send it via WebSphere MQ to another server. UFM can move/transfer files in any combination the user wishes.
Q: Can I send an extremely large file via MQ with Universal File Mover?
Yes, Universal File Mover can send a file of any size and yes, it uses MQ’s message segmentation for large files
Q: Can Universal File Mover monitor a directory for incoming files then send the files?
Yes, Universal File Mover can monitor a directory for files – see Watch Action
Q: Do I need MQ installed on the server?
Yes, Universal File Mover requires MQ to be installed along with the MQ/Java component (yes, you can cheat and only copy the MQ JAR files)
Q: Can Universal File Mover send files to different queues?
Yes, each MQSend Action can specify different target queues
Q: Can I run more than 1 Universal File Mover MQReceive Action at the same time?
Yes, you can run more than 1 MQReceive Action as a daemon (Unix/Linux) or Windows service (Windows) on the same server
Q: Can I view the results of an UFM Workflow in a centralized location?
Yes. First add the Status element to the Global element of the Workflow. The Status element contains the MQ information regarding the queue manager name and status queue name. Next use the Universal File Mover Status Monitor application to view the status messages on the status queue.
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
