Transfer CFT 3.7 Release Notes Save PDF Selected topic Selected topic and subtopics All content Axway AMPLIFY Transfer CFT 3.7 Release Notes New features and enhancements Platform features Limitations Prerequisites Deprecated features Discontinued support Documentation Support services New features and enhancements This section lists new features and product enhancements added since the last major Transfer CFT release. Cloud storage enhancements Added server-side encryption for AWS S3. Added Access Control List (ACL) policy for uploading files to AWS S3. Added HTTP/HTTPS proxy support for AWS S3. Integration/standarization Support for Kubernetes. Support for automatic deployments on AWS with Terraform. File transfers Support for IPv6 while performing exchanges using SFTP. User Interface and REST API updates New REST API for ACT/INACT. New REST API for RECONFIG. User interface updates for RECONFIG and ACT/INACT. Performance enhancement for catalog requests. The UI supports all of the same parameters as the CFTUTIL SEND/RECV commands. Security In access management you can now use the EDIT and VIEW actions in the SERVICE:CFTSRV resource to control changes on a multi-node Transfer CFT instance (add_node, remove_node, disable_node, add_host, remove_host). Miscellaneous Added support for an automatic upgrade for Transfer CFT IBM i (OS/400). Added a beginning-of-transfer exit, EXITBOT, that allows you to have some customizable fields in a request, such as the IDF, to be based on transfer metadata such as PART or NIDF. Support for environment variables in folder monitoring (CFTFOLDER) scandir and workdir parameters definitions using the %env:X% syntax. Added cft.cftlog.switch_on_start parameter that enables/disables the automatic LOG switch when Transfer CFT starts. With cft.cftlog.switch_on_start=No, the log file switches once a day instead of at each startup. Added the cg.certificate.governance.csr_dn parameter to enable you to customize the governance certificate's distinguished name (DN). Added UNC network drive support for Transfer CFT Windows installations, which is especially useful for multi-host installations. New LISTPKI display and formatting improvements, along with use of display model. Added support for Windows PowerShell. You can now interact with Transfer CFT command lines (cft, CFTUTIL, PKIUTIL) in PowerShell. You just need to load the profile.ps1 instead of profile.bat. Added cft.cftlog.switch_on_start parameter that enables/disables the automatic LOG switch when Transfer CFT starts. With cft.cftlog.switch_on_start=No, the log file switches once a day instead of at each start. Platform features The table below lists the available Transfer CFT 3.7 features according to the version and operating system where they were introduced. Function OS Windows UNIX z/OS IBM i HP NS OpenVMS Flow Manager 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 - Flow Manager SaaS 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 - Using tracking with Edge Agent 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 SAML 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 SP1 3.5 - REST API 3.2.4 3.2.4 3.2.4 3.2.4 3.2.4 - New browser-based user interface 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 - Central Governance management 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.2.4 - Folder monitoring 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1.34 3.1.34 3.2.4 3.1.3 Secure Relay 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.3 Not Supported - Multi-node architecture 3.0.1 3.0.11 3.0.1 - Not Supported 3.0.1 TrustedFile (PGP S-MIME CMS) 3.0.13 3.0.11 3.0.1 - Not Supported - PassPort AM 2.7.1 2.7.11 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.2.4 2.7.1 SFTP 3.4 3.4 5 3.5 6 - 3.66 - IPv6 2.7.1 2.7.11 2.7.1 2.7.1 Limitation 2.7.1 pTCP 2.7.1 2.7.11 - - Not Supported - UDT (excluding multi-node) 2.7.1 2.7.12 - - Not Supported - SOCKS 2.7.1 2.7.1 3.0.1 2.7.1 Limitation 2.7.1 Heartbeat functionality 2.7.1 2.7.1 2.7.1 2.7.1 3.2.4 2.7.1 Bandwidth control 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.0.1 Limitation 3.0.1 System users (USERCTRL) 2.7.0 2.6.2 3.2.2 3.1.3 Not Supported - 1Enabled for all UNIX except SCO, UnixWare, IRIX, Tru64. 2 Enabled only for Linux-x86-32, Linux-x86-64, Linux-ia64-64. 3Enabled for versions 3.0.1 to 3.3.2 on Windows 32-bit systems. As of Transfer CFT 3.4, Trusted File is supported on Windows 64-bit systems. 4Limited to USS (z/OS) and IFS (IBM i) systems. On IBM i, native files folder monitoring is available for Transfer CFT 3.3.2 SP2 and higher. 5Available on AIX, HPUX ia64, Linux, Solaris, Windows 6For UNIX type files only User interface comparison Functionality Central Governance (with Sentinel) New user interface (Browser) Former user interface(Copilot Java Web Start application) Administration X X X Configuration X* X X Monitor transfers - X X Manage transfers - X X Monitor the log X X X Manage certificates X X X End-to-end monitoring X - - Administration: Start, stop, and restart Transfer CFT. Configuration: Create configuration objects including partner definitions, transfer templates, protocols, and security profiles. Monitor transfers: View the catalog file, which contains control data that is associated with transfers. Manage transfers: Create, manage, and delete transfer requests. Monitor the log: View log file. Manage certificates: View and import certificates. End-to-end monitoring: View a transfer process, from start to finish, along with all participants (sender, receiver, and intermediate participants). * You can perform some, but not all, configuration tasks (you can manage partner definitions and transfer templates). Supported file systems for multi-node architecture The following non-exhaustive table lists shared file systems that have been tested with Transfer CFT. Operating system Tested and supported Not supported AIX GPFS (recommended), NFSv4 NFSv3, CXFS, VeritasSF HP-UX NFSv4 NFSv3, CXFS, VeritasSF Linux-x86 GPFS (recommended), NFSv4, GFS2, AWS EFS NFSv3, CXFS, ACFS, OCFSv1, OCFSv2, QFS, VeritasSF OpenVMS RMS Solaris NFSv4 NFSv3, CXFS, QFS, VeritasSF Windows-x86 SMB/CIFS, GPFS CXFS, NFS z/OS Sharing DASD across Sysplex Limitations Installation limitations include: For a Windows cluster, all machines in the cluster must have the same service definition (same name, display name, etc.) You cannot use the installation template file (initialize.properties) in a directory where the directory name contains accents SFTP implementation does not support messages or the store-and-forward functionality You cannot use the former Copilot Java application to manage SFTP protocol configurations When using folder monitoring on behalf of another user (USERID):Linux: You cannot use both userctrl and events modes.It is not supported in the obsolete folder configuration mode via uconf parameters. When using AWS, Transfer CFT Windows presently only supports HTTP proxies (not HTTPS proxies) Prerequisites Windows Transfer CFT on Windows requires the Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2019 for proper functioning. This provides the necessary library files (DLL) for Transfer CFT. You must install vcredist_x64.exe prior to installing or upgrading Transfer CFT. Note If the redistribution package is already installed on your Windows system, there is no need to reinstall. Java support You require Java version 7 or higher as a client to use the Copilot Java user interface. Secure Relay Transfer CFT delivers an embedded Secure Relay MA 2.7.3. You must then additionally install the Secure Relay RA 2.7.3. Please refer to the Secure Relay Installation Guide for details. Deprecated functions The following section lists deprecated functions for Transfer CFT version 3.7 and higher: The Java Web Start Graphical User Interface (Copilot UI) is deprecated and will no longer be available as of v3.8. Deprecated the former Habilitation Access Management method (SECUTIL). The following section lists deprecated functions for Transfer CFT version 3.5 and higher: Referencing a certificate with the PKIFNAME using the format (PKIFNAME=TXT://certificate) is no longer supported. Deprecated the PAD parameter. Discontinued support Changing technologies as well as evolution in our customers systems, drives the need for Axway to modify or discontinue support for some features. The following list summarizes discontinued functions that have been announced for Transfer CFT. Discontinued platforms The following platforms were previously supported, however support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.7 and higher: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Windows 7 Windows 2008, 2008 R2 The following platforms were previously supported in Transfer CFT 3.5; however, support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.6 and higher: IBM i v7.1 z/OS v2.1 The following platforms were previously supported in Transfer CFT 3.2.4; however, support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.3.2 and higher: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 s390-32, s390-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ia64‐64 The following platforms were previously supported in Transfer CFT 3.1.3; however, support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.2.4 and higher: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86‐64 (64-operating system) Windows Server 2003 x86‐32, x86‐64, ia64‐64 Windows XP x86‐32, x86‐64 Windows Vista x86‐32, x86‐64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86‐32, x86‐64, ia64‐64 The following platforms were previously supported in Transfer CFT 3.0.1; however, support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.1.3 and higher: RHEL 3 Windows 2000 For a comprehensive list of supported platforms for Transfer CFT, please refer to the Axway Supported Platforms Guide. Protocols Protocol: EBICS is deprecated in Transfer CFT 3.4, with an EOL scheduled for 2020. Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.7 ASIT Exits. Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.6 EBICS - Customers should move to Axway EBICS Client. Please refer to the EBICS Client documentation for product details. Discontinued support of CFTCOM TYPE=MBX on Windows, OpenVMS, and z/OS platforms. Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.5 Removed the cipher suite 9 (SSL_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA). Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.4 The following list summarizes discontinued functions for Transfer CFT version 3.4. OS specific z/OS Removed the CFTMI23A executable (COM and catalog migration utility) for migrating from version 2.3.2 IBM i - Removed the SI_TEMPLIB library and the CLEANER/BACKGRND program Platform support Axway no longer delivers 32-bit versions of Transfer CFT, but does offer an automatic migration from an existing 32-bit version to Transfer CFT 3.4 64-bit on 64-bit OS. Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.1.3 and higher The following list summarizes discontinued functions for Transfer CFT version 3.1.3 and higher. Deprecated and discontinued features are non operational in the new version when you migrate, even though they display in the upgraded configuration. You should check for, and replace, these features as part of the migration procedure. Interoperability Composer for Transfer CFT Transfer CFT Navigator Networks and protocols Networks: LU62, SNA, DSA, X.25, and DNA Protocol: ETEBAC Documentation This section describes documentation enhancements and related documentation. Related documentation For more information about Transfer CFT, refer to: Transfer CFT 3.7 User Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 Security Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 Capacity Planning Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 UNIX Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 Windows Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 z/OS Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 IBM i Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 OpenVMS Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 HP NonStop Installation and Operations Guide Support services The Axway Global Support team provides worldwide 24 x 7 support for customers with active support agreements. Email support@axway.com or visit Axway Sphere at https://support.axway.com. Copyright © 2020 Axway. All rights reserved. Related Links
Axway AMPLIFY Transfer CFT 3.7 Release Notes New features and enhancements Platform features Limitations Prerequisites Deprecated features Discontinued support Documentation Support services New features and enhancements This section lists new features and product enhancements added since the last major Transfer CFT release. Cloud storage enhancements Added server-side encryption for AWS S3. Added Access Control List (ACL) policy for uploading files to AWS S3. Added HTTP/HTTPS proxy support for AWS S3. Integration/standarization Support for Kubernetes. Support for automatic deployments on AWS with Terraform. File transfers Support for IPv6 while performing exchanges using SFTP. User Interface and REST API updates New REST API for ACT/INACT. New REST API for RECONFIG. User interface updates for RECONFIG and ACT/INACT. Performance enhancement for catalog requests. The UI supports all of the same parameters as the CFTUTIL SEND/RECV commands. Security In access management you can now use the EDIT and VIEW actions in the SERVICE:CFTSRV resource to control changes on a multi-node Transfer CFT instance (add_node, remove_node, disable_node, add_host, remove_host). Miscellaneous Added support for an automatic upgrade for Transfer CFT IBM i (OS/400). Added a beginning-of-transfer exit, EXITBOT, that allows you to have some customizable fields in a request, such as the IDF, to be based on transfer metadata such as PART or NIDF. Support for environment variables in folder monitoring (CFTFOLDER) scandir and workdir parameters definitions using the %env:X% syntax. Added cft.cftlog.switch_on_start parameter that enables/disables the automatic LOG switch when Transfer CFT starts. With cft.cftlog.switch_on_start=No, the log file switches once a day instead of at each startup. Added the cg.certificate.governance.csr_dn parameter to enable you to customize the governance certificate's distinguished name (DN). Added UNC network drive support for Transfer CFT Windows installations, which is especially useful for multi-host installations. New LISTPKI display and formatting improvements, along with use of display model. Added support for Windows PowerShell. You can now interact with Transfer CFT command lines (cft, CFTUTIL, PKIUTIL) in PowerShell. You just need to load the profile.ps1 instead of profile.bat. Added cft.cftlog.switch_on_start parameter that enables/disables the automatic LOG switch when Transfer CFT starts. With cft.cftlog.switch_on_start=No, the log file switches once a day instead of at each start. Platform features The table below lists the available Transfer CFT 3.7 features according to the version and operating system where they were introduced. Function OS Windows UNIX z/OS IBM i HP NS OpenVMS Flow Manager 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 - Flow Manager SaaS 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 - Using tracking with Edge Agent 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 SAML 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 SP1 3.5 - REST API 3.2.4 3.2.4 3.2.4 3.2.4 3.2.4 - New browser-based user interface 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 3.3.2 - Central Governance management 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.1.3 3.2.4 - Folder monitoring 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1.34 3.1.34 3.2.4 3.1.3 Secure Relay 3.1.2 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.3 Not Supported - Multi-node architecture 3.0.1 3.0.11 3.0.1 - Not Supported 3.0.1 TrustedFile (PGP S-MIME CMS) 3.0.13 3.0.11 3.0.1 - Not Supported - PassPort AM 2.7.1 2.7.11 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.2.4 2.7.1 SFTP 3.4 3.4 5 3.5 6 - 3.66 - IPv6 2.7.1 2.7.11 2.7.1 2.7.1 Limitation 2.7.1 pTCP 2.7.1 2.7.11 - - Not Supported - UDT (excluding multi-node) 2.7.1 2.7.12 - - Not Supported - SOCKS 2.7.1 2.7.1 3.0.1 2.7.1 Limitation 2.7.1 Heartbeat functionality 2.7.1 2.7.1 2.7.1 2.7.1 3.2.4 2.7.1 Bandwidth control 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.0.1 3.0.1 Limitation 3.0.1 System users (USERCTRL) 2.7.0 2.6.2 3.2.2 3.1.3 Not Supported - 1Enabled for all UNIX except SCO, UnixWare, IRIX, Tru64. 2 Enabled only for Linux-x86-32, Linux-x86-64, Linux-ia64-64. 3Enabled for versions 3.0.1 to 3.3.2 on Windows 32-bit systems. As of Transfer CFT 3.4, Trusted File is supported on Windows 64-bit systems. 4Limited to USS (z/OS) and IFS (IBM i) systems. On IBM i, native files folder monitoring is available for Transfer CFT 3.3.2 SP2 and higher. 5Available on AIX, HPUX ia64, Linux, Solaris, Windows 6For UNIX type files only User interface comparison Functionality Central Governance (with Sentinel) New user interface (Browser) Former user interface(Copilot Java Web Start application) Administration X X X Configuration X* X X Monitor transfers - X X Manage transfers - X X Monitor the log X X X Manage certificates X X X End-to-end monitoring X - - Administration: Start, stop, and restart Transfer CFT. Configuration: Create configuration objects including partner definitions, transfer templates, protocols, and security profiles. Monitor transfers: View the catalog file, which contains control data that is associated with transfers. Manage transfers: Create, manage, and delete transfer requests. Monitor the log: View log file. Manage certificates: View and import certificates. End-to-end monitoring: View a transfer process, from start to finish, along with all participants (sender, receiver, and intermediate participants). * You can perform some, but not all, configuration tasks (you can manage partner definitions and transfer templates). Supported file systems for multi-node architecture The following non-exhaustive table lists shared file systems that have been tested with Transfer CFT. Operating system Tested and supported Not supported AIX GPFS (recommended), NFSv4 NFSv3, CXFS, VeritasSF HP-UX NFSv4 NFSv3, CXFS, VeritasSF Linux-x86 GPFS (recommended), NFSv4, GFS2, AWS EFS NFSv3, CXFS, ACFS, OCFSv1, OCFSv2, QFS, VeritasSF OpenVMS RMS Solaris NFSv4 NFSv3, CXFS, QFS, VeritasSF Windows-x86 SMB/CIFS, GPFS CXFS, NFS z/OS Sharing DASD across Sysplex Limitations Installation limitations include: For a Windows cluster, all machines in the cluster must have the same service definition (same name, display name, etc.) You cannot use the installation template file (initialize.properties) in a directory where the directory name contains accents SFTP implementation does not support messages or the store-and-forward functionality You cannot use the former Copilot Java application to manage SFTP protocol configurations When using folder monitoring on behalf of another user (USERID):Linux: You cannot use both userctrl and events modes.It is not supported in the obsolete folder configuration mode via uconf parameters. When using AWS, Transfer CFT Windows presently only supports HTTP proxies (not HTTPS proxies) Prerequisites Windows Transfer CFT on Windows requires the Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2019 for proper functioning. This provides the necessary library files (DLL) for Transfer CFT. You must install vcredist_x64.exe prior to installing or upgrading Transfer CFT. Note If the redistribution package is already installed on your Windows system, there is no need to reinstall. Java support You require Java version 7 or higher as a client to use the Copilot Java user interface. Secure Relay Transfer CFT delivers an embedded Secure Relay MA 2.7.3. You must then additionally install the Secure Relay RA 2.7.3. Please refer to the Secure Relay Installation Guide for details. Deprecated functions The following section lists deprecated functions for Transfer CFT version 3.7 and higher: The Java Web Start Graphical User Interface (Copilot UI) is deprecated and will no longer be available as of v3.8. Deprecated the former Habilitation Access Management method (SECUTIL). The following section lists deprecated functions for Transfer CFT version 3.5 and higher: Referencing a certificate with the PKIFNAME using the format (PKIFNAME=TXT://certificate) is no longer supported. Deprecated the PAD parameter. Discontinued support Changing technologies as well as evolution in our customers systems, drives the need for Axway to modify or discontinue support for some features. The following list summarizes discontinued functions that have been announced for Transfer CFT. Discontinued platforms The following platforms were previously supported, however support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.7 and higher: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Windows 7 Windows 2008, 2008 R2 The following platforms were previously supported in Transfer CFT 3.5; however, support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.6 and higher: IBM i v7.1 z/OS v2.1 The following platforms were previously supported in Transfer CFT 3.2.4; however, support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.3.2 and higher: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 s390-32, s390-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 ia64‐64 The following platforms were previously supported in Transfer CFT 3.1.3; however, support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.2.4 and higher: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x86‐64 (64-operating system) Windows Server 2003 x86‐32, x86‐64, ia64‐64 Windows XP x86‐32, x86‐64 Windows Vista x86‐32, x86‐64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86‐32, x86‐64, ia64‐64 The following platforms were previously supported in Transfer CFT 3.0.1; however, support is discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.1.3 and higher: RHEL 3 Windows 2000 For a comprehensive list of supported platforms for Transfer CFT, please refer to the Axway Supported Platforms Guide. Protocols Protocol: EBICS is deprecated in Transfer CFT 3.4, with an EOL scheduled for 2020. Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.7 ASIT Exits. Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.6 EBICS - Customers should move to Axway EBICS Client. Please refer to the EBICS Client documentation for product details. Discontinued support of CFTCOM TYPE=MBX on Windows, OpenVMS, and z/OS platforms. Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.5 Removed the cipher suite 9 (SSL_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA). Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.4 The following list summarizes discontinued functions for Transfer CFT version 3.4. OS specific z/OS Removed the CFTMI23A executable (COM and catalog migration utility) for migrating from version 2.3.2 IBM i - Removed the SI_TEMPLIB library and the CLEANER/BACKGRND program Platform support Axway no longer delivers 32-bit versions of Transfer CFT, but does offer an automatic migration from an existing 32-bit version to Transfer CFT 3.4 64-bit on 64-bit OS. Discontinued in Transfer CFT 3.1.3 and higher The following list summarizes discontinued functions for Transfer CFT version 3.1.3 and higher. Deprecated and discontinued features are non operational in the new version when you migrate, even though they display in the upgraded configuration. You should check for, and replace, these features as part of the migration procedure. Interoperability Composer for Transfer CFT Transfer CFT Navigator Networks and protocols Networks: LU62, SNA, DSA, X.25, and DNA Protocol: ETEBAC Documentation This section describes documentation enhancements and related documentation. Related documentation For more information about Transfer CFT, refer to: Transfer CFT 3.7 User Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 Security Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 Capacity Planning Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 UNIX Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 Windows Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 z/OS Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 IBM i Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 OpenVMS Installation and Operations Guide Transfer CFT 3.7 HP NonStop Installation and Operations Guide Support services The Axway Global Support team provides worldwide 24 x 7 support for customers with active support agreements. Email support@axway.com or visit Axway Sphere at https://support.axway.com. Copyright © 2020 Axway. All rights reserved.