1. Get the Most Out of GoAnywhere: Agents

2. TODAY’S AGENDA 1. What are GoAnywhere MFT Agents 2.
Top Reasons to Use Agents 3.
Typical Use Case 4.
Live Demonstration 5.
Coming Soon 6.
Question and Answer

3. CISSP, Senior Solutions Consultant HelpSystems
Introduction
Dan Freeman
CISSP, Senior Solutions Consultant HelpSystems

4. Agents Overview Agents
Lightweight applications that can be deployed to most operating systems
Windows
Linux
IBM i
Other platforms
Controlled from a central GoAnywhere MFT server
Provide real-time remote workflow and file transfer capabilities
Deploy on most all system OS’s (just like MFT)
Move files securely between locations
Can replace system resources like FTP servers or if traditional transfer protocols are not available
Centrally managed
configure agents
all logs centrally kept at MFT
Agent Groups
Upgrade Seamlessly and without interruption

5. Agent Deployment Options
Agents
Can run on systems inside an organization’s network allowing for movement throughout the data center
Can be deployed to remote sites like branch offices, retail locations, cloud environments, and other offsite locations
1. Internal Network
Agents can be installed on servers or computers in your own network, and can process files locally, or transfer files to GoAnywhere MFT for processing.
2. Remote Locations
Agents can be installed at remote locations to automatically monitor for files to process or transfer.
3. Trading Partners
Agents can be installed on servers owned by your trading partners. When a trading partner places a file in a folder monitored by the Agent, GoAnywhere MFT can automatically process the file locally or transfer the file to GoAnywhere.
4. Cloud Solutions
Agents can be installed on servers in cloud solutions like Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure.
All communications are outbound from Agents back to home base. No inbound ports needed from the agent location.

6. Agent Secure Communications
Agents are authenticated using X.509 certificates
Communication between each Agent and GoAnywhere MFT is encrypted using SSL/TLS.
GoAnywhere MFT can automatically roll out software upgrades to Agents when available.
After an Agent successfully registers, GoAnywhere MFT will create a unique X.509 certificate for each Agent.
That certificate is assigned and passed to the Agent which is stored locally in an encrypted database.
All future communication with registered Agents is performed with X.509 client certificate authentication to GoAnywhere MFT. The trust is established in both directions as the certificates used are signed by the Root CA certificate that is unique for the GoAnywhere environment.

7. Additional Agent Features
Secure file transfers to and from the central GoAnywhere MFT environment
Compress and decompress files on the Agent using Zip, Tar, and Gzip standards
Translate data from databases, CSV, Fixed Width, XML, and JSON
Execute native commands
Automated Tasks
Traditional file system tasks – copy, move, delete, rename
Compress/decompress
Data translation tasks – read/write
SQL tasks – pull information out or update/insert into
File system monitors – able to poll targeted folders for file types and events to call either local agent project or home MFT project
Execute Native commands – can monitor a folder for an expected file that calls project to invoke a native command for further unique processing
All communications are done via secure SSL/TLS protocol standards

8. Live Demo Show Agent Manager window first
Click on one agent (PC-Dan) and go through each icon and quickly explain
Quickly show the Software Library and indicate the automated process for upgrading agents seamlessly
Show how to create package and installation zip file and illustrate the ease of deployment

9. Typical Use Case Examples
Scenario 1
Remote locations need to send files to corporate office
Configure folder monitor for automated pickup
Call GoAnywhere project to pull file
MFT project can further process file(s)
Read csv file
Update database
Go over slide first and then switch over to product and walk through Scenario 1 project

10. Typical Use Case Examples
Scenario 2
Remote locations need updated file from corporate
Project to copy files down to agent locations
Scheduler or Monitor initiated
Go over slide first and then switch over to product and walk through Scenario 2 project

11. Typical Use Case Examples
Scenario 3
Call remote projects
Projects on central MFT server can invoke Agent project
Local agent project to process and manipulate data
Zip files
Execute native commands
Go over slide first and then switch over to product and walk through Scenario 3 project

12. Top Reasons to Use Agents
Control real-time remote workflows and file transfers
Maintain a centrally managed environment
Gain additional workflow capabilities
Monitor folders on agent systems for future use
Utilize powerful auditing capabilities
Save money on resources
Connect and integrate with various databases
Eliminate manual/human error
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13. Coming Soon Additional tasks of Agent projects
PGP encryption/decryption
SFTP resource and tasks
functionality
All MFT tasks and functionality as long term goal

14. Coming Soon

15. Question & Answer

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Secure Forms November 1st
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