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MFT Agent system requirements

What is it?​

The MFT Agent system requirements define the minimum hardware and software needed to install and run the OpCon MFT Agent on a Windows server.

  • Review these requirements before beginning any new installation or upgrade of the OpCon MFT Agent
  • Use these requirements to plan server capacity when deploying multiple concurrent file transfer jobs
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OpCon MFT requires OpCon version 22.0 or greater.

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Before starting an installation, an updated OpCon license key including an OpConMFT Agent type must be obtained. Failure to do this results in a license violation.

Hardware requirements​

On the MFT Agent server, ensure the following minimum hardware requirements are met for each instance of the MFT Agent installed.

  • RAM: 512 MB plus 50 MB per instance of OpConMFT.exe
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Each actively running OpCon MFT script uses one instance of OpConMFT.exe.

  • CPU: Continuous recommends having 1 available CPU core for every 10 to 20 actively running instances of OpConMFT.exe, depending on the nature of the processes being automated.
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Encryption and decryption may be more processor-intensive than other activities such as renaming files.

  • DISK: Continuous recommends a minimum of 2 GB of hard drive space to install the software and maintain a typical number of logs. Provision sufficient additional hard drive space for the files you intend to manage using the software.

Software requirements​

OpCon MFT is 64-bit software. The following requirements apply:

  • Requires the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, or 2019 (including Core edition), or Windows Desktop Editions 10 or 11
  • Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8
  • Requires Visual Studio 2022 C++ Runtime
  • Requires SQL Compact Edition 4.0 SP1
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The full installer includes all of these dependencies.

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The OpCon MFT installer does not itself require rebooting, but the dependencies installed on the initial install may require a restart.

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