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What

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is the purpose of the JADE Background Service?

The principle objective of the JADE Background Service is to collect all file transfer activities through JADE and store it them into a Database Management System i,  e.eg. MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle etc.
The stored JADE transfer history can be used for analysis, compliance, alerting, planning, to measure SLA etc.

The main components of the JADE Background Service are

  1. JobScheduler running as demondaemon/service on a central server
  2. JADE history import Jobchain job chain running inside the JobScheduler

How to

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transmit the transfer history data to the JADE Background Service?

JADE writes detail detailed log entries of the all file transfers irrespective of there status i.e. success, error in their status into the jade_history.csv and jade_history.log.

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There are two possible ways how to transfer transmit the JADE trasnfer histroy transfer history to the JADE Background Service:#

  • Near Real Time: immediately after

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  • file transfer using TCP/UDP, the JADE client

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  • initiates the transfer.

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  • Batch Mode: as per scheduled job

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  • of the JADE Background Service using file transfer, the JADE Background Service

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  • initiates the transfer.

TCP/UDP Communication

The transfer history can be send sent to the JADE Background Service immediately after the file transfer over TCP or UDP. The required parameters for the JADE Background Service' , i.e.ServiceHost, ServicePort, TransferMethod (protocol) etc., can be configured under in the profile BackgroundService in of the jade_settings.ini, which will be used by all the subsequent profiles.

Code Block

[BackgroundService]
BackgroundServiceHost=jadebs.sos
BackgroundServicePort=4210
SendTransferHistory=true
TransferMethod=TCP

File Transfer

The file name and location of jade_histiry.log and jade_history.csv can be configured into under in the profile jadeHistory in the jade_settings.ini, which will be used by all the subsequent profiles. The JADE Background Service have process will launch tasks (JADE history import Jobchainjob chain) to collect all the jade_history.csv files from different servershosts. The jade_histroy.csv file(s) can be PULL/RECEIVED received from different JADE Client (s) (server(s) where hosts where JADE isrunning), to the JADE Background Service, using FTP, SFTP, FTPS, SCP. Once file is successfully PULL/RECEIVED by the files are successfully received by the JADE Background Service then the files will be automatically processed and processed automatically and the transfer history will be imported in into the respective Databasedatabase.

Code Block

[jadeHistory]
log_filename=$\{TEMP\}/jade_history.log
HistoryFileName=$\{TEMP\}/jade_history.csv

Firewall and Port

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Settings

  • The JADE Background Service is using TCP/UDP port(s), i.e. 4440 , for Scheduler's the JobScheduler Operation Center GUI and to receive the transfer history (TCP/UDP packets), thus Firewall therefore firewall rules should include:
    • allow incoming TCP traffic from JADE client Client host to JADE Background Service at port 4440.
    • allow incoming UDP traffic from JADE client Client host to JADE Background Service at port 4440.
    • allow incoming TCP traffic from Workstation a host accessing the JobScheduler Operation Center GUI and JADE Background Service at port 4440.
  • For JADE Background Service to PULL/RECEIVED receive jade_history.csv files from the JADE client server(s), Client hosts the respective ports as per as transfer protocol, i.e. FTP 21, SFTP 22, should be allowed by the Firewall firewall on JADE client server(s) from Client hosts for the JADE Background Service.