Connect to MFT Embedded Servers Using Oracle Traffic Director

To allow sFTP traffic from the public internet to MFT embedded sFTP servers, open the required port(s) using the PaaS Service Manager (PSM) user interface and configure the TCP proxy and origin-server pool in the load balancer, Oracle Traffic Director (OTD). For details, refer to "Managing TCP Proxies" in Administering Oracle Traffic Director (12.2.1.4 | 12.2.1.3 | 12.2.1.2).

To connect to MFT embedded servers through OTD:

  1. In the Oracle SOA Cloud Service Console, click menu icon for the desired service instance and select Open Load Balancer Console. Log in to Console using your credentials .
  2. On the upper left corner of the page, click the OTD Domain configurations button.
  3. Click Traffic Director, and then select the opc-config option.
  4. From the Traffic Director Configuration drop-down list, click Administration, and select TCP Proxies.
  5. Click Create to create new TCP proxy.
  6. In the New TCP Proxy Wizard, enter the following details:
    1. General — Name: Enter a name for the proxy. Click Next.
    2. Listener — Name: Name is entered by default. Enter port number 7522 for the listener. Enter a valid IP address for the listener. Click Next.
    3. Origin Server Pool — Select the Create a new pool of origin servers radio button and enter the following information:
      • Name: Enter a name for the origin-server pool.

      • Type: TCP value is entered by default.

      • Address Family: Select the address family that the server in the origin-server pool uses to listen for requests.

      • Add Server: Click the + icon to add the server.

      • Host: Enter the WebLogic server host name in the origin-server pool.

      • Port: Enter the port number for the server in the origin-server pool.

  7. Click Next. Review the information and then click Create TCP Proxy.
    The TCP Proxy is created and automatically deployed.
  8. Click Close to close the wizard.
  9. Enter the following command to verify that you can connect to MFT embedded servers through OTD: balancer:
    sftp -oPort=7522 weblogic@OTDloadbalancerIP