FedLine Direct® (FLD) Message Environment and Configuration Change Matrix

Requirements to test changes to your FedLine Direct Message environment

This table identifies the appropriate steps, lead times, and schedules to test changes you make to your FedLine Direct environment. Updates that require changes to the Federal Reserve Banks' production environment require a minimum twelve (12) business day lead time. Requests that do not require modifications to the Federal Reserve Banks' infrastructure require only a two (2) business day lead time for appropriate testing support.

Customer Environment Changes Required Customer Actions Lead Time Federal Reserve Banks Production Environment Change Required Test Schedule
  • Hardware upgrades:
    • Router (non-FRB supplied)
    • Switches
    • Firewall
  • Operating System change or upgrade
  • MQ Server Updates
 Complete MQ Connectivity Test (PDF) Primary Site
2 business days

Alternate Site
12 business days		 No




Yes		 Friday 7:00 PM EST – Sunday 8:00 PM EST
and
Monday – Thursday 7:00 PM EST – 8:00 PM EST
Performing Alternate Site Production Processing Complete Alternate Site Processing Request Form (PDF) 12 business days Yes Friday 7:00 PM EST – Sunday 8:00 PM EST
and
Monday – Thursday 7:00 PM EST – 8:00 PM EST
Performing Alternate Site Test Processing Complete Wholesale Testing Support Form (Off-site Link) 2 business days No Monday – Saturday
Validate Contingency Readiness Participate in Federal Reserve Banks - Sponsored Business Resumption Test (BRT) (Off-site Link) 12 business days Yes Scheduled Saturdays

Additional FedLine Direct Message Environment and Configuration Change Options

The configuration changes listed below are considered complex initiatives with durations that may vary depending on the magnitude of the project. Please note that all of the changes begin by submitting the FedLine Direct Message Modify Worksheet. Your institution will work directly with a Federal Reserve Bank Analyst to complete the additional required actions below at the appropriate time.

Customer Configuration Changes Required Customer Actions Implementation Time from Start to Finish
Adding additional Production Queue Manager 3-4 months
Adding additional Production queue to an existing Queue Manager 1-2 months
Adding additional Test Queue Manager 2-3 months
Adding additional Test queue to an existing Queue Manager 1-2 months

Federal Reserve Banks Contact Information

  • To discuss Federal Reserve Banks-Sponsored Business Resumption Tests, please contact the Wholesale Operation Site
  • For assistance with technical questions or requirements of FedLine Direct environment changes, please call the Federal Reserve Banks' Customer Contact Center

Test Definitions

  • MQ Connectivity Test: Validation of connectivity through a "round trip message" initiated by the customer's MQ server to the Federal Reserve Banks’ MQ server and back.  The "round trip message" may be executed by using a script the Federal Reserve Bank has provided to your institution or by manually placing a message onto a test queue strictly used for connectivity testing (NOTE: these are not application queues)
  • Saturday Production Application Test: Customers may verify environmental changes using the production version of Fedwire Funds Service and the Fedwire Securities Service applications along with the Account Balance Monitoring System (ABMS).  This test must occur on a scheduled Saturday in order to ensure no disruption of production traffic occurs during the work week
  • DIT Application Test: Customers may verify environmental changes using the test version of Fedwire Funds Service and the Fedwire Securities Service applications along with the Account Balance Monitoring System (ABMS)
  • Federal Reserve Banks-Sponsored BRT: Contingency tests for the Fedwire Funds Service designed to demonstrate both the Federal Reserve Banks’ and its participants’  ability to resume processing in the event of a catastrophic outage at one of our processing sites. All high-volume customers, as determined by their Fedwire Services activity, are required to participate in two or three contingency tests per year and at least one of these tests must be conducted from their backup processing site through your Federal Reserve Banks contingency router
  • Server Certificates: A digitally signed certificate by a trusted Authority that is required to establish FedLine Direct communication between your institution and the Federal Reserve Bank

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