Create / Edit Service Test - FTP Page

Use this page to define a FTP service test. This test can help you determine whether the FTP service is able to perform the basic FTP functions.

Parameter	Description
Host / Port	Enter the host name and the port of the FTP service.
Username / Password	These are optional fields. If you do not specify the Username and Password, the agent can login as 'anonymous'.
Server-Side Filename	It is the name of the file that will be created on the server. During uploads, the beacon generates random data. Note: The beacon does not read a file from its local filesystem and upload it.
Test Mode	This can be: Read-Only - Reads a file from the FTP Server. Read-Write - Writes a file and reads it back. Write-Only - Writes a file to the FTP Server.
Append Beacon Name to File	If several beacons are monitoring the FTP Server, choose “ Yes ” to append the beacon name to the Server-Side Filename. This will prevent multiple beacons monitoring the same test from interfering with each other.
Number of Bytes to Write	This is the number of bytes to transfer from the client during “Read-Write” or “Write-Only” mode.
Number of Retries	This is the number of times that a test will be attempted until the status is determined to be down.
Retry Interval	This is the interval between consecutive retries.
Timeout	This is the amount of time that the agent will wait while retrieving data from the network. If the timeout expires, then the status of the test will be down.

Metrics Collected

Metric	Description
Status	Indicates that all requests succeeded and that the downloaded file matched the uploaded file.
Total Time	The total time required to test the FTP service.
Connect Time	The time required to establish a connection with the FTP service.
Login Time	The time required to login to the FTP service.
NOOP Time	The time required to perform a NOOP. A NOOP (“No Operation”) is a request that the FTP service respond with an “OK” status. A NOOP is similar to network round-trip time because generating a response to a NOOP requires minimal effort.
Upload Time	The time required to upload a file to the service.
Download Time	The total time required to download a file from the service.
Number of Retries	The number of retries required before the test was successful.
Status Description	Details on the reason for any test failure.
Upload Rate	The rate at which the data is uploaded to the FTP service.
Download Rate	The rate at which the data is downloaded from the FTP service.

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