FTP Statistics Test

The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer computer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network, such as the Internet.

This test auto discovers the FTP servers integrated with the IBM Integration Bus and reports the current load on the FTP server. This way, administrators may be proactively alerted to load processing bottlenecks.

Target of the test : An IBM Integration Bus

Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent.

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each Execution group:FTP server integrated with the IBM Integration Bus that is to be monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured.
Port	The port on which the specified host listens.
JNDI Namespace Location	Indicate where the JNDI namespace has been created. For this, select one of the following options: File or LDAP. Select File if the JNDI namespace is created in the same location as that of the IIB server.
SSL	If you have chosen LDAP as the JNDI Namespace Location wherein the LDAP server communicating with the IIB server that is to be monitored is an SSL-enabled server, then set the SSL flag to Yes. By default, this flag is set to No.
User DN and Password	Here, provide the credentials of the Active Directory user created as explained in Creating a user in the Active Directory server, if the target IIB server is monitored in an agentless manner. If the IIB server is to be monitored in an agent based manner, specify none against these parameters.
Confirm Password	Confirm the Password by retyping it in this text box.
JNDI Provider URL	Specify the URL that was specified as the provider URL while creating the initial context. To know the Provider URL, refer to Agent based monitoring of the IIB server if you choose to monitor the target IIB server in an agent based manner and Agentless Monitoring of the IIB server if you chose to monitor the target IIB server in an agentless manner.
TopicConnectionFactory	Specify the name of the connection factory in this text box. If you have chosen to monitor the target IIB server in an agen-based manner, refer to Creating a Connection Factory and if you have chosen to monitor the target IIB server in an agentless manner, refer to Creating a Connection Factory.
JMS Resource Stats	Specify the name of the JMS destination that you have created for storing the Resource statistics. If you chose to monitor the target IIB server in an agentless manner, refer to Creating the JMS Destinations and if you choose to monitor the target IIB server in an agent based manner, refer to Agent based monitoring of the IIB server.
JMS Flow Stats	Specify the name of the JMS destination that you have created for storing the Message flow statistics. If you chose to monitor the target IIB server in an agentless manner, refer to Creating the JMS Destinations and if you choose to monitor the target IIB server in an agent based manner, refer to Agent based monitoring of the IIB server.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
FTP gets rate	Indicates the rate at which transfers were made from this FTP server to the file system of the Integration node during the last measurement period.	Number/sec
Data received rate	Indicates the rate at which data is received by the file system of the integration node from this FTP server during the last measurement period.	Bytes/sec	Compare the value of this measure across FTP servers to identify the server that is the most busy in transferring the data. This measure is a good indicator of the load on the FTP server.
FTP puts rate	Indicates the rate at which transfers were made to this remote server from the file system of the Integration node during the last measurement period.	Number/sec
Data sent rate	Indicates the rate at which data is transferred to this FTP server from the file system of the Integration node during the last measurement period.	Bytes/sec	Compare the value of this measure across FTP servers to identify the server that is busy receiving data.