FTP Service Test

This test monitors the FTP service of the FTP server and report the count of FTP connections that were attempted and the count of unique users and anonymous users logged into the FTP server. This test also tracks the data received and sent through the FTP service periodically and reports abnormalities, if any.

Target of the test : A Microsoft FTP server

Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target Microsoft FTP server monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The host name (or IP address) of the FTP server.
Port	The port number at which the FTP server is listening.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
FTP connection attempts	Indicates the number of connections that were attempted by the FTP service during the last measurement period.	Number
Anonymous FTP users	Indicates the number of users who have currently logged into the FTP server using an anonymous connection through the FTP service.	Number	An unusually high value may sometimes be an indication of attempts to hack the FTP server. Therefore, such situations should be investigated further by the administrators.
Current FTP conns	Indicates the number of connections that are currently established with the FTP service.	Number
Current non-anonymous FTP users	Indicates the number of unique users who are currently logged into the FTP server through the FTP service.	Number
FTP data rate	Indicates the total rate at which data was sent and received by the FTP service.	KB/sec
FTP data received rate	Indicates the rate at which data was received by the FTP service.	KB/sec	An unusually high value may indicate a sudden increase in workload to the FTP service.
FTP data sent date	Indicates the rate at which data was sent by the FTP service.	KB/sec	An unusually high value may indicate a sudden increase in workload to the FTP service.
FTP files received	Indicates the number of files received by the FTP service during the last measurement period	Number
FTP files sent	Indicates the number of files sent by the FTP service during the last measurement period.	Number
FTP files transferred	Indicates the total number of files transferred by the FTP service during the last measurement period.	Number	The value of this measure is the sum of FTP files sent and FTP files received measures.
FTP logon attempts	Indicates the number of logons that were attempted using the FTP service during the last measurement period.	Number	An unusually high value warrants further investigation.