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Create an FTP Application

Create an FTP application to monitor active FTP on a particular server. The management console automatically monitors all active FTP sessions. All types of monitoring devices can monitor an FTP application.

In active FTP, the management console monitors the command and data ports as a pair to determine response time because the request and response actions take place on different ports.

In active FTP:

TCP Port

Is the

20

Data port. The FTP server’s local data port to transfer data to the client.

21

Command port. A client connects to this port to send FTP commands.

To monitor an active FTP application that uses different ports, create a Control Port application.

Note that the management console also automatically monitors passive FTP. However, because passive FTP opens a random, unprivileged port on the server to transfer data to the client, the application activity is low-volume. Therefore, it is unlikely that a passive FTP application will bubble-up into the Operations page of the management console.

To create an active FTP application follow these steps:

  1. Click the Administration page.
  2. Click Data Monitoring, Applications in the Show Me menu.
  3. (Optional) Choose a domain to filter the list of available server subnets and servers.
  4. Scroll to the Application List and click Create New Application.
  5. Set the Application Type to FTP.
  6. Complete the fields in Application Properties.

    For information about setting FTP application properties, click Help.

  7. Click Next to assign server subnets and servers to the application, then click OK.

    For information about assigning servers to an application, click Help.

  8. Click the link to synchronize monitoring devices with the current client network, server subnet, and application definitions on the management console.

    Monitoring devices temporarily stop monitoring application performance during synchronization. To minimize interruptions to monitoring, complete all of your changes before synchronizing monitoring devices.

More information:

Managing Tenants

Create a Control Port Application

Assign Servers to an Application