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CONNECT:Direct File Transfer Monitor Definitions

CA NetMaster FTM uses the information in the CONNECT:Direct file transfer monitor resource definitions to monitor the operational states that affect the performance of the file transfer service.

Process Queue Monitor Templates

Templates are provided for defining the following CONNECT:Direct process queue monitors in the knowledge base:

• Exec queue monitor
• Hold queue monitor
• Timer queue monitor
• Wait queue monitor

The templates contain the following information to help you monitor a process queue:

• A timer that solicits information about the queue at regular intervals.
• A threshold for the number of CONNECT:Direct processes in the queue—if the threshold is exceeded (indicating that too many processes are being queued), the state of the monitor resource changes to DEGRADED and the extended display shows the reason.
• CONNECT:Direct monitor resource events that change the actual state of the monitor resource to indicate a problem—you might want to include a CA NetMaster FTM process that takes certain actions when an undesired condition occurs (for example, to record the problem in your problem management application).

Process Status Monitor Templates

Templates are provided for defining the following CONNECT:Direct process status monitors in the knowledge base:

• A monitor that looks for processes in the Hold queue that are in the WC (Wait for Connection) state
• A monitor that looks for processes in the Timer queue that are in the RE (Retry) state

The templates are extensions of the queue monitor templates. They contain an additional parameter, the CONNECT:Direct process state to monitor. You might want to monitor the state because a process in that state can indicate a degradation in the performance of the file transfer service (for example, a process with the WC state in the Hold queue).

If the number of processes in the queue that are in the specified state exceeds the threshold, the state of the monitor resource changes to DEGRADED.

Transfer Monitor Templates

A template is provided for defining the CONNECT:Direct transfer monitors in the knowledge base. The template contains the following information to help you monitor executing processes:

• A timer that solicits information about the processes at regular intervals.
• A stalled time limit that indicates that a transfer might be stalled—if no data is transferred by the time limit, the state of the monitor resource changes to DEGRADED.
• A stalled time limit that indicates that a process can be flushed (terminated).
• CONNECT:Direct monitor resource events that change the actual state of the monitor resource to indicate a problem—you might want to include a CA NetMaster FTM process that takes certain actions when an undesired condition occurs (for example, to record the problem in your problem management application and raise an SNMP trap).

TCP/IP Listener Task Monitor Template

A template is provided for defining the CONNECT:Direct TCP/IP listener task monitor in the knowledge base. The template contains the following information to help you monitor the listener task:

• A timer that solicits information about the listener task at regular intervals. If the task is not found, the state of the monitor resource changes to DEGRADED.
• CONNECT:Direct monitor resource events that change the actual state of the monitor resource to indicate a problem—you might want to include a CA NetMaster FTM process that takes certain actions when an undesired condition occurs (for example, to record the problem in your problem management application and raise an SNMP trap).

TCP/IP Connections Monitor Template

A template is provided for defining the CONNECT:Direct TCP/IP connections monitor in the knowledge base. The template contains the following information to help you monitor the connections:

• A timer that solicits information about the connections at regular intervals.
• An idle time limit that indicates that a connection might be hung—if the limit is exceeded, the state of the monitor resource changes to DEGRADED.
• An idle time limit that indicates that a connection can be dropped (terminated).
• CONNECT:Direct monitor resource events that change the actual state of the monitor resource to indicate a problem—you might want to include a CA NetMaster FTM process that takes certain actions when an undesired condition occurs (for example, to record the problem in your problem management application and raise an SNMP trap).

Note: The template is not available on distributed systems.

Remote Node Monitor Template

A template is provided for defining the CONNECT:Direct remote node monitors in the knowledge base. The template contains the following information to help you monitor a file transfer partner:

• A timer that solicits information about the partner at regular intervals. If the partner is not available, the state of the monitor resource changes to DEGRADED.
• CONNECT:Direct monitor resource events that change the actual state of the monitor resource to indicate a problem—you might want to include a CA NetMaster FTM process that takes certain actions when an undesired condition occurs (for example, to record the problem in your problem management application and raise an SNMP trap).