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Telnet and FTP Workload

A STACK resource's FTP workload monitoring and Telnet workload monitoring are based on connection completed SMF events. CA NetMaster NM for TCP/IP is notified when the FTP transfer or Telnet connection ends, then records the entire byte count of the transmission in the ending interval.

Compared to real-time figures, the accuracy of the SMF end-based traffic figures depends on the length of the transfers and connections. Generally, we recommend that you monitor FTP and Telnet traffic using connection workload monitoring because it provides superior real-time FTP and Telnet workload data.

To see FTP and Telnet byte and transfer counts in real time, in the intervals in which they occur, use connection workload monitoring. Set up suitable FTP and Telnet business application names.

Use FTP workload monitoring to monitor FTP failure rates or to gain performance data for individual FTP users. You can also use FTP workload monitoring if you use ReportCenter because of its long time frames and reporting intervals.

Define FTP-related Business Application Names

Default business application name definitions, or those created by Express Setup, tend to group all FTP connections together and call them FTP. When you define business application names for FTP transfers, use more granular names, for example:

• Name groups of FTP transfers according to server or location
• Name groups of FTP transfers according to who is at the receiving end of the transfer

You can set separate performance alerting criteria for each different name. One group of FTP transfers would have much stricter controls than others.

Define Telnet-related Business Application Names

Default business application name definitions, or those created by Express Setup, tend to group Telnet connections together and call them Telnet.

When you define business application names for Telnet connections, use more meaningful names, for example:

• Telnet application
• Logical function or geographical location of the users
• Type or location of the Telnet servers
• Security requirements of connections

Activate FTP Stack Failure Rate Monitoring

To raise an alert when large numbers of FTP transfers fail in an interval, you can monitor FTP failure rates.

To activate FTP stack failure rate monitoring

1. Enter /IPMON at the command prompt.

   The IP resource monitor appears.

2. Enter UM beside the stack for which you want to activate monitoring.

   The ResourceView: Stack Monitoring Definition panel appears.

3. Enter U beside FTP Workload Monitoring.

   The Monitoring Definition panel appears.

4. Press F4 (Add).

   The Selectable Attributes List appears.

5. Add and remove attributes until only the following appear:

   FTPFailures

   Specifies the number of FTP failures by user ID.

   FTPFailuresByNet

   Specifies the number of FTP failures by network.

   FTPTotalFailures

   Specifies the number of FTP failures for this host.

6. Press F3 (OK).

   The details are saved.