Cisco Systems OL-11291-01 manual Measuring Network Performance for FTP, Defining an FTP Operation

Chapter 3 Using IPM to Measure Network Performance

Measuring Network Performance for FTP

Measuring Network Performance for FTP

The FTP operation measures the round-trip latency time required to connect to and access data from an FTP server. The FTP transaction time server response shows the round-trip latency in sending a request to, and downloading the file from the FTP server.

The FTP operation also measures availability and errors for FTP services.

To measure end-to-end performance for FTP:

Step 1 Define a device as the source device from which to measure performance. For details on defining a source device, see Defining a Source Device.

To control how statistics are collected, define your own FTP operation. For details on defining an FTP operation, see Defining an FTP Operation.

Step 2 Define a collector to measure performance between the source device and the FTP servers.

For details on defining a collector, see Defining a Collector. If you set the collector’s schedule to On Demand, start the collector when needed.

Step 3 View the statistics in the FTP Historical Statistics window.

For details on viewing statistics for FTP, see Viewing Statistics for FTP.

Defining an FTP Operation

Use the FTP Operation Configuration window to create, modify, or delete your own FTP operations for measuring performance while connecting and accessing data from an FTP server. IPM does not provide a default FTP operation.

To define an FTP operation:

Step 1 From the IPM Main Window, select Edit > Configuration.

The Configuration window appears.

Step 2 Click Operation.

The Operation Configuration window appears within the Configuration window.

Step 3 Click FTP.

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