Netscout OneTouch AT 10G, User Manual

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Chapter 5: User Tests
File (FTP) Test
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File (FTP) Test
Purpose
The File (FTP) test performs a file upload or download, allowing
verification of WAN, server and network performance. The target
can be an IPv4 address, IPv6 address or URL. Optional proxy
support is provided for more sophisticated enterprises. Results
provide a complete breakdown of the overall file transfer time
into its component parts.
Configuration
Server - Enter the URL or the IP address of the target server.
The Name button allows you to assign a custom name to the test.
Transfer Size lets you limit the amount of data that you will
download (Get) from the target server when Direction is set to
Get . It also sets the amount of data that will be uploaded (Put) to
the server when the Direction control is set to Put .
Specifying a transfer size that is greater than the amount of data
than can be retrieved from the target server will not cause the
test to fail. The test will terminate when the file has finished
downloading.
All , which is available when Getting data, causes the download to
continue until the entire file has been downloaded or until the
time limit has been reached.
Time Limit - If the amount of data selected in “Transfer Size” is
not downloaded from the target server within the specified time,
the test will fail. When running the test via multiple network
connections, the Time Limit applies to each individual network
connection.
Proxy - The Proxy control lets you specify a proxy server through
which the FTP connection will be established. To specify a proxy
server, tap the
On button on the PROXY screen. Then specify the
proxy server’s address and port.