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Smokeping_probes_FTPtransfer(3) SmokePing Smokeping_probes_FTPtransfer(3) NAME Smokeping::probes::FTPtransfer - intrusive bandwidth probe OVERVIEW This probe send and retrieve files to or from an ftp server. It will plot the bandwidth it could use. SYNOPSIS *** Probes *** +FTPtransfer destfile = path/to/destinationfile.xxx forks = 5 min_interval = 1 mode = get # mandatory offset = 50% passwordfile = /some/place/secret srcfile = src/path/mybig.pdf # mandatory step = 300 timeout = 15 # mandatory # The following variables can be overridden in each target section /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement localaddr = myhost-nat-if passive = yes password = test-password pings = 5 port = 3255 timeout = 10 username = test-user # [...] *** Targets *** probe = FTPtransfer # if this should be the default probe # [...] + mytarget # probe = FTPtransfer # if the default probe is something else host = my.host /^influx_.+/ = influx_location = In the basement localaddr = myhost-nat-if passive = yes password = test-password pings = 5 port = 3255 timeout = 10 username = test-user DESCRIPTION The probe uses the Net::FTP perl client to run performance tests using an FTP server as a target. This probe is intrusive as it transfers real data. By using real data we get a fair shot at figuring out what a link is capa- ble of when it comes to transferring actual files. The password can be specified either (in order of precedence, with the lat- ter overriding the former) in the probe-specific variable `password', in an external file or in the target-specific variable `password'. The location of this external file is given in the probe-specific variable `password- file'. See Smokeping::probes::passwordchecker(3pm) for the format of this file (summary: colon-separated triplets of the form `<host>:<user- name>:<password>') The probe tries to be nice to the server and waits at least X seconds be- tween starting filetransfers, where X is the value of the probe specific `min_interval' variable (1 by default). Many variables can be specified either in the probe or in the target defin- ition, the target-specific variable will override the prove-specific vari- able. If your transfer takes a lot of time, you may want to make sure to set the timeout and max_rtt properly so that smokeping does not abort the transfers of limit the graph size. VARIABLES Supported probe-specific variables: destfile Normally the destination filename is the same as the source filename (without the path). If you want keep files in different directories this may not work, and you have to specify destfile as well. Example value: path/to/destinationfile.xxx forks Run this many concurrent processes at maximum Example value: 5 Default value: 5 min_interval The minimum interval between each starting ftp sessions in seconds. Default value: 1 modeThe ftp probe can be in either put or get mode. If it is in put mode then it will send a file to the ftp server. In get mode it will re- trieve a file from the ftp server. Example value: get This setting is mandatory. offset If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval, or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General' section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data acquisition is initiated. (This vari- able is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.) Example value: 50% passwordfile Location of the file containing usernames and passwords. Example value: /some/place/secret srcfile The name of the source file. If the probe is in put mode, this file has to be on the local machine, if the probe is in get mode then this file should sit in the remote ftp account. Example value: src/path/mybig.pdf This setting is mandatory. stepDuration of the base interval that this probe should use, if different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.) Example value: 300 timeout The timeout is the maximum amount of time you will allow the probe to transfer the file. If the probe does not succeed to transfer in the time specified, it will get killed and a 'loss' will be logged. Since FTPtransfer is an invasive probe you should make sure you do not load the link for more than a few seconds anyway. Smokeping currently has a hard limit of 180 seconds for any RTT. Example value: 15 This setting is mandatory. Supported target-specific variables: /^influx_.+/ This is a tag that will be sent to influxdb and has no impact on the probe measurement. The tag name will be sent without the "influx_" pre- fix, which will be replaced with "tag_" instead. Tags can be used for filtering. Example value: influx_location = In the basement localaddr The local address to be used when making connections Example value: myhost-nat-if passive Use passive FTP protocol Example value: yes password The password for the user, if not present in the password file. Example value: test-password pings How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the global value specified in the Database section. Note that the number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. Example value: 5 portA non-standard FTP port to be used Example value: 3255 timeout Timeout in seconds for the FTP transfer to complete. Example value: 10 username The username to be tested. Example value: test-user AUTHORS Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch> sponsored by Virtela BUGS This probe has the capability for saturating your links, so don't use it unless you know what you are doing. The FTPtransfer probe measures bandwidth, but we report the number of sec- onds it took to transfer the 'reference' file. This is because currently the notion of Round Trip Time is at the core of the application. It would take some re-engineering to split this out in plugins and thus make it con- figurable ... 2.9.0 2026-08-04 Smokeping_probes_FTPtransfer(3)
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