Monitoring FTP Server Traffic

When you install the FTP Server services, the necessary software is also installed so that you can monitor and graph various FTP Server statistics using Performance Monitor. Using Performance Monitor to view activity on remote Windows NT systems makes FTP Server administration more convenient when you are administering multiple Windows NT FTP Servers.

To view counters specific to the FTP Server service

The FTP Server performance counters are cleared each time you start and stop the FTP Server service.

Table 17.6 FTP Performance Counters

FTP performance counter

Meaning

Bytes Received/Second

The rate at which data bytes are received by the FTP Server.

Bytes Sent/Second

The rate at which data bytes are sent by the FTP Server.

Bytes Total/Second

The sum of Bytes Sent/Second and Bytes Received/Second. This is the total rate of bytes transferred by the FTP Server.

Connection Attempts

The number of connection attempts that have been made to the FTP Server.

Current Anonymous Users

The number of anonymous users currently connected to the FTP Server.

Current Connections

The current number of connections to the FTP Server.

Current NonAnonymous Users

The number of nonanonymous users currently connected to the FTP Server.

Files Received

The total number of files received by the FTP Server.

Files Sent

The total number of files sent by the FTP Server.

Files Total

The sum of Files Sent and Files Received. This is the total number of files transferred by the FTP Server.

Logon Attempts

The number of logon attempts that have been made to the FTP Server.

Maximum Anonymous Users

The maximum number of anonymous users simultaneously connected to the FTP Server.

Maximum Connections

The maximum number of simultaneous connections to the FTP Server.

Maximum NonAnonymous Users

The maximum number of nonanonymous users simultaneously connected to the FTP Server.

Total Anonymous Users

The total number of anonymous users that have ever connected to the FTP Server.

Total NonAnonymous Users

The total number of nonanonymous users that have ever connected to the FTP Server.