Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent issues such as low availability, long response times, slow download speeds, and other FTP server performance problems.
FTP servers are the enterprise network's workhorses.
They handle critical applications, files, and documents, transfer large volumes of data, and are integral to the proper functioning of your network. Which is why you can't afford bottlenecks, errors, and other issues to slip through the cracks.
With advanced FTP monitoring functionality and always-on operation, Paessler PRTG does all the spadework so you don't have to. Tracking every critical variable that could impact your FTP servers' performance and security, and helping you ensure your network keeps performing at its best.
With FTP monitoring, FTP and SFTP servers are more stable during uploads and downloads, data is more secure, and unwanted deletions or unusual spikes in the file count are recorded. This helps you to not only deliver better user experience, but also meet service level agreements (SLA).
All your key FTP and SFTP server stats in one comprehensive, easy-to-read dashboard. Ensure applications perform optimally, keep mission-critical software up to date, and close security loopholes fast. You can even generate custom reports for your higher-ups in a few clicks.
Set your preferred parameters and get on with your day. PRTG alerts you via SMS, email, in-app push notification, and other methods as soon as availability or other key variables fall above or below set performance thresholds, or if somebody adds, deletes, or changes important files.
Accurately measure your FTP and SFTP servers' performance, and run a faster, more efficient network. PRTG pinpoints bottlenecks, malfunctions, and other causes of underperformance, so you can proactively address them before they disrupt your network.
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the health and performance of your FTP servers. Show server status, response times, number and quality of connections, errors, CPU load, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in graphic maps and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot all kinds of issues with FTP connectivity.
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PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!
The FTP sensor monitors file servers via the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and FTP over SSL (FTPS). It can show the following:
The FTP Server File Count sensor logs in to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server and can monitor changes to files. It can show the following:
The SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol sensor monitors File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers of a Linux/Unix system via the Secure Shell (SSH) File Transfer Protocol (FTP over SSH). It can show the following:
See the PRTG Manual for a list of all available sensor types.
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent issues such as low availability, long response times, slow download speeds, and other FTP server performance problems.
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FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a standard network protocol. It is designed to enable the transfer of files between two computers over a TCP/IP network, such as the Internet. FTP typically involves a client (the computer requesting the file) and a server (the computer hosting the file).
FTP allows users to upload files from their local system to a remote server and download files from a remote server to their local system. It uses a control connection to manage the session and send commands from the client to the server. A separate data connection is used to transfer the actual files. FTP can operate in active or passive mode, determining how the data connection is established.
For more security, you have the following options:
FTP monitoring involves the continuous observation and analysis of FTP server activity to ensure the server's health, performance, and security. Here are some key aspects of FTP monitoring:
PRTG is a proprietary network monitoring tool that also tracks the health and performance of your FTP servers. Available for Windows-based on-premises servers or as a cloud-hosted solution, it's capable of monitoring unlimited local, remote, and virtual devices, bringing critical system data together in one simple, intuitive interface you can access from anywhere: at the office, at home, or on the go.
Pick a sensor, create a username and password for authentication, and save them in the sensor's settings to allow it to connect to the FTP server. Once setup is complete, you can customize several parameters, including whether to use SSL or TLS encryption, query intervals, and whether the sensor should count all the files on the FTP server or only those that have been added since the last query.
You can connect PRTG to Linux and Unix SFTP servers using FTP over SSH. Enter the server's IP address or DNS name, as well as its credentials into PRTG's monitoring environment (ideally giving PRTG root access), set up an SSH sensor, and connect it to the server. The sensor will monitor the server's response time and alert you if it falls below a pre-established threshold.
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
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