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    Document Number:   23091731
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  Functional Area:                       Communications-TCP
  SubFunctional Area:               FTP
  SubSubFunctional Area:       General
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  Product:  TCP/IP CON UTIL (5722TC100)
  Release:  V5R1M0; V5R2M0; V5R3M0

  Classification:       Public Use

  Keywords:            FTP
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 Document Title:FTP Performance Considerations
 Document Description:
  This document addresses the many of the FTP performance questions
received by Support Line on a regular basis.  FTP performance issues are
handled through the Consult Line offering because nearly all such problems
are the result of network, configuration, or user problems.

Network Issues

The most common cause of slow FTP performance is dropped packets in a
network.  A communications trace will show many repeated requests for
frames, repeated or missing acknowledgements, or both.  Frequently, a file
transfer will start out transferring data quickly, then it will become
progressively slower as the IBM� OS/400� or IBM� i5/OS? tries to recover
from missing or lost packets.

In many cases, the only reliable way to troubleshoot these problems is to
perform 'sniffer' traces at both ends of the circuit at the same time, and
check to verify that packets being sent from each end are being received on
the other.

Transfers Are Faster in One Direction Than in the Other

It is not uncommon for file transfers to be faster in one direction than in
the other.  Factors that affect this include:


  1   Trimming of Trailing Blanks
      In the default ASCII transfer mode, the sending machine trims
      trailing blanks.  This requires a lot of CPU.



  2   CPU Rating of the Machine Sending the File
      FTP is very sensitive to differences in CPU rating.



  3   Interactive versus Batch File Transfers
      Models with higher batch CPW ratings will usually perform better
      sending files in batch mode, rather than interactively.



  4   Availability of Sufficient Storage Pools for Interactive Subsystem



  5   Priority of Interactive Jobs



  6   Network Differences
      Often, a network cannot handle data at the same rate in both
      directions.  The iSeries can generate a very large amount of
      network data quickly because of its ability to consolidate many
      different kinds of server and application engine tasks.  Often,
      this is sufficient to swamp a local or nearby network switch or
      router, resulting in discarded frames and re-transmissions.  This
      is usually more noticeable in one direction than in the other.





Other Factors Affecting FTP Performance


  1   Maximum Transmission Unit
      The default MTU size on earlier releases of OS/400 or i5/OS was 576
      bytes.  Most networks can handle much larger frames.  Use the
      CFGTCP command, option 2, to examine the defined network routes.
      Select option 5 next to each route and view the parameter, "Maximum
      Transmission Unit".  This should be set to *IFC.  Then, check the
      Interface definition, using the CFGTCP command, option 1.  Use
      option 5 to view the interfaces.  Here, "Maximum Transmission Unit"
      should be set to *LIND.   Finally, you can check your line
      description to verify that it is set to the normal defaults for
      framesize, and that the Source Service Access Point (SSAP) "AA" is
      set for a maximum framesize of *MAXFRAME .  CFGTCP, Option 1, will
      show you the name of the line description associated with your
      TCP/IP interface(s).  Then use the WRKLIND  linename command and
      select Option 2 to examine the Maxframe parameter on the first
      page, and the "AA" SSAP on the second page.

      NETSTAT, Option 2 - F11, can be used to view the actual MTU size
      being used on a route.



  2   Send and Receive Buffers
      Use  the CHGTCPA (F4)  command to view the TCP/IP Send and Receive
      buffers.  These are set to a value of  8192 bytes by default.  In
      most network environments,  performance will be improved by
      increasing these buffers to a minimum of 65536.  The value used
      should be an exact multiple of 8192.  Best network performance
      should be achieved when these buffers match exactly the size of the
      buffers in any network routers.  At V4R5 and V4R4 (with PTF
      SF56719),  increasing the Send Buffer also allows the system to use
      larger TCP/IP Window sizes, which can be very important on large
      file transfers over long distances.



  3   Path MTU Discovery
      On V4R5 and later, Path MTU Discovery is enabled by default.  This
      lets OS/400 and i5/OS negotiate larger frame sizes for transfers.
      Use the CHGTCPA command to verify that Path MTU Discovery is set to
      *YES.



  4   Hang at Client Connect Time
      This is usually the result of a DNS problem.  It can be
      circumvented by having the local system TCP/IP address in the Host
      table (CFGTCP, option 10), and setting 'Host Name Search Priority'
      to *LOCAL  in CFGTCP, option 12.  The FTP server looks its own name
      up in DNS or the local host table each time a client initiates a
      connection.








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