We use our scheduler to manage our FTP workload. No point in gloating about how much data the MF can push. Besides, many concepts of capacity management and queuing theory are totally lost on many network folks.
Most stare in disbelief or even laugh out loud when you show them some basic throughput formulas. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin Kline Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 3:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Throttling FTP We have some large batch FTP processes that were recently identified as the cause of major network slowdowns for online processing. More specifically, one of our CIP routers becomes a bottleneck when batch FTP jobs start flooding it. We are working on a process to ensure that particular FTP batch processes are run on a system that will not affect the problem router. IFAIR, VTAM has/had pacing options that could help manage just this sort of situation. Does FTP or TCPIP have a similar capability? I found nothing in the FTP configuration about throttling or pacing. Maybe someone else has run into a similar situation. How did or would you deal with this situation? NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
