RE: Correlating *SAVF "records" to FTP job I/O count

What if I see that the Maximum Frame Size of the line description is 1496?
What does 1496 mean?  1496 bytes?  I don't have the authority to run a comm
trace here.  Not sure anyone else here would want to go through the bother.

TIA,
- Dan Bale

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Townsend [SMTP:townsend@patownsend.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 3:15 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Correlating *SAVF "records" to FTP job I/O count
> 
> Dan,
> 
> I believe the transfer record size of an FTP transfer will be controlled
> by the Maximum Frame Size of the line description. Save file record
> lengths are 528, but I believe FTP should send multiple records with
> each transfer. You can see what the AS/400 is doing by putting a
> communications trace on the line (STRCMNTRC). End the trace with
> ENDCMNTRC and then print it with PRTCMNTRC. There is a header for each
> TCP/IP frame, but you will get an idea of the size this way.
> 
> Patrick
> -- 
> IBM AS/400 communications, FTP automation, and network security
> software and consulting services.
> 
> http://www.patownsend.com
> 
> "Bale, Dan" wrote:
> > 
> > Is there a known, constant, record-blocking factor used when
> transmitting a
> > save file from one AS/400 to another via FTP?
> > 
> > I am using FTP to transmit save files from plant boxes to the division
> box.
> > One I have running right now is 56MB.  The system operator is wondering
> how
> > much longer the FTP will run.  When I look at the job running FTP, it
> shows
> > the save file being transmitted as an open file (WRKJOB option 14) and
> shows
> > the I/O count at 12,417.  If I could correlate the save file's number of
> > records to the I/O count, I would be able to estimate the time remaining
> to
> > complete the transmission.
> > 
> > RTFM?  Please point the way.
> > 
> > - Dan Bale
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