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

Wow, what a difference!  I am unaware of the comm hardware involved here.  I
can tell you that they have a network of 30+ AS/400s.  FWIW, any of these
AS/400s can FTP to any other AS/400 in the network (I don't know if that
gives a clue as to the setup they're using).

How can I tell what comm config is being used for FTP?

TIA,
Dan Bale

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Townsend [SMTP:townsend@patownsend.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 2:10 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Correlating *SAVF "records" to FTP job I/O count
> 
> Dan,
> 
> I just transferred a large save file from the AS/400 to PC:
> 
>     81792480 bytes transferred in 328.231 seconds. Transfer rate 249.191
> KB/sec.
> 
> I then transferred the same save file to another AS/400 on the same
> network (10, not 100):
> 
>     81792480 bytes transferred in 127.947 seconds. Transfer rate 639.267
> KB/sec.
> 
> I think you should be seeing better throughput! Have you talked to the
> network folks to see what they have to say?
> 
> Patrick
> 
> 
> "Bale, Dan" wrote:
> > 
> > That bugger took 3 hours and 40 minutes to transmit.  It was 59.7MB.
> From
> > the log file:
> > 
> >     61202064 bytes transferred in 12555.306 seconds. Transfer rate 4.875
> > KB/sec.
> > 
> > The save file had 115,913 records.  115,913 * 528 = 61,202,064.  The
> DSPOBJD
> > size was 59,785,216 (????).
> > 
> > Using 1480 bytes per frame, would you calculate the number of puts as:
> >    1)  61,202,064 / 1480 = 41,352.7         *or*
> >    2)  1480 / 528 = 2 whole records per frame; 115,913 / 2 = 57,957
> > Based on the "guesstimate" that the number of puts was around 17,000
> about
> > two hours into the job, I'm not sure either of these calculations work.
> > 
> > I think I'm going to set up a test whereby I submit a batch job to do an
> FTP
> > and another batch job to do a DSPJOB OPTION(*OPNF) in a loop that runs
> every
> > 15 seconds and run some stats on the collected data to see if there's a
> > pattern I can use.
> > 
> > Other suggestions are greatly appreciated!
> > 
> > - Dan Bale
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Patrick Townsend [SMTP:townsend@patownsend.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 8:24 PM
> > > To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > > Subject:      Re: Correlating *SAVF "records" to FTP job I/O count
> > >
> > >
> > > Yes, 1496 bytes. Subtracting TCP/IP frame headers you are probably
> > > transferring 1480 bytes per frame. How long does it take to transfer a
> > > 58 meg save file? Just takes a few minutes here between AS/400 and
> > > Windows NT PC.
> > >
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > > "Bale, Dan" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > >
> > > --
> > > IBM AS/400 communications, FTP automation, and network security
> > > software and consulting services.
> > >
> > > http://www.patownsend.com
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