This test emulates a user connecting to an SFTP server (on Windows/Unix) and performing an operation on the server. The operation may either be a GET or a PUT. For the specified operation, this test measures the availability of the SFTP server and its response time.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the SftpTest.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• Provide the user name used for connecting to the SFTP server in the USER text box.

• Provide the password corresponding to the user in the PASSWORD text box.

• Confirm the PASSWORD by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

• In the REMOTEFILE text box, provide the remote file that is downloaded in the case of GET operation; In the case of a PUT operation, the remote file represents the file to which data is uploaded. This value can be none in the case of a PUT operation.

• The REMOTE FOLDER indicates the remote SFTP folder where the specified REMOTEFILE exists. For example, this can be / or /sftpRoot or /mysftpFolder, in the case of a GET operation. In the case of a PUT operation, the REMOTE FOLDER represents the remote destination folder.

• Specify the local folder that is written to in the case of a GET operation in the LOCAL text box. In the case of a PUT operation, this string represents the name of the file that is uploaded to the SFTP server. If this value is “none”, then the test will write the downloaded data to the eG agent's logs folder.

• Select the command that is to be executed by the test i.e., whether GET or PUT using the CMD flag.

• Speicfy the maximum time (in seconds) that the client will wait for a response from the SFTP server in the TIMEOUT text box.

• Once the necessary values have been entered, clicking on the Update button will register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with "$" indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to "xyz" and $port will be changed to "80" when configuring a test.