Amazon File Transfer Family Monitoring
Amazon File Transfer Family - Overview
Amazon File Transfer Family is a highly secure and reliable service to transfer files in and out of the cloud. It helps to move data to and from Amazon S3 and Amazon EFS using standard protocols like SFTP, FTPS, AS2 and FTP as well as automate and accelerate data transfers at scale. It is the most ideal service for data migration, data sharing, and hybrid cloud workloads. Applications Manager's Amazon File Transfer Family monitoring tool offers effective tracking of file transfer activities and helps to quickly detect and resolve issues such as failed transfers or unusual transfer patterns that may indicate security threats.
Creating a new Amazon File Transfer Family monitor
To learn how to create a new Amazon File Transfer Family monitor, refer here.
Monitored Parameters
Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on the File Transfer Family instance available under Amazon in the Cloud Apps section. Displayed is the Amazon File Transfer Family bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:
- Availability tab gives the availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
- Performance tab gives the health status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
- List view tab enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.
By clicking a monitor from the list, you'll be taken to the Amazon File Transfer Family dashboard which includes the following tabs:
Performance Overview
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| SERVER INFORMATION |
| State | The current operational state of the server. Possible Values: OFFLINE | ONLINE | STARTING | STOPPING | START_FAILED | STOP_FAILED. |
| No. of Users | Number of users currently configured on the server. |
| DATA RECEIVED |
| Rate of Data Received | The total amount of data transferred per minute into the server between the poll interval (in MB/min). |
| Data Received | The total amount of data transferred into the server between the poll interval (in MB). |
| DATA SENT |
| Rate of Data Sent | The total amount of data transferred per minute out of the server between the poll interval (in MB/min). |
| Data Sent | The total amount of data transferred out of the server between the poll interval (in MB). |
| FILES RECEIVED |
| Rate of Files Received | The total number of files transferred per minute into the server between the poll interval (in files/min). |
| Files Received | The total number of files transferred into the server between the poll interval. |
| FILES SENT |
| Rate of Files Sent | The total number of files transferred per minute out of the server between the poll interval (in files/min). |
| Files Sent | The total number of files transferred out of the server between the poll interval. |
| ON UPLOAD WORKFLOW EXECUTIONS |
| Successful Workflow Executions | The total number of successful workflow executions on the server between the poll interval. |
| Failed Workflow Executions | The total number of unsuccessful workflow executions on the server between the poll interval. |
| Started Workflow Executions | The total number of workflow executions started on the server between the poll interval. |
| ON UPLOAD WORKFLOW EXECUTIONS FAILURE RATE |
| Workflow Executions Failure Rate | The percentage of unsuccessful workflow executions on the server between the poll interval (in %). |
AS2 Messages
Note: This tab is displayed only when the AS2 protocol is selected in the server configuration.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| INBOUND MESSAGES |
| Successful Inbound Messages | The total number of AS2 messages successfully received from a trading partner between the poll interval. |
| Failed Inbound Messages | The total number of AS2 messages that were unsuccessfully received from a trading partner between the poll interval. |
| INBOUND MESSAGES FAILURE RATE |
| Inbound Message Failure Rate | The percentage of inbound AS2 messages that were unsuccessfully received from a trading partner between the poll interval (in %). |
| OUTBOUND MESSAGES |
| Successful Outbound Messages | The total number of AS2 messages successfully sent to a trading partner between the poll interval. |
| Failed Outbound Messages | The total number of AS2 messages that were unsuccessfully sent to a trading partner between the poll interval. |
| OUTBOUND MESSAGES FAILURE RATE |
| Outbound Message Failure Rate | The percentage of outbound AS2 messages that were unsuccessfully sent to a trading partner between the poll interval (in %). |
Users
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| USER DETAILS |
| User Name | Name of the user configured in the server. |
| Home Directory | The landing directory for a user when they log in to the server using the client. |
| Directory Type | Indicates whether the home directory is a full path (PATH) or uses logical mappings (LOGICAL). |
| Role | The IAM role managing the users' access to your Amazon S3 bucket or Amazon EFS file system. |
| No. of SSH Public Keys | The number of SSH public keys stored for the user. |
Configuration
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| CONFIGURATION DETAILS |
| Domain | The domain within which the server operates, usually relating to the identity management system being used. Possible values: S3 | EFS |
| Endpoint Type | The type of endpoint for the server, indicating whether it is a publicly accessible or VPC-based endpoint. Possible values: PUBLIC | VPC | VPC_ENDPOINT |
| Identity Provider Type | The type of identity provider used for authentication. |
| Protocols | Supported protocols by the server. Possible values: SFTP | FTP | FTPS | AS2 |
| Logging Role | The IAM role used to write server logs to CloudWatch or other monitoring services. |
| PARTIAL UPLOAD WORKFLOW DETAILS |
| Workflow ID | A unique identifier of the partial upload workflow. |
| Execution Role | Defines the necessary permissions that the transfer service can assume within the specified role to complete partial workflow tasks. |
| COMPLETE UPLOAD WORKFLOW DETAILS |
| Workflow ID | A unique identifier of the complete upload workflow. |
| Execution Role | Defines the necessary permissions that the transfer service can assume within the specified role to complete workflow tasks. |
| ENDPOINT DETAILS (Supported only for VPC endpoint types.) |
| VPC ID | The VPC ID in which the server's endpoint is located. |
| VPC Endpoint ID | ID of the VPC endpoint used for private connectivity between the server and your VPC. |
| Subnets | List of Subnets associated with the server, specifying the virtual private network segments used for the server's endpoints. |
| Elastic IP Allocations | List of Elastic IPs allocated to the server, used to maintain a static, public-facing address. |
