Thomas TraynorTHIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!
I think the SFTP server is down again. Expected files not in our INBOX and it happens on a semi-regular basis and usually after a weekend.
On my Linux box I had a very simple CHRON setup to run a specific BASH script. On my work WIN11 machine I have automated running a specific program every Monday morning checking for a specific item.
It should be trivial to do the same on the servers instead of buying software to verify that the servers are working.
1. On several machines have an automated script launch in the morning at least twice a week. It sends one specific file to one or more other servers.
2. The outside server(s) do the same thing on the same day and time.
3. For every machine set up running a second set of scripts looking for incoming file(s) with the special names an hour or so later. If the INBOX is empty then use SENDMAIL with a notification that the expected file is not present. Do the same for each incoming file with enough information we know if it is the incoming server or outgoing server that is hosed.
As I said... THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE. I have been doing this for many years and it gives the support team (myself & two others) notification several hours before the nightly runs that we are missing at least one file!
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