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Session helper statistics

Session helper statistics

FortiOS now extends session helper statistics to include FTP, TFTP, RTSP, and PPTP protocols, enhancing visibility and troubleshooting for these traffic types through the CLI.

To view session help diagnostics:
# diagnose sys session help stats {tftp | ftp | rtsp | pptp}

For example:

# diagnose sys session help stats pptp
Calls Established: 2
Mismatched PNS Call ID: 0
GRE Session Created: 2
GRE Session Freed: 0
No Matching GRE Sesion: 0
Call ID Mismatch On Call Reply: 0
# diagnose sys session help stats ftp
PORT Requests: 5
EPRT Requests: 0
PASV Requests: 3
PASV Replies: 0
EPSV Requests: 0
EPSV Replies: 3
RETR Requests: 2
STOR Requests: 0
# diagnose sys session help stats tftp
TFTP Client sessions Created: 10
# diagnose sys session help stats rtsp
Streams Created: 18694060
Streams Freed: 19228166
Stream Creation Failures: 519922
Stream Client Ports Allocated: 0
Stream Client Ports Freed: 19228166
Unknown Stream Client Port: 0
Data Sessions Created: 18694050
Data Sessions Freed: 19228166
Data Session Creation Failures: 519932

Session helper statistics

Session helper statistics

FortiOS now extends session helper statistics to include FTP, TFTP, RTSP, and PPTP protocols, enhancing visibility and troubleshooting for these traffic types through the CLI.

To view session help diagnostics:
# diagnose sys session help stats {tftp | ftp | rtsp | pptp}

For example:

# diagnose sys session help stats pptp
Calls Established: 2
Mismatched PNS Call ID: 0
GRE Session Created: 2
GRE Session Freed: 0
No Matching GRE Sesion: 0
Call ID Mismatch On Call Reply: 0
# diagnose sys session help stats ftp
PORT Requests: 5
EPRT Requests: 0
PASV Requests: 3
PASV Replies: 0
EPSV Requests: 0
EPSV Replies: 3
RETR Requests: 2
STOR Requests: 0
# diagnose sys session help stats tftp
TFTP Client sessions Created: 10
# diagnose sys session help stats rtsp
Streams Created: 18694060
Streams Freed: 19228166
Stream Creation Failures: 519922
Stream Client Ports Allocated: 0
Stream Client Ports Freed: 19228166
Unknown Stream Client Port: 0
Data Sessions Created: 18694050
Data Sessions Freed: 19228166
Data Session Creation Failures: 519932