Is distributor working

I have never received this error before. Why am I getting this error and how can I fix it?

Symptoms

I cannot tell if the Product Master distributor is working correctly.

Causes

  • Check for the existence of new files under $TOP/public_html/created_files/distributor.
  • Check to see whether any file has the approximate time stamp of when you tried to push the file through. It is possible that a runaway script has generated a bad output file.
  • Check the file size. Does the file size correspond to what you were expecting?
  • If the file is an XML file or an otherwise readable file, type it out.
  • Does it contain the correct information that you were expecting?

Resolving the problem

If the file exists, is the transfer in progress?
You can use different tools to see whether an actual transfer is in progress. At the minimum, you need to use:
  • For Solaris, netstat and snoop
  • For Linux®, tcpdump
If the file size is 300 MB, and it is posting to a URL through the internet, the file can only meet the maximum speed of the internet connection.