You can enable bandwidth measurement to make all uploads perform a bandwidth
measurement prior to transferring regardless of the target rate setting for the
server or the transferring user (downloads are not affected).
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Stop IBM Aspera Faspex.
In a Terminal or Command Prompt, execute the command to stop Faspex:
asctl faspex:stop
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Open Faspex.yml with a text editor.
Locate Faspex.yml in the following location:
OS Version |
Path |
32-bit Windows |
C:\Program Files\Aspera\Faspex\config\Faspex.yml |
64-bit Windows |
C:\Program Files
(x86)\Aspera\Faspex\config\Faspex.yml |
Before editing Faspex.yml, create a backup. Open it with a text
editor:
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Add the bandwidth measurement parameter in Faspex.yml.
Before editing Faspex.yml, create a backup. Open it with a text editor, and add this line at
the end of the file:
...
MeasureBandwidthOnUpload: yes
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Start Faspex
In a Terminal or Command Prompt, execute the command to start Faspex
with the new setting:
asctl faspex:start
To verify bandwidth measurement, open IBM Aspera Connect Browser Plug-in and go to , click Remove All and make sure
Automatically cache measurements obtained during transfer is unchecked.
Now log into Faspex and send a package. In the first few
seconds of the transfer, Connect Browser Plug-in should show a status of Measuring
Bandwidth....