Please take some time and go through documentation link:
MRTG - MRTG Documentation
For checking correct version of System, run "uname -a".
Also check /etc/*-release files, which will tell you whether you are using RHEL/Suse/CentOS etc. with current update level.
For checking while copying files, you need to monitor MRTG graphs for CPU/Memory/Network. You may be able to see sudden spike, if data transfer rate is too high for system and occupying lot of resources.