def deleteFolder(self, filePath=None):
        """
        Deletes a folder on the IxLoad gateway server.
        """
        import sshAssistant

        try:
            sshClient = sshAssistant.Connect(self.apiServerIp, self.sshUsername, self.sshPassword,
                                            pkeyFile=self.sshPkeyFile, port=self.sshPort)
        except:
            self.logError('\ndeleteFolder failed to ssh: {}. This is not a test failure.'.format(self.apiServerIp))
            return

        if self.osPlatform == 'linux':
            stdout,stderr = sshClient.enterCommand('rm -rf {}'.format(filePath))

        if self.osPlatform == 'windows':
            sshClient.enterCommand('rmdir {} /s /q'.format(filePath))