Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of GenericLogonSimTest

This test emulates a user logging into a web application being monitored by the Web App Simulator tool. In the process, the test reports the availability and responsiveness of the web application. The activities that were successful and that failed are measured and reported along with the total simulation time. Additionally, the test also captures failures (if any) at each step of the simulation. Using the insights provided by this test, administrators can proactively detect logon slowness/failures and precisely pinpoint the root-cause of the anomaly. This way, web administrators are enabled to isolate the probable pain-points of their web application, even before users begin to actively use the web application.

The default parameters associated with this test are as follows:

  • The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed. By default, this is 15 minutes.

  • In the HOST text box, the host for which the test is to be configured has to be specified.

  • In the PORT text box, enter the port number used by the target application.

  • By default, eG Enterprise auto-disccovers the scripts that are available for simulation. The scripts that are auto-discovered will be listed in the SCRIPT NAME list box. You can select one/more scripts from this list for monitoring. eG Enterprise is also capable of monitoring the scripts that are recorded and exported by more than one user using a single component. For this purpose, an icon is provided against this parameter. Clicking on the icon will open the CHOOSE SCRIPT NAME pop up window. Using the pop up window, select the user who has recorded one/more scripts to be monitored from the User Name list. The scripts corresponding to that user will be populated in the Script File text box. Select the script and click the Submit button. You are allowed to choose more than one User Name:Script File combination.

  • The simulator needs to run in the account of a user who has local administrator rights on the simulation end point - i.e., the system on which the external agent is installed. Specify the name of this user in the CONSOLE USERNAME text box. This user should also be logged in at all times for the simulator to run continuously.

  • Specify the domain to which the CONSOLE USERNAME belongs to in the CONSOLE DOMAIN text box. By default, none is specified against this parameter.

  • By default, the SUCCESS SCREENSHOT REQUIRED flag is set to No. If this flag is set to Yes, then , if all the transactions for the script were completed successfully, an additional screenshot will be offered for the Transaction availability measure of the Total descriptor reported by this test.

  • The DD FREQUENCY refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. The default is 1:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated everytime this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD FREQUENCY.

  • To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, eG embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test, by default, for a particular server, choose the On option against DETAILED DIAGNOSIS. To disable the capability, click on the Off option.

    The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled:

    • The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability.

    • Both the bad and normal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

  • If multiple components of the same component type are awaiting configuration, then an APPLY TO OTHER COMPONENTS check box will appear in this page. Clicking on this check box will allow you to apply the configuration to all/selected components of that type.

  • Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing the configuration for specific servers, a “*” beside the text box corresponding to the parameter signifies that these values have to be manually configured by the user. The parameter values that require to be configured will typically be prefixed with a “$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of “none” in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.