Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of HanaConnectionTest

This test monitors the users who are currently connected to the database server and reports the numerical statistics of the user connections that are currently open and running. Using the metrics reported by this test, administrators can promptly isolate the idle connections, which are a drain on a server's resources and the maximum time duration for which the connection was idle.

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.

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

  • Specify the port number at which the specified HOST listens to in the PORT text box. The default port is 30015.

  • In order to monitor a SAP HANA database server, a special database user account with Monitoring privileges has to be created in every SAP HANA database instance that requires monitoring. The syntax of the script that is used for user creation is:

      create user <username> password <password>
      grant monitoring to <username>

    A sample script for user creation is:

      create user sapegadmin password eGurkha@123;
      grant monitoring to sapegadmin;

    The name of this user has to be specified in the USER text box.

  • Specify the password of the specified USER in the PASSWORD text box.

    Note:

    The password should be alpha-numeric containing atleast one uppercase alphabet and a special character.

  • Confirm the password by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

  • Set the SHOW USER flag to Yes if you wish to view the connection details of each individual user. By doing so, each user pertaining to the SAP HANA database server will appear as a descriptor of this test. By default, this flag is set to No which implies that the TOTAL descriptor will alone appear for this test indicating the connection details of all the users collectively.

  • If the value chosen for the ISPASSIVE parameter is Yes, then the SAP HANA database server under consideration is a passive server in a SAP HANA cluster. No alerts will be generated if the server is not running. Measures will be reported as “Not applicable” by the agent if the server is not up.

  • 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 *ldquo;$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of "none" in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.