Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of CtxXcXDCBrMachTest

For each catalog managed by this broker, this test reports the number of machines available, the number of registered machines, those machines that are not registered, the machines that are currently powered on, powered off, those in Agent error state etc. In addition, using this test, you could figure out the number of sessions on each catalog, the sessions that are established and the sessions that are currently pending. The load on each catalog can thus be identified and discrepancies be avoided.

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 at which the selected server listens in the PORT text box . By default, this is 80.

  • In order to monitor the Delivery Controller 7, eG requires a special user with the following privileges;

    • The All scope and read-only privileges

    • The Allow log on locally security privilege on the Delivery Controller host

    To know the steps for assigning such privileges to a user, click here are discussed. Specify the name of such a user, in the USERNAME text box.

  • Specify the password for the user specified in the USERNAME text box, in the PASSWORD text box.

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

  • In the DOMAIN text box, specify the domain to which the user specified in the USERNAME text box belongs to.

  • By default, the REPORT BY MACHINE TYPE flag is set to Yes indicating that the individual descriptors of this test - i.e., the catalogs - are classified based on their machine type; in other words, the catalogs will be listed either under Windows Client OS or Windows Server OS based on their machine type. If you do not want to group the catalogs based on their machine types, set this flag to No.

  • By default, the SHOW TOTAL MACHINES DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for the Total measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes. In this case, you will be able to view the complete details of all the machines in each catalog of the monitored broker.

  • By default, the SHOW TOTAL SESSIONS DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for the Total_sessions measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes. In this case, you will be able to view the complete details of all the sessions related to each catalog of the monitored broker.

  • By default, the SHOW REGISTERED MACHINES DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for Registered measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes. In this case, you will be able to view the complete details of the machines (in each catalog) that are currently registered with the broker being monitored.

  • By default, the SHOW POWERED ON MACHINES DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for Powered_on measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes. In this case, you will be able to view the complete details of the powered on machines in each catalog configured on the monitored broker.

  • To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise suite 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 for a particular server, choose the On option. 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 normal and abnormal 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.