Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of OVMPoolTest

This test auto-discovers the server pools in the Oracle VM Manager and reports the number of registered Oracle VM servers in each pool, the servers that are currently running and those that are not running. Using this test, you can not only identify the Oracle VM servers that are in maintenance mode but can also figure out the VMs that are registered in each server pool and the numerical statistics of the VMs that are currently running. This way, adminsitrators can easily figure out the composition of each server pool and the load on the server pool.

The default parameters associated with this test are:

  • The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

  • Specify the host for which the test is to be configured in the HOST text box.

  • Specify the port at which the specified HOST listens in the PORT text box. By default, this is NULL.

  • This test uses the web services API of the Oracle VM Manager to pull out metrics of interest. To obtain the required metrics, you need to configure the test with the credentials of a user with Admin rights to the Oracle VM Manager. Use the ORACLE VM MGR USER and ORACLE VM MGR PASSWORD parameters to configure these credentials. Finally, confirm the password by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

  • By default, the Oracle VM Manager is SSL-enabled. Accordingly, the SSL flag is set to Yes by default. This indicates that the eG agent will communicate with the Oracle VM Manager via HTTPS by default.

  • By default, the Oracle VM Manager listens on 7002. This implies that the eG agent, by default, connects to port 7002 of the Oracle VM Manager to pull out metrics. In some environments however, this default port may not apply. In such a case, against the WEBPORT parameter, you can specify the exact port at which the Oracle VM Manager in your environment listens so that the eG agent communicates with that port.

  • 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.