The MsSqlTransTest reports the number of transactions active in an instance of the Database Engine, and the effects of those transactions on resources such as the snapshot isolation row version store in tempdb.

Note: This test reports measures only for MSSQL Server version 2005 and above.

The 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.

• The port number to which the selected server is listening has to be specified in the PORT textbox. The default port is 1433.

• In the INSTANCE text box, enter the name of a specific MS SQL instance that is to be monitored. The default value of this parameter is "default". To monitor an MS SQL instance named "CFS", enter this as the value of the INSTANCE parameter. 

• By default, the SSL flag is set to No, indicating that the target MS SQL server is not SSL-enabled by default. To enable the test to connect to an SSL-enabled MS SQL server, set the SSL flag to Yes.

• If the ISPASSIVE parameter is set to YES, then it means that the MS SQL server under consideration is a passive server in a SQL 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 “$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of "none" in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.