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Default Parameters for AS400MessageTest

This test monitors the messages received on the message queues of the target AS400 server and reports the total number of messages in the message queue and the number of messages that require reply.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the AS400MessageTest test.

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

  • This test connects to the AS400 server being monitored to extract the required metrics. Therefore, specify the name of the AS400 server to connect to in the SERVERNAME text box.

  • To enable the test to login to the specified AS400 server, you need to provide the test with the credentials of a valid user to the AS400 server. Hence, specify a valid userID in the USERID text box.

  • Provide the password that corresponds to the specified USERID in the PASSWORD text box.

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

  • Indicate the full path to the message queues that hold the messages in an arrival sequence in the MESSAGE QUEUE PATH text box.

  • By default, the SHOW ALL MESSAGES flag is set to No, indicating that the test will not report the total number of messages on the message queue by default in the No_of_total_message measure. To ensure that this test reports the value of the No_of_total_message measure, set this flag to Yes.

  • By default, 100 is set as the MESSAGE LIMIT. This implies that the test will report the metrics only for the 100 messages received on the message queue during the measument period. If required, you can change the value of this parameter. Controlling the value of this parameter, administrators can limit the number of messages to be shown and prevent the data overload on the database server.

  • 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 every time 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.

  • Once the above values are provided, click on the UPDATE button to register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz*” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.