eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by WinsTest

This test reports general statistics pertaining to the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).  

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Query_rate The total number of queries received by the WINS server per second Queries/sec
This indicates the server workload. It is useful for capacity planning and to detect unusual usage situations.
Failed_query_rate Total number of failed queries/sec Failures/sec The percentage of failed queries should be low. An
unusually high number of failed queries can indicate
a configuration problem, or a fault in the WINS server.
Release_rate The rate at which release requests are received and processed by the WINS server Releases/sec  
Failed_release_rate The rate of release failures Failures/sec Release failures could result in many names being unused for a period of time, and hence, should be minimized.
Conflict_rate The total rate of conflicts seen by the WINS server. This value includes both Unique and Group conflicts. Conflicts/sec  
Renewal_rate The total rate of renewal requests received by the WINS server. This value includes both Unique and Group renewals. Renewals/sec