Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of ADGroupsInfoTest

This test reports how well the prepared statements are cached and executed per second. In addition, this test also reports the rate at which the prepared statements are evicted from the cache and how well the regular statements are executed. Using this test, administrators can be alerted to inadequate sizing of the prepared statement cache and processing bottlenecks on the target database node.

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, specify the IP address of the machine where the Active Directory is installed.

  • In the PORT text box, specify the port number through which the Active Directory communicates. The default port number is 389.

  • By default, the value specified against the INACTIVE DAYS parameter is 90 days. This implies that the user accounts in the domain controller or active directory will be considered as inactive after a period of 90 days.

  • By default, the DETAILED INFO flag is set to No, indicating that by default, the test does not generate detailed measures for the measures, so as to conserve storage space. If you want the test to generate and store detailed measures for information events, set this flag to Yes.

  • By default, the SHOW ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT DD flag is set to No. Accordingly, this test, by default, will not report detailed diagnostics for the Organizational units and Empty organizational units measures. To view the list of Organization units and empty Organizational Units on the domain controller or active directory, set this flag to Yes.

  • By default, the Show Group DD flag is set to No. Accordingly, this test, by default, will not report detailed diagnostics for the Groups and Empty Groups measures. To view the list of groups and empty groups in the domain controller or active directory, set this flag to Yes.

  • In the GROUP NAME text box, Specify the name of the active directory group for which the test should report metrics. By default, none is specified against this parameter indicating that this test will report metrics for all the active directory groups, by default.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • f 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.