Default Parameters for MySQLBackupStTest

This test helps administrators figure out the count of backups that failed and the count of backups that were completed successfully. In addition, this test reveals the count of backups that are currently running in the target environment. This test also helps administrators figure out the maximum time duration for a backup to be completed. Using the detailed diagnostics offered by this test, administrators can identify the backup type that is responsible for more backup failures.

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

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

• In the DATABASE text box, specify the name of a database on the target MySQL database server being monitored.

• The eG agent has to be configured with the credentials of a user who has server-wide Process and Select privileges on the monitored MySQL server. Specify the credentials of such a user in the USERNAME and PASSWORD text boxes. To know how to create such a user, refer to Pre-requisites for Monitoring the MySQL Server topic in the Monitoring MySQL Server document.

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

• In some environments, backups in the target MySQL database server may often take a few minutes and sometimes, take a few hours to complete. By default, a value of 0 is specified against this parameter indicating that the test will consider all backups executing on the target MySQL database server. However, if you wish to ignore a few regular backups that are completed within a specified time limit from the scope of monitoring, then, you can specify a value in minutes against MAXIMUM DURATION parameter. By doing so, this test will not collect information pertaining to the backups that are completed within the duration specified against MAXIMUM DURATION parameter.

• Set SSL flag to Yes if the target MySQL database server that is to be monitored is SSL-enabled. By default, this flag is set to No.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will 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.