This test monitors the resource usage of the primary domain of a Solaris LDoms server. The test reports the CPU resources allocated to the primary domain, the percentage of virtual CPU resources consumed by the primary domain, and its relative effect on the physical CPU resources of the Solaris host. Using this test, administrators can determine whether there is a resource-contention at the primary domain or not.

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, the host name of the server for which the test is to be configured has to be specified.

• Determine the period (in seconds) for which the test runs each time in theDURATION text box.

• SUMMARY is applicable to multi-processor systems only. If the Yes option is selected, then the eG agent will report not only the CPU and memory utilization of each of the processors, but it will also report the summary (i.e., average) of the CPU and memory utilizations of the different processors. If the No option is selected, then the eG agent will report only the CPU usage of the individual processors.

• By default, the USEIOSTAT flag is set to No. This indicates that, by default, this test reports the CPU utilization of every processor on the system being monitored, and also provides the average CPU utilization across the processors. However, if you want the test to report only the average CPU utilization across processors and across user sessions, then set the USEIOSTAT flag to Yes. In such a case, the processor-wise breakup of CPU utilization will not be available.

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.