Configuration of PepPrsClientTest

This test automatically discovers the clients who are currently connected to the Scheduler, reports the number of active sessions for each client, and also reveals the number of transactions of every client that have been committed and aborted. In the process, the test pinpoints those clients who have launched too many sessions on the Scheduler; in the event that the Scheduler chokes, such clients could be considered guilty of overloading it.

The default parameters associated with this test are:

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

• Specify the the host name of the server for which the test is to be configured in the HOST text box.

• Specify the port on which the cluster is listening in the PORT text box.

• To collect metrics from a PeopleSoft PeopleSoft Process Scheduler, this test runs PeopleSoft Server Administration (PSADMIN) commands on the target server. The first step towards this is to launch the psadmin.exe. To enable the test to run the psadmin.exe, you need to configure the test with the full path to the directory in which the psadmin.exe resides. Therefore, in the PSADMIN HOME text box, specify the location of the psadmin.exe. Typically, this will be the install directory of the PeopleSoft application server. For instance, on Windows, your specification can be C:\ps\appsrv and on Unix, your specification can be: opt/ps/appsrv.

• An application server DOMAIN is the collection of server processes, supporting processes, and resource managers that enable connections to the database. The Process Scheduler is also a collection of server processes that run in a domain. To monitor a Process Scheduler therefore, you need to configure the eG agent with the exact name of the domain in which the Process Scheduler is running. Specify this domain name in the DOMAIN text box.

• 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.

• If 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.