Configuration of WebTransactionTest

This test auto-discovers the web sites on the IIS web server, and reports the rate at which each web site is receiving requests, the total number of requests processed and the number of requests that are successfully processed by each web site. In the process, this test also captures the response codes returned by each web site in real-time. By analyzing these codes, administrators can identify the web site that is encountering more number of errors which in turn will slow down the transactions.

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.

• Specify the PORT to which HOST listens.

• By default, the WEBSITE parameter is set to none. This implies that the test monitors all web sites, by default. If you want the test to monitor a specific web site alone, then specify that WEBSITE name here.

Note:

If this test is configured with a web site name, then all other web site-related tests of the target IIS web server will report metrics for this web site only.

• By default, the SHOW TOTAL REQUESTS DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for the Total Requests processed measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes.

• By default, the SHOW SUCCESS REQUESTS DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for the Requests processed successfully measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes.

• Specify the full path to directory on the target IIS/IIS SSL web server that stores the log files in the IIS LOGS PATH text box. By default, this is set to none.

• DD FREQUENCY refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. For instance, if you set to 1:1, it means that detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem.

• 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.