Configuration of CassMsgDropTest

The test auto-discovers the type of messages on the target Cassandra Database node and for each message type, reports the number of messages dropped and the time duration with which the messages were dropped from within the node and across the node. Using this test, administrators can figure out the messages of the message type that were dropped frequently and measure the maximum latency observed for the messages of each message type within the node and across nodes.

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.

• Specify the IP address of the host for which the test is being configured.

• Specify the PORT at which the HOST listens. The default value is 9042.

• Specify the port at which the JMX listens for requests from remote hosts in JMX REMOTE PORT text box. Ensure that you specify the same port that you configured in the cassandra-env.sh file (if the target Cassandra Database node is installed on a Unix host) or the cassandra-env.ps1 file (if the target Cassandra Database node is installed on a Windows host) in the (CASSANDRA_HOME) directory used by the target Cassandra Database node. To know how to specify the remote port, refer to Monitoring Cassandra Database document.

• If JMX requires authentication only (but no security), then ensure that the JMX USER and JMX PASSWORD parameters are configured with the credentials of a user with read-write access to JMX. To know how to create this user, refer to Monitoring Cassandra Database document.

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

• 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.