eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by NasSnmpTest

For this test to function properly, the iPlanet application server’s SNMP monitoring capability should be enabled. Please refer to the iPlanet Administrator Guide to determine how the SNMP capabilities of the iPlanet application server can be turned on.  The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Request_rate Rate of requests to the NAS engine. Reqs/Sec A high request rate is an indicator of server overload. By comparing the request rates across application servers, an operator can gauge the effectiveness of load balancers (if any) that are in use.
Response_time Average response time (in seconds) for requests serviced by this NAS engine. Secs An increase in response time associated with one of the NAS engines can indicate a problem with the specific engine alone.
Pct_threads_utilized The percentage of threads of this engine that are in active use. Percent A value of close to 100% is indicative of a bottleneck with a specific engine.
Data_xmit_rate Rate at which the data is transferred by the engine in response to the incoming requests. KB/Sec A sudden change in data transmit rate can be indicative of a change in the characteristics of key applications hosted on the engine.
Data_recvd_rate Rate at which the data is received by the engine. KB/Sec  A sudden increase or decrease in data rate to the engine is indicative of either an increase or decrease in popularity of applications hosted on the NAS engine under consideration.