| Measurement |
Description |
Measurement
Unit |
Interpretation |
| Request_rate |
The rate of requests to the server during the last measurement period |
Reqs/Sec |
With the advent of HTTP/1.1 multiple requests can be transmitted over the same TCP connection. The ratio of requests per connection can provide an idea of the effectiveness of the HTTP 1.1 protocol. |
| Data_xmit_rate |
The rate at which the data was transmitted by the server during the last measurement period |
KB/Sec |
A large increase in the data transmission rate can be indicative of an increase in the popularity of one or more web sites hosted on the server. |
| Date_received_rate |
The rate at which data was received by the server during the last measurement period |
KB/Sec |
An increase in this value is indicative of an increase in user requests to the server. |
| Avg_req_processing_time |
The average time taken by the server to process requests |
MSecs |
A high value may be an indication of slow performance of the server. |
| Max_req_processing_time |
The maximum time taken by the server to process requests |
MSecs |
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| Error_rate |
The rate at which errors were encountered by the server in the last measurement period |
Errors/Sec |
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