Default Parameters for MySQLWorkLdTest

A resource-hungry or a long-running query is one of the main reasons for performance degradation of the target database server instance. When such queries execute on the server, they hog almost all the available resources or keep the resources locked for long time periods, thus leaving little to no resources for carrying out other critical database operations. This can significantly slowdown the database server and adversely impact user experience with the server. To ensure peak performance of the target MySQL database server at all times, such queries should be rapidly identified and quickly optimized to minimize resource usage. This is where the MySQLWorkLdTest test helps.

At configured intervals, this test reports the maximum number of internal on-disk temporary tables created by the server while executing statements. This test also reports how long did a query take for execution and how long did a query spend waiting for table locks. In addition, this test also throws light on the count of table scans that happened on the database server instance. Using the detailed diagnostics of this test, administrators can figure out inefficient queries and proceed to optimize them to enhance server performance.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the MySQLWorkLdTest.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to choose how often should the test be executed.

• In the DATABASE text box specify the name of a database on the target MySQL database server being monitored.

• The eG agent has to be configured with the credentials of a user who has server-wide Process and Select privileges on the monitored MySQL server. Specify the credentials of such a user in the USERNAME and PASSWORD text boxes. To know how to create such a user, refer to Pre-requisites for Monitoring the MySQL Server topic in the Monitoring MySQL Server document.

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

• Once the above values are provided, click on the UPDATE button to register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.