Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of WinEventsTest

The WinEventsTest monitors the critical events on Windows-based servers such as the IIS web server, Citrix server, MS SQL server, and the Active Directory server. The 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.

  • The port number to which the selected server is listening to has to be specified in the PORT textbox.

  • In the EVENTHOST text box, specify NULL. This indicates that the EVENTHOST will always be the same as the HOST. 

  • Enter the specific events to be monitored in the EVENTSRC text box. The name of the event source can be obtained from the Event Viewer window that appears on following the menu sequence: Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer (If the Programs menu does not contain the Administrative Tools option, then check Start->Settings ->Control Panel for the same). The value that appears in the Source column of this window should be used to specify the EVENTSRC parameter.

    If all the events are to be monitored, enter "All" against EVENTSRC. While specifying multiple events, make sure that they are separated by commas (,).

    Note:

    The EVENTSRC specified should be exactly the same as that which appears in the Event Viewer window. By default, this parameter is configured with a list of key events on an IIS web server/MS SQL server/Citrix server/Active Directory server (as the case may be), which require monitoring.  

  • If specific events are to be excluded from monitoring, then specify the events to be excluded in the EXCLUDEDSRC text box, as a comma-separated list.

  • To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG system 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 against DETAILED DIAGNOSIS. 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 bad and normal 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.