Agents Administration - Tests
 

Default Parameters for ClientTest

The ClientTest measures the availability and responsiveness of a service using a client emulator named QA Wizard. eG integrates with the QA Wizard, and reports the measures it collects via the eG monitor interface.

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

  • The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed. 

  • In the SCRIPT text box, specify a comma-separated list of identifier=script path patterns. Identifier is any unique name that is assigned to a script, and script path denotes the path to the script file that emulates a transaction to the application being monitored. For example, assume that the script to be executed is named SAWebSite, and it exists in the location D:\CitraTest. The SCRIPT parameter can therefore contain the value, Website=D:\CitraTest\SAWebSite.

  • In the OUTPUTDIR text box, specify a comma-separated list of paths to the directories that store the output of each of the scripts mentioned in the SCRIPT text box.

    • Note:

    While providing the path to multiple output directories, ensure that they are specified in the same order as the SCRIPT paths. In other words, the first OUTPUTDIR should correspond to the first SCRIPT file specification.

  • The eGurkhaAgent service that runs the script should be executed from a user account that is authorized to run a TaskScheduler.exe that is bundled with the eG product. This executable schedules and triggers the script execution based on the TEST PERIOD setting. In the USER text box here, specify the Domainname\Username combination that has the access privileges to the scheduler.

  • The password that corresponds to the specified USER has to be specified in the PASSWORD text box.

  • Confirm the PASSWORD by retyping it in the CONFIRMPASSWORD text box.

  • Every time the script executes, an application instance is opened on the host, thereby consuming a lot of RAM. In order to conserve RAM, you need to specify the maximum number of tasks that should be executing on the HOST at any given point in time, in the MAXOPENTASKS text box. If the number of currently operational tasks exceeds the specified value, then all the tasks will be abruptly terminated. By default, this value is set to 10.

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