Configuration of IfxUptimeTest

Using this test, administrators can quickly determine the number of unused indexes in each database, and also understand how badly that index impacts database performance.

• 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.

• In the PORT text box, the port number at which the specified host listens has to be specified.

• In the INSTANCE text box, specify the Informix server instance being monitored.

• In the DBLOCALE text box, specify the language/locale in which your database is installed. This will allow you to return the query in the language supported by your database. By default this attribute is set to “none”, which means that by default, queries are returned in the English locale.

• In the CLIENTLOCALE text box, specify the language/locale in which the eG agent is running. Normally, when you use an internal agent to monitor Informix, the CLIENTLOCALE and DBLOCALE will be same. However, the CLIENTLOCALE may differ when you are monitoring the Informix tests using a remote agent (agentless monitoring). By default, the CLIENTLOCALE is set to “none”, indicating that the eG agent runs in the English locale, by default.

• Enter a valid Informix user name in the USER text box.

• The password of the specified user should be entered in the PASSWORD text box.

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

• To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise suite 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. 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 normal and abnormal 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.