Default Parameters for AS400PrinterTest

This test enables administrators to monitor the status of various printer devices that are externally connected to the target AS400 server, and for each status it reveals the number of printer devices. Using these revelations, administrators can promptly identify the count of printer devices that are currently active, failed, damaged, locked or abruptly shut down due to sudden power outages. This way, administrators are alerted to the abnormalities occurring on the printer devices and troubleshoot the printer device that experiences critical failures (if any) quickly.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the AS400PrinterTest test.

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

• This test connects to the AS400 server being monitored to extract the required metrics. Therefore, specify the name of the AS400 server to connect to in the SERVERNAME text box.

• To enable the test to login to the specified AS400 server, you need to provide the test with the credentials of a valid user to the AS400 server. Hence, specify a valid userID in the USERID text box.

• Provide the password that corresponds to the specified USERID in the PASSWORD text box.

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

• By default, 100 is set as the PRINTER LIMIT. If required, you can change the value of this parameter.

• The DD FREQUENCY refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. The default is 1:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD FREQUENCY.

• 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.