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Default Parameters for OraProcessTest

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

  • In the PROCESS text box, enter a comma separated list of names:pattern pairs which identify the process(es) associated with the server being considered. processName is a string that will be used for display purposes only.processPattern is an expression of the form - *expr* or expr or *expr or expr* or *expr1*expr2*... or expr1*expr2, etc. A leading ‘*’ signifies any number of leading characters, while a trailing ‘*’ signifies any number of trailing characters. The pattern(s) used varies from one application to another and must be configured per application. The default value that appears corresponds to the Unix platform. On Windows environment, this parameter does not require manual configuration. The default value taken is “Oracle*.exe”.

  • The USEGLANCE flag applies only to HP-UX systems. HP GlancePlus/UX is Hewlett-Packards's online performance monitoring and diagnostic utility for HP-UX based computers. There are two user interfaces of GlancePlus/UX -- Glance is character-based, and gpm is motif-based. Each contains graphical and tabular displays that depict how primary system resources are being utilized. In environments where Glance is run, the eG agent can be configured to integrate with Glance to pull out detailed metrics pertaining to the CPU usage of the HP-UX systems that are being monitored. By default, this integration is disabled. This is why the USEGLANCE flag is set to No by default. You can enable the integration by setting the flag to Yes. If this is done, then the test polls the Glance interface of HP GlancePlus/UX utility to pull out the desired metrics.

  • If the ISPASSIVE parameter is set to YES, then it means that, by default, all Oracle servers being monitored by the eG system are the passive servers of an Oracle cluster. No alerts will be generated if the servers are not running. Measures will be reported as “Not applicable” by the agent if the servers are not up.

  • By default, this test reports the resource usage of all the Oracle server instances that are currently running. For example, if 3 Oracle instances are currently operational, then the test will report the CPU and memory usage of all the three instances by default. Accordingly, the INSTANCEWISE parameter is set to No by default. On the contrary, if you want this test to report the CPU and memory usage of the monitored Oracle instance only, then set this flag to Yes.

    • Note:

    Typically, while monitoring the ‘Oracle.exe’ process on Windows environments, you might want to set the INSTANCEWISE flag to Yes. However, on Windows 2000 in particular, before switching on the INSTANCEWISE flag, you will have to copy the tlist.exe file to the {WINDOWS_HOME}\system32 directory. This file will be available in the Windows 2000 CD in the \support\tools\support.cab file.

  • Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will 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.