Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of AppVolActTrailTest

This test periodically scans the event logs of the target VMware App Volumes Manager for errors/warnings that were registered for each event type and promptly captures and reports those error/warning messages. In addition, this test reveals the number of jobs that were delayed for each event type, the connections that were successful and the connections that failed. Using this test, administrators can identify the connections of the event type that were too slow.

The default 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.

  • Specify the IP address of the HOST textbox for which this test is to be configured.

  • Specify the PORT at which HOST listens. By default, this is set to 3443.

  • By default, the eG agent uses the RESTful APIs to collect the metrics from the target VMware App Volumes Manager. To be able to connect to the RESTful API, the eG agent should be configured with the credentials of a user belonging to an active directory group that is vested with the Administrators (Read only) rights. Specify the credentials of such a user in the APPVOL USER text box. To know how to assign the Administrators (Read only) role to an active directory group, click here.

  • Specify the APPVOL PASSWORD password that corresponds to the APPVOL USER.

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

  • By default, in most virtualized environments, the VMware App Volumes Manager listens on port 3443 irrespective of being SSL-enabled or not. This implies that while monitoring the target VMware App Volumes Manager , the eG agent, by default, connects to port 3443 of the VMware App Volumes Manager to pull out metrics. Accordingly, the WEBPORT parameter is set to 3443. In some environments however, the default port 3443 might not apply. In such a case, against the WEBPORT parameter, you can specify the exact port at which the VMware App Volumes Manager in your environment listens so that the eG agent communicates with that port.

  • Set the SSL flag to Yes, if SSL (Secured Socket Layer) is to be used to connect to the target VMware App Volumes Manager, and No if it is not.

  • Specifies the location of the production log file for windows App Volumes Manager only. By default the LOG FILE PATH parameter is set to none indicating that the Eg Agent will monitor the log file in the default location i.e. “C:/Program Files (x86)/CloudVolumes/Manager/log”. Incase if the log file is in different location, specify that location against the LOG FILE PATH parameter. For instance “D:/VMware App Volumes/Managerlog”.

  • By default, the DD_FOR_INFO flag set as False indicating that this test will not show the detailed diagnosis for information metrics. Set this DD_FOR_INFO flag as True to show the detailed diagnosis for information metrics.

  • 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 everytime 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.