The W3WPPoolTest measures the resource usage of the application pools on an IIS web server operating on Windows 2003. This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the W3WPPoolTest.

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

• In the APPLICATION POOL NAME text box, provide a comma-separated list of application pools to be monitored. The default value is "all", indicating that all available application pools will be monitored by default. To know the application pools on the IIS web server in question, do the following:

  1. On the IIS host, follow the menu sequence: Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
  2. When the IIS Manager opens, expand the node that corresponds to the local host in the tree-structure in the left pane of the manager.
  3. An Application Pools sub-node will appear. Expand this sub-node to view the complete list of application pools on the IIS web server.

• 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. .