Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of CtxCdLoadIdxTest

Administrators can use this test to periodically evaluate the load on the servers managed by a delivery group. This is imperative to ensure that load is uniformly balanced across the servers. In addition, in times of an overload, this test can help administrators accurately identify which server is overloaded and which resource is the constraint.

The default parameters associated with this test are:

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

  • Specify the host for which the test is to be configured in the HOST text box.

  • Indicate the port at which the host listens to in the PORT text box.

  • By default, the REPORT BY DELIVERY GROUP flag is set to Yes indicating that this test reports metrics for each delivery group that contains machines running a particular server OS. The delivery group-level insight into the load evaluator index enables administrators to gauge the overall load on every delivery group. If required, you can change the status of this flag to No; in this case, this test will report metrics for every server OS machine in a delivery group. The machine-level insight into load enables administrators to understand whether/not load is uniformly balanced across the different server OS machines, and accurately identify the machine that is overloaded.

  • 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.