Apache Status Test

The Apache Status test reveals critical performance statistics pertaining to an Apache web server. This test, upon execution, accesses a specific URL on the Apache server, which contains the required metrics.

Target of the test : An Apache web server

Agent deploying this test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Apache web server being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameters	Description
Test period	This indicates how often should the test be executed.
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured.
Port	The port to which the specified host listens
URL	In the this text box, the URL to be accessed by this test for extracting the Apache web server's performance statistics, will be displayed by default. The URL is: http://{Apache web server host}:{Apache web server port}/server-status.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Access rate	Indicates the rate at which the users access the web server.	Accesses/Sec
Data traffic	Indicates the rate at which the web server transmits data.	KB/Sec
CPU load	Indicates the percentage of CPU used by the web server.	Percent	If the value of this measure increases with time, it could be a cause for concern.
Current requests	Indicates the number of requests that are currently being processed by the web server.	Number
Idle workers	Indicates number of idle worker threads on the web server, currently.	Number	A very high value of this measure could indicate a processing bottleneck.