Interface Events Test

Network interfaces in the ADC appliance are numbered in <slot>/<port> notation. By reading the statisitics polled in the syslog file, this test reports various numerical statistics relating to the states of the network interfaces such as started, stopped, hung etc. In addition, this test reports the number of times the network interface was reset and the number of times the network interface was bound/unbound to a channel.

For this test to run and report metrics, the ADC appliance should be configured to create a Syslog file in a remote Syslog server, where the details of all interactions with the ADC appliance will be logged. To know how to configure a remote Syslog server for the use of the ADC appliance, refer to Creating a Syslog file in a remote Syslog server topic.

This test is disabled by default. To enable the test, follow the Agents -> Tests -> Enable/Disable menu sequence in the eG administrative interface, pick Citrix ADC VPX/MPX as the Component type, select Performance as the Test type, choose this test from the list of disabled tests list, and click on the < button.

Target of the test : A Citrix ADC VPX/MPX

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the ADC appliance being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The IP address of the host for which the test is being configured.
Port	The port at which the host listens. By default, this is NULL.
Log File Path	This test reports metrics by parsing a Syslog file. Specify the full path to the Syslog file here.
Search String	By default, the Syslog file may contain information relating to a number of servers that are inter linked with the target ADC appliance. In order to obtain the metrics of the target ADC appliance alone, specify the hostname or the IP address of the target ADC appliance for which the logs are to be read from the syslog file, in the Search String text box. Using this search string the information in the Syslog file may be parsed and metrics may be collected.
Search String Index	Here, specify the cursor position after which the eG agent should search for the specified Search String (or the position up to which the eG agent should ignore while searching for the specified Search String) in the syslog file. For example, if the specified Search String appears in the syslog file at the 17^th position, then you may need to specify the Search String as 16.
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 every time 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.
Detailed Diagnosis	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise 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.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Network interface stopped events	Indicates the number of times the network interface was stopped.	Number
Network interface started events	Indicates the number of times the network interface was started.	Number
Network interface in hung state events	Indicates the number of times the network interface was in a hung state.	Number
Network interface reset events	Indicates the number of times the Network interface was reset.	Number	A network interface is reset if its settings are to be renegotiated.
Interface bound or unbound from channel events	Indicates the number of times the network interface was bound/unbound to a channel.	Number	Link aggregation combines data coming from multiple ports into a single high-speed link. Configuring link aggregation increases the capacity and availability of the communication channel between the ADC appliance and other connected devices. An aggregated link is also referred to as a “channel”. When a network interface is bound to a channel, the channel parameters have precedence over the network interface parameters. (That is, the network interface parameters are ignored.) A network interface can be bound only to one channel.
Interface throughput is less than the min required	Indicates the number of times the throughput of the network interface was less than the minimum required throughput.	Number
NIC throughput is equal or greater than the min required	Indicates the number of times the throughput of the network interface is equal or greater than the minimum required throughput.	Number
Interface is powered on event	Indicates the number of times the network interface was powered on.	Number
Interface is powered off event	Indicates the number of times the network interface was powered off.	Number