Web Devices Test
Where multiple NetScaler appliances have been configured, administrators can use this test to understand whether/not request load is uniformly distributed across the appliances. Irregularities in load-balancing will thus come to light. In addition, this test also captures the bandwidth used by the web traffic to and from each appliance, thus leading administrators to those appliances that are consuming bandwidth excessively.
Target of the test : Citrix NetScaler Web Insight
Agent deploying the test : A remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for every NetScaler appliance configured in the target environment
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Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Hits: |
Indicates the number of requests received by this appliance. |
Number |
This is a good indicator of the load on the appliance. Compare the value of this measure across appliances to know which NetScaler appliance is receiving the maximum number of requests. If a single NetScaler appears to be servicing a significantly large number of requests than the rest, it could imply that the NetScaler is overloaded. This in turn indicates that a faulty/ineffective load-balancing algorithm is in use. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which the IP address of the NetScaler. |
Bandwidth: |
Indicates the total amount of data received by this appliance. |
KB |
Compare the value of this measure across appliances to know which appliance is consuming bandwidth excessively. |