Scheduled Jobs Test
To ensure optimal performance of the XenMobile MDM server, administrators can schedule the automatic execution of certain critical tasks in the background – say, cleanup operations, download operations, etc.. Periodically, administrators should check whether these tasks are executing as per schedule, identify failed tasks, investigate the reasons for the failure and fix them, so that such job failures do not adversely impact MDM performance. The Scheduled Jobs test helps administrators rapidly capture job failures and promptly initiate remedial action.
With the help of this test, administrators can track the status of their scheduled jobs and quickly identify the number and nature of jobs that failed or were cancelled.
Target of the test : A Citrix XenMobile MDM
Agent deploying the test : An internal agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for the XenMobile MDM server being monitored
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Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Repeating jobs: |
Indicates the number of jobs that keep repeating. |
Number |
Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to identify the jobs that keep repeating. |
Total jobs: |
Indicates the total number of jobs that were scheduled. |
Number |
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Running jobs: |
Indicates the number of jobs that are running currently. |
Number |
Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which jobs are running currently. |
Cancel requested jobs: |
Indicates the number of jobs for which cancellation has been requested. |
Number |
Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know for which jobs cancellation has been requested. |
Cancelled jobs: |
Indicates the number of jobs that have been cancelled. |
Number |
Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which jobs were cancelled. |
Recently ran jobs: |
Indicates the number of jobs that ran during the last measurement period. |
Number |
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Recently failed jobs: |
Indicates the number of jobs that failed during the last measurement period. |
Number |
Ideally, the value of this measure should be 0. If this measure reports a non-zero value, use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which jobs failed. |
Last executed jobs: |
Indicates the number of jobs that were executed during the last measurement period. |
Number |
Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which jobs executed during the last measurement period. |
The detailed diagnosis of the Repeating jobs measure lists the jobs that keep repeating. Using these detailed metrics, administrators can figure out how often the job is configured to repeat, when the job executed last, and how long the job ran when it last executed. From these metrics, administrators can determine whether/not the job ran as per schedule, and if it did, whether job execution took longer than ususal. Delays in repeating jobs can thus be detected.
Figure 1 : The detailed diagnosis of the repeating jobs measure
The detailed diagnosis of the Running jobs measure lists the jobs that are currently running. .
Figure 2 : The detailed diagnosis of the running jobs measure