F5 System Connections Test

This test reports the active client connections and server connections to the target F5 traffic manager. In addition, this test reports the number of active connections to the target F5 traffic manager. By analyzing the average client connections to the F5 traffic manager, administrators can detect sudden surge in the workload of the traffic manager.

Target of the test : A Big-IP/F5 Local Traffic Manager

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target traffic manager that is being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The IP address of the traffic manager
Port	The port number on which the traffic manager is listening. By default, this is NULL.

Measurements made by the test

Measurements	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Active connections	Indicates the total number of active connections to the traffic manager.	Number
Average active connections	Indicates the average number of active connections to the traffic manager.	Number
New client connections	Indicates the number of new client connections to the traffic manager.	Number	A high value for this measure is a good indicator on the workload of the traffic manager.
Average new client connections	Indicates the average number of new client connections to the traffic manager.	Number
New server connections	Indicates the number of new server connections to the traffic manager.	Number
Average new server connections	Indicates the average number of new server connections to the traffic manager.	Number