Infoblox DNS Requests Test

This test monitors the record types in the target Infoblox appliance, and reports the number of DNS requests that had succeeded/failed. This helps the administrator to analyze which type of DNS requests had failed the most, the reason behind failures, and take corrective actions.

Target of the test : An Infoblox appliance

Agent deploying the test : An external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each DNS record type in the Infoblox appliance that is to be monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The IP address of the Infoblox appliance for which this test is to be configured.
Log Path	By default, the eG agent reads the syslog file of the target Infoblox appliance to obtain the relevant metrics of this test. Therefore, specify the full path of the syslog file of the target Infoblox appliance here. For example, if your syslog file is named as messages-20250611 and is available in C:\Temp folder, then, your specification should be:C:\Temp\messages-20250611.
Is Debug Enabled	By default, this flag is set to No. If you wish to obtain troubleshooting logs for this test, then, set this flag to Yes. The troubleshooting log with the naming convention <Component Name_Internal name of the test>.log will be created in the <eG_INSTALL_DIR>\agant\logs folder once the test starts reporting metrics.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Total requests	Indicates the total number of DNS requests handled by this record type.	Number
Successful requests	Indicates the number of successful DNS requests handled by this record type.	Number	Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to find out which DNS request had succeeded, response, client IP, port, date, and time.
Failed requests	Indicates the number of failed DNS requests handled by this record type.	Number	Ideally, a value close to zero is desired. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to find out which DNS request had failed, response, client IP, port, date, and time.
Failure percentage	Indicates the percentage of failed DNS requests handled by this record type.	Percent	Ideally, a value close to zero is desired.