How does the eG Java BTM Communicate with the eG Agent?

The eG agent should be deployed on the JVM that hosts the eG Java BTM. The eG Java BTM communicates with the eG agent via port number 13700 by default. You can change the default port by following the steps below:

• Edit the eg_tests.ini file (in the <EG_MANAGER_INSTALL_DIR>\manager\config directory on a Windows manager, or the /opt/egurkha/manager/config directory on a Unix manager).
• Configure the new port number against the AgentServerSocketPortNo parameter in the [AGENT_SOCKET_SETTINGS] section of the file. Note that you cannot set any random port number against the AgentServerSocketPortNo parameter. You have to pick a port number from the list of port numbers present against the AgentServerSocketPortOrder parameter, and configure the AgentServerSocketPortNo with that port number only. If you configure a port number that is not available against AgentServerSocketPortOrder, then the eG Java BTM will not be able to communicate with the eG agent.
• Finally, save the file.

Typically, once the eG agent is configured with the details of the web site to be monitored, the eG Java BTM contacts the eG agent and downloads these details from it.

Figure 2 : Communication between the .NET Profiler and the eG Agent

Then, when a transaction request for the web application comes in, the eG Java BTM injects a code in the application code to trace the path of that request. In the process, the eG Java BTM also collects response time metrics related to that transaction. Every 10 seconds, the eG Java BTM sends these metrics to the eG agent. The eG agent stores these metrics in memory, until the next time it runs the Java Business Transactions test. When the test is run, the agent pulls the metrics stored in memory and sends it to the eG manager.