F9i Sessions Test

This test monitors the user sessions to the Oracle Forms 9i server.

Target of the test : An Oracle Forms Server

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every Oracle Forms server monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter Description

Test period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

The host for which the test is to be configured.

Port

The port number at which the specified Host listens to.

FormworkDir

The path to the install directory of the Oracle Forms 9i server. Typically, this will be the <ORAHOMEDIR>/Forms90/.

FormsRuntime

The value, "ifweb90.exe", is displayed here. This is the Forms server runtime executable.

OraHomeDir

The install directory of the Oracle 9i server. This specification becomes more important when more than one Oracle 9i AS installation exists on a host. 

TrcCleanupTime

For Oracle 9i Forms monitoring, eG requires tracing to be enabled for the server. The trace files corresponding to completed sessions are automatically cleaned by the eG agent. The frequency with which these files are to be cleared from the server is to be specified in the TrcCleanupTime textbox. The default value displayed in the TrcCleanupTime text box is 30 minutes. 

SessionIdleTime

One of the measures returned by this test, is the number of idle sessions. While taking a count of idle sessions, the test will consider only those sessions that have remained idle for the duration specified in the SessionIdleTime text box. The default value displayed here is 10. This means that the test will track those sessions that have been idle for 10 minutes or more. You can change this value, if required. 
Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Total sessions

Indicates the total number of Forms sessions currently running.

Number

Tracking the value of this measure over time provides an idea of the workload of the Forms server.

Active sessions

Indicates the total number of currently active Forms sessions.

Number

A high value may indicate that there is a heavy processing load on the server.

Idle sessions

Indicates the total number of currently idle Forms sessions.

Number

 

Sessions added

Indicates the total number of Forms sessions newly added in the last measurement period.

Number

 

Sessions removed

Indicates the total number of Forms sessions removed in the last measurement period.

Number

This metric can indicate unusual session disconnects.

Avg session duration

Indicates the average duration of all current sessions.

Mins

By tracking the average duration of current sessions and the number of simultaneous sessions, a Forms administrator can obtain critical information for capacity planning.