OVM Manager PoolsTest

A server pool is an autonomous region that contains one or more Oracle VM Servers. A server pool presents a unified view of the storage in which the virtual machines reside. Each server pool must have its own shared storage.

This test auto-discovers the server pools in the Oracle VM Manager and reports the number of registered Oracle VM servers in each pool, the servers that are currently running and those that are not running. Using this test, you can not only identify the Oracle VM servers that are in maintenance mode but can also figure out the VMs that are registered in each server pool and the numerical statistics of the VMs that are currently running. This way, adminsitrators can easily figure out the composition of each server pool and the load on the server pool.

Target of the test : Oracle VM Manager

Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the each server pool of the Oracle VM Manager being 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. By default, this will be NULL.
Oracle VM Manager, Oracle VM Manager User, Oracle VM Manager Password, and Confirm Password	This test remotely connects to the Oracle VM Manager that manages the monitored Oracle VM Server and uses the web services API of the Oracle VM Manager to pull out metrics of interest. To enable this test to communicate with the web services API, you first need to configure the test with the IP address or host name of the Oracle VM Manager. This can be done using the Oracle VM Manager text box. Then, you need to configure the test with the credentials of a user with Admin rights to the Oracle VM Manager. Use the Oracle VM Manager User and Oracle VM Manager Password parameters to configure these credentials. Finally, confirm the password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box.
SSL	By default, the Oracle VM Manager is SSL-enabled. Accordingly, the ssl flag is set to Yes by default. This indicates that the eG agent will communicate with the Oracle VM Manager via HTTPS by default.
WebPort	By default,, the Oracle VM Manager listens on 7002. This implies that while monitoring an Oracle VM server via an SSL-enabled Oracle VM Manager, the eG agent, by default, connects to port 7002 of the Oracle VM Manager to pull out metrics. In some environments however, this default port may not apply. In such a case, against the WebPort parameter, you can specify the exact port at which the Oracle VM Manager in your environment listens so that the eG agent communicates with that port.
Detailed Diagnosis	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Registered Oracle VM Servers	Indicates the number of Oracle VM servers registered in this pool.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the details of the Oracle VM servers registered with the pool.
Running Oracle VM Servers	Indicates the number of Oracle VM servers that are currently in the Running state in this pool.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the Oracle VM servers that are currently running.
Oracle VM Servers not running	Indicates the number of Oracle VM servers that are currently not running in this pool.	Number
Oracle VM Servers in maintenance mode	Indicates the number of Oracle VM serversin this pool that are currently in maintenance mode.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the servers that are in the maintenance mode.
VMs in Oracle VM Manager	Indicates the total number of VMs that are currently available in this pool.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the VMs that are registered with this pool.
Running VMs	Indicates the number of VMs in this pool that are currently in Running state.	Number	The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the VMs that are running in the pool.
VMs not running	Indicates the number of VMs in this pool that are currently not running.	Number