Dashboards Cache Server Status Test

The Dashboards Cache Server intercepts report requests sent from clients to the Dashboard server. If the cache server cannot fulfill the request with a cached report page, it passes the request on to the Dashboard server, which runs the report and returns the results. The cache server then caches the report page for potential future use.

If the cache server is down, then all report requests will be sent directly to the Dashboard server for servicing, resulting in additional processing overheads. If the cache server is slow, report requests will be processed slowly, increasing user dissatisfaction with the service. By promptly capturing the failure/slowness of a Dashboards Cache server and rapidly taking action against such anomalies, administrators can ensure the continuous availability and peak performance of the cache server. The Dashboards Cache Server Status test aids administrators in this endeavor! This test tracks the health, status, and thread pool usage of the Dashboards cache server and alerts administrators to probable deviations in the availability and performance of the server. This way, the test allows administrators adequate time to take pre-emptive action against the issues noticed, so that guaranteed cache server performance levels are maintained at all times.

Target of the test : A SAP BOBI Node

Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Dashboards cache server running in the node monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	Host name of the server for which the test is to be configured.
Port	Enter the port to which the specified host listens. This should be the port at which the web application server hosting SAP BOBI listens.
JMX Remote Port	Specify the RMI port number of the BOBI monitoring application.To know the RMI port number of the monitoring application, refer to Enabling the Monitoring Application of the SAP BOBI Platform.
JNDI Name	Specify the lookup name for connecting to the JMX connector of the BOBI monitoring application. To know the JNDI name, refer to Enabling the Monitoring Application of the SAP BOBI Platform.
JMX User and JMX Password	Enter the credentials of an enterprise authenticated BOBI user belonging to the default monitoring users group.
Confirm Password	Confirm the password by retyping it here.
Node Name	Specify the name of the BOBI node being monitored.
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
Health state	Indicates the current health state of the Dashboards Cache server in the monitored node.		The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below: Measure Value Numeric Value Danger 0 Caution 1 Healthy 2 If the server is not healthy, then the detailed diagnosis of this measure, if enabled, provides the process ID and processing plugin name of the server. Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the health state of the server. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric values only.
Server running state	Indicates the current running state of the Dashboards Cache server.		The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below: Measure Value Numeric Value STOPPED 0 STARTING 1 INITIALIZING 2 RUNNING 3 STOPPING 4 FAILED 5 RUNNING_WITH_ERRORS 6 RUNNING_WITH_WARNINGS 7 Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the running state of the server. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric values only.
Server enabled state	Indicates whether/not the Dashboards Cache server is enabled.		The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below: Measure Value Numeric Value Disabled 0 Enabled 1 Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate whether/not the server is enabled. In the graph of this measure however, the same is represented using the numeric values only.
Busy server threads	Indicates the number of server threads that are currently servicing requests.	Number	If this measure reaches the configured maximum thread pool size for the server, new requests to the server would have to wait until a server thread becomes free. If this happens often, it may significantly slowdown request processing by the server. In such a situation, you may want to consider resizing the thread pool.