Solace Bridge Status Test
Message VPN bridges link two Message VPNs so that messages published to one Message VPN that match the topic subscriptions set for the bridge are also delivered to the linked Message VPN. A Message VPN bridge allows for the delivery of direct messages that match an explicit set of topic subscriptions from a remote Message VPN to a local Message VPN. A bridge can be uni-directional (messages pass over the bridge in only one direction) or bi-directional (messages pass over the bridge in both directions). The messages that pass in either direction may be different, depending on the remote topic subscriptions that are assigned to the bridge for each local Message VPN.
If the status of a bridge is disabled or if the operation state of the bridge is down for an unusually longer duration, then, the messages cannot be published to the local Message VPN and vice versa. Administrators should be able to proactively identify those bridges that are disabled or down for a longer duration, analyze the root cause for the same and rectify it before users start complaining. The Solace Bridge Status test helps administrators in this regard!
This test auto-discovers the bridges configured on the target Solace PubSub+ Event Broker and for each bridge, this test reports the administrative status, redundancy status and the type of connection established through the bridge. Further, this test reveals the uptime of each bridge. Using this test, administrators can easily identify those bridges that are disabled and those that are down. Administrators are also pointed to those bridges that experience frequent down time.
Target of the test : A Solace PubSub+ Event Broker
Agent deploying the test : A remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for each Bridge that establishes connection between a Local Message VPN and Remote Message VPN through a Remote router on the target the Solace PubSub+ Event Broker that is being monitored
Descriptor: Bridge
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
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Host |
The IP address of the target host for which this test is to be configured. |
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Port |
Refers to the port at which the Solace PubSub+ Event Broker listens to. |
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UserName and Password |
By default, the eG agent executes SEMP ( Solace Element Management Protocol) APIs on the target broker to collect the required metrics. For the eG agent to execute the SEMP APIs, a special user with read only privilege is required. Specify the credentials of such a user in the UserName and Password text boxes. To know how to create such a user, refer to Creating a New User for Monitoring Solace PubSub+ Event Broker. |
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Confirm Password |
Confirm the Password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box. |
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SSL |
By default, this flag is set to No indicating that the Solace PubSub+ Event Broker is not SSL-enabled by default. Set this flag to Yes if the Solace PubSub+ Event Broker is SSL-enabled. |
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Admin state |
Indicates the administrative status of this bridge. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the administrative status of each bridge. The graph of this measure however is represented using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 or 1. |
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Connection establisher |
Indicates the type of connection established through this bridge. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the type of connection established through each bridge. The graph of this measure however is represented using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 to 2. |
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Inbound operational state |
Indicates the inbound operational status of this bridge. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the inbound operational status of each bridge. The graph of this measure however is represented using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 to 3. |
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Outbound operational state |
Indicates the outbound operational status of this bridge. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the outbound operational status of each bridge. The graph of this measure however is represented using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 to 3. |
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Queue state |
Indicates the status of the queue on the message VPN that is connected using this bridge. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the queue status of each bridge. The graph of this measure however is represented using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 to 3. |
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Redundancy state |
Indicates the redundancy status of this bridge. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the redundancy status of each bridge. The graph of this measure however is represented using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 to 3. |
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Connection uptime |
Indicates the uptime of this bridge. |
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This measure displays the number of months, days, hours, minutes and seconds for which each bridge has been up. Compare the value of this measure across bridges to identify the bridge that has been frequently experiencing down time. |
