Sybase Network I/O Test

This test tracks the incoming and outgoing network traffic on the Sybase server. For execution, this test requires the enable monitoring configuration parameter to be enabled.

Target of the test : A Sybase ASE server on which the MDA tables have been installed

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every Sybase ASE server being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

Refers to the IP address of the Sybase ASE server.

Port

The port number at which the Sybase server listens to.

User

To enable this test to connect to the Sybase server and collect the required metrics, it is enough if you configure the test with the name of a Sybase user who has the “mon_role”. However, for best results, it is recommended that you configure all Sybase tests with the credentials of a Sybase user who has the “mon_role”, “sa_role’, and “sybase_ts_role”.

Password

The password corresponding to the above user

Confirm Password

Confirm the password by retyping it here.

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

Total traffic

The total number of IO packets handled by the server  per second.

Packets/sec

 

Packets send rate

The number of packets sent from the Sybase Server per second. 

Packets/sec

 

Packets received rate

The number of packets received by the Sybase server per second.

Packets/sec

 

Data sent

The number of bytes sent by the Sybase server per second.

KB/Sec

 

Data received

The number of bytes received by the Sybase server per second.

Bytes/Sec