Content Server Connection Test

This test monitors the availability and response time of the Content Server from an external perspective.

Target of the test : A Teratext Content Server

Agent deploying the test : An external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Teratext Content server 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
User, Password, Confirm Password	To monitor the Content Server, the eG agent should connect to the server using the credentials of a user with rights to access the IR-EXPLAIN-1database. Provide the credentials of such a user in the User and Password text boxes, and confirm the password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Availability	Indicates the availability of the Content server.	Percent	This measure reports the value 100 if the Content server is available to respond to a request and the value 0.
Response time	Indicates the time taken by the Content Server to respond to a user query.	Secs	A sudden increase in response time is indicative of a performance bottleneck in the Content Server.