HAProxy Uptime Test

In most production environments, it is essential to monitor the uptime of critical servers in the infrastructure. By tracking the uptime of each of the servers, administrators can determine what percentage of time a server has been up. Comparing this value with service level targets, administrators can determine the most trouble-prone areas of the infrastructure.

In some environments, administrators may schedule periodic reboots of their servers. By knowing that a specific server has been up for an unusually long time, an administrator may come to know that the scheduled reboot task is not working on a server.

This test included in the eG agent monitors the uptime of the target HA Proxy server.

Target of the test : A HA Proxy Server

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target proxy server being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters Description

Test period

This indicates how often should the test be executed.

Host

The host for which the test is to be configured.

Port

Refers to the port used by the HA Proxy server. By default, this is 9000.

HA Proxy Username

The user name of the proxy server

HA Proxy Password

The password of the proxy server

HA Proxy Port

Refers to the port used by the HA Proxy server.

SSL

By default, the HA Proxy server is SSL-enabled. Accordingly, the SSL flag is set to Yes by default. This indicates that the eG agent will communicate with the HA Proxy server via HTTPS by default.

HA Proxy Timeout

Specify the time duration (in seconds) beyond which this test should time out in the HA Proxy Timeout text box. The default is 240 seconds.

ReportManagerTime

By default, this flag is set to Yes, indicating that, by default, the detailed diagnosis of this test, if enabled, will report the shutdown and reboot times of the server in the manager’s time zone. If this flag is set to No, then the shutdown and reboot times are shown in the time zone of the system where the agent is running (i.e., the system on which the remote agent is running - for agentless monitoring).

System Properties

By default, eG Enterprise is capable of monitoring the proxy servers that are SSL-enabled. For this, you need to configure the test with separate credentials for accessing the target proxy server. This can be achieved by clicking the icon available against this parameter. The System Properties Configuration pop up window then appears. To know how to configure the System Properties for monitoring the SSL-enabled proxy server, refer to Configuring System Properties for Monitoring.

DD Frequency

Refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. The default is 1:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD Frequency.

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

Has the system been rebooted?

Indicates whether the server has been rebooted during the last measurement period or not.

If this measure shows 1, it means that the server was rebooted during the last measurement period. By checking the time periods when this metric changes from 0 to 1, an administrator can determine the times when this server was rebooted.

Uptime during the last measure period

Indicates the time period that the server has been up since the last time this test ran.

Seconds

If the server has not been rebooted during the last measurement period and the agent has been running continuously, this value will be equal to the measurement period. If the server was rebooted during the last measurement period, this value will be less than the measurement period of the test. For example, if the measurement period is 300 secs, and if the server was rebooted 120 secs back, this metric will report a value of 120 seconds. The accuracy of this metric is dependent on the measurement period - the smaller the measurement period, greater the accuracy.

Total uptime of the HA Proxy

Indicates the total time that the server has been up since its last reboot.

This measure displays the number of years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds since the last reboot. Administrators may wish to be alerted if a server has been running without a reboot for a very long period. Setting a threshold for this metric allows administrators to determine such conditions.

Configuring System Properties for Monitoring

By default, eG Enterprise is capable of monitoring the proxy servers that are SSL-enabled. For this, you need to configure the test with separate credentials for accessing the target proxy server. This can be achieved by clicking the icon available against the System Properties parameter. Figure 1 then appears.

System Properties Configuration

Figure 1 : Specify the System Properties

In Figure 1 that appears, you need to specify the following:

  • Property: Here, specify the protocol that should be used when the target proxy server is SSL- enabled. By default, this value is set to none. For example, if the target proxy server is using -Dhttps.protocol then, specify -Dhttps.protocol against this text box.
  • Value: Specify the SSL version of the web page(s) that need to be accessed by the target proxy server. By default, this value is set to none. For example, if the web pages accessed by the target proxy server is using TLS v1.3, then, specify TLS v1.3 against this text box.

Once you have specified the Property and Values, click the Update button to register your changes. To add another set of System properties, click the Add more button. To delete a set of System properties, click the encircled "-" button available against each set of system properties. To clear the text boxes, click the Clear button.