OVM Manager Jobs Test

A job is a set of one or more operations made in the Oracle VM Manager. This test monitors the jobs on the Oracle VM Manager and reports the number of jobs that were started, completed, successful, failed etc. The detailed diagnosis of the test enables administrators to perform further diagnosis on the failed and outstanding jobs.

Target of the test : Oracle VM Manager

Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Oracle VM Manager 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 to. By default, this will be NULL.
Oracle VM Manager, Oracle VM Manager User, Oracle VM Manager Password, and Confirm Password	This test remotely connects to the Oracle VM Manager that manages the monitored Oracle VM Server and uses the web services API of the Oracle VM Manager to pull out metrics of interest. To enable this test to communicate with the web services API, you first need to configure the test with the IP address or host name of the Oracle VM Manager. This can be done using the Oracle VM Manager text box. Then, you need to configure the test with the credentials of a user with Admin rights to the Oracle VM Manager. Use the Oracle VM Manager User and Oracle VM Manager Password parameters to configure these credentials. Finally, confirm the password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box.
SSL	By default, the Oracle VM Manager is SSL-enabled. Accordingly, the ssl flag is set to Yes by default. This indicates that the eG agent will communicate with the Oracle VM Manager via HTTPS by default.
WebPort	By default,, the Oracle VM Manager listens on 7002. This implies that while monitoring an Oracle VM server via an SSL-enabled Oracle VM Manager, the eG agent, by default, connects to port 7002 of the Oracle VM Manager to pull out metrics. In some environments however, this default port may not apply. In such a case, against the WebPort parameter, you can specify the exact port at which the Oracle VM Manager in your environment listens so that the eG agent communicates with that port.
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
Started jobs	Indicates the number of jobs started in the Oracle VM Manager during the last measurement period.	Number
Completed jobs	Indicates the number of jobs that were completed in the Oracle VM Manager during the last measurement period.	Number
Successful jobs	Indicates the number of jobs that were completed successfully in the Oracle VM Manager during the last measurement period.	Number	A high value is desired for this measure. The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the jobs that succeeded.
Failed jobs	Indicates the number of jobs that failed in the Oracle VM Manager during the last measurement period.	Number	Ideally, this value should be low. A high value could warrant an investigation into the reason for the consistent failure of jobs. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to view the jobs that failed.
Percent of failures	Indicates the percentage of jobs that failed in the Oracle VM Manager.	Percent	Ideally, this value should be low. A high value could warrant an investigation into the reason for the consistent failure of jobs.
Avg completion time	Indicates the average time taken to complete the jobs in the Oracle VM Manager.	Seconds	A low value is desired for this measure. A sudden/gradual increase in the value of this measure is a cause of concern.
Max completion time	Indicates the maximum time taken to complete the jobs in the Oracle VM Manager.	Seconds
Outstanding jobs	Indicates the number of outstanding jobs in the Oracle VM Manager during the last measurement period.	Number	A large number of outstanding jobs could indicate a bottleneck. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which are the outstanding jobs.