Tcp – Zone Test

This test measures the health of the TCP layer of every zone of a Solaris virtual server.

Target of the test : A Solaris virtual server

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every zone executing on the Solaris virtual server.

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. By default, the port is NULL.
Connect Using	By default, this parameter is set to sudo. This indicates that, by default, this test uses the sudo command to connect to the Solaris virtual server and pull out metrics. If you want the test to use the pfexec command instead, select the pfexec option from the Connect Using drop-down.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Current connections	Indicates the currently established connections to the zone.	Number	A sudden increase in the number of connections established on a zone can indicate either an increase in load to one or more of the applications executing on the zone, or that one or more of the applications are experiencing a problem (e.g., a slow down).