Novell GROUPWISE 8 - MONITOR Manual

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Using GroupWise Monitor 1055novdocx (en) 22 June 200965.4.4 Viewing Agent Performance DataThe information gathered by the Monitor Agent through performance test messages is recorded inthe Monitor history log.At the Windows Monitor Agent server console or Monitor Agent Web console:1 Click Log > View History Files.2 Select a history log file, then click View.65.4.5 Viewing an Agent Performance ReportA performance testing report enables you to measure how long it takes messages to travel throughyour GroupWise system. The performance testing report lists each domain that a performance testmessage was sent to, when it was sent by the Monitor Agent, and the number of seconds betweenwhen it was sent and when the Monitor Agent received a response from the tested agent.At the Windows Monitor Agent server console or Monitor Agent Web console:1 Click Reports > Performance Testing.2 Select All Domains to generate a performance testing report for all domains in your GroupWisesystem.orSelect one domain to generate a performance testing report for it.3 Click Run to generate the performance testing report.65.4.6 Receiving Notification of Agent Performance ProblemsIf you want the Monitor Agent to notify you if system performance drops to an unacceptable level,you can create a threshold to check the mtaLastResponseTime and mtaAvgResponseTime MIBvariables. The average response time is a daily average that is reset at midnight. See Section 63.5.2,“Customizing Notification Thresholds,” on page 1019 for setup instructions.65.5 Collecting Gateway Accounting DataTo gather gateway accounting data for a gateway, you set up a specially configured Monitor domain.The Monitor Agent then measures the traffic that passes through the gateway.Perform the following steps to set up gateway accounting: Section 65.5.1, “Setting Up an External Monitor Domain,” on page 1056 Section 65.5.2, “Selecting an MTA to Communicate with the Monitor Agent,” on page 1056 Section 65.5.3, “Setting Up an External Post Office and External User for Monitor,” onpage 1057 Section 65.5.4, “Receiving the Accounting Files,” on page 1058 Section 65.5.5, “Viewing the Gateway Accounting Report,” on page 1058