Monitoring Agents
The Monitoring Agents view provides an overview of monitoring agents, and allows you to create, configure and group them.
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Buttons at the top of the view allow you to perform common actions.
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Add New Group | Create Group Add. |
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Add New Agent | Add Agent Add. |
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Configuration Resources | Agent installation Agent Resources. |
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Add
Adding an agent into LoadTest Portal creates a controller for it and defines a ticket to use for configuration of the client connection to LoadTest Portal.
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Item | Description |
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Name | Identifier for the agent. |
Group | Agent Group to connect the agent to. |
Ticket | Ticket for Configure. |
Add New Agent
Start in the Setup Menu view
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Click Add New Agent
The Create New Agent dialog opens:
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The ticket is generated automatically.
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Enter a name for the agent
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Enter (part of) the name of the desired group
Select group from the dropdown menu
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Make note of the Ticket for configuration
Click Create
The agent is added to the list in the selected group(s).
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Edit
You can modify the name and group for existing agents, or just open it to view the ticket or available counters.
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Item | Description | Comment |
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Name | Identifier for the agent. |
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Group | Agent Group to connect the agent to. | Multiple groups can be added. |
Ticket | Ticket for Configure. | Not editable. |
Counters | Server counters provided by the agent. | Not editable. Can be accessed as metrics for result charts and reports. |
Edit Agent
Start in the Setup Menu view
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The Create New Agent dialog opens:
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The ticket and counters are not editable.
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Enter a name for the agent
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Enter (part of) the name of the desired group
Select group from the dropdown menu
Click Save
Configure
Configure
In order for Agent clients to be able to be used with LoadTest Portal, they need to be configured with the ticket generated when the agent is added.
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The ticket neeeds to be added to the configuration file for the agent on the server where it is installed.
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This is normally done when installing the agent, but can be done at any time.
Agents Search
The Search sections contain filters allowing you to choose which agents to display, and buttons control group display.
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Item | Description |
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Search | Find agents by free-text search in any field. |
Group | Show agents in the selected group. |
Configured Agents | Toggle to hide or show agents that have not been configured. |
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Expand All Groups | Show contents of all groups. |
Collapse All Groups | Hide contents of all groups. |
Group
Agent Groups are used to organize agents and display information about them. Any agent not in a specified group are automatically part of the Ungrouped group.
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Column | Description | Comment |
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Connected To | Associated project. |
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Name | Identifier for agent. |
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Hostname | Hostname for agent. | This may be hidden due to agent settings. |
IP | IP address of the agent. | This may be hidden due to agent settings. |
OS | Agent operating system. | |
Ticket | Ticket ID for the agent. |
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Status | Agent status. | |
Last Heartbeat | Last heartbeat and timestamp. | Connected / Disconnected |
Last Connect | Last connection timestamp. |
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Actions | Possible actions to perform on the agent. |
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/ | Checkbox to select the agent for configuration or other action. | (Displays additional group buttons.) |
Buttons
Button | Description | |
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| Collapse group. | |
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Add Agents To Group | Connect Agents to an Add Agents. |
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Remove Agents From Group | Remove connection to current group. |
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Delete Agents | Remove selected agents from LoadTest Portal. |
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Add Group To Projects | Connect group to an Connect To Project. |
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Delete Group | Remove the group. |
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Agent Actions
Icon | Item | Description |
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| Edit | Open the Agent Edit dialog. |
| Delete | Remove the agent from LoadTest Portal. |
Add
You can create agent groups and simultaneously add agents to the group.
Add New Group
Start in the Setup Menu view
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Click Add New Group
The Add Group dialog opens:
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For a new group, you can set the name and add any existing agents to the group.
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Enter a name for the group
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If you are looking for ungrouped agents:
Check the Ungrouped agents
Enter (part of) the name of the desired agent
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Mark the agents to include in the group
Click Create
The Group is added to the view, and the included agents shown.
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Add Agents
Agents already in a group (it can be the Ungrouped group) can quickly be added to other groups.
Add Agents To Group
To add agents to groups:
Start with an existing group
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Select the agents to add
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Click Add Agents To Groups
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Enter (part of) the name of the desired group
Select a group from the menu
The group is added to the list.
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Click Add
The selected agent are added to the chosen groups.
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Connect to Project
Connect to Project
Agent groups can be connected to project for administrative purposes.
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Add Group To Project
To connect a group to a project:
Select the group you want to connect
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Click Connect Group To Projects
The Connect To Projects dialog opens.
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Enter (part of) the name of the desired project
Select the project from the dropdown menu
The agent or group is added to the Projects box.
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Click Connect
The group is updated:
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