7.5.4 agent

This section may appear more than once, and it serves for configuring the Jaga or CiscoPING measurements. Accordingly, the parameters can be divided into two groups: a) agent/measurement server and b) measurement configuration parameters. The detailed descriptions of the specific parameters are documented at the CiscoPING or Jaga measurement server section. In one template the three possibilities cannot be mixed, thus depending on the type parameter either the agent or one of the measurement servers can be configured.

The PVSR system can perform this configuration not only for SNMP type templates but in all cases when the registered device has a parameter of IP address type (for example, CiscoQoS, Unix/Linux and Windows) and there the IP address and not the host name is specified.

Jaga measurement server configuration parameters:

Not all parameters are mandatory (this is noted below in the text)

·       address: The Jaga device identifier, mandatory parameter. This can be either a fixed parameter or a configurable parameter. In the later case it must be in the format <input;default value>. In this case the user can choose from the Jaga equipments in the system when creating an equipment using this template

·       sample: The value of the sampling parameter. By default it is identical with the PVSR measurement cycle.

·       timeout: The timeout value. By default it is identical with PVSR measurement cycle.

·       delay: The delay value. By default it is empty, thus the measurement server takes the default value (zero).

·       size: The value of size parameter. By default it is empty, thus the measurement server takes the default value (36).

·       qos: The value of qos parameter. The value must an integer between 0 and 255. By default it is empty, thus the measurement server takes the default value (zero). The value of the parameter is considered by the Jaga measurement server only on Linux OS.

If there are more then one Jaga measurement server configurations in the expression, then the optional parameters has to be set only for the first one.

CiscoPING measurement server configuration parameters:

·       address: The address of Cisco router performing the PING, mandatory parameter

·       count: The value of count parameter. By default it is set the same as at the PING device.

·       timeout: The value of the timeout parameter in 1/1000 seconds. By default it is set the same as at the PING device.

·       size: The value of the size parameter. By default it is set the same as at the PING device.

·       delay: The delay value in 1/1000 seconds. By default it is set the same as at the PING device.

·       vrf: The value of VRF parameter. By default it is set the same as at the PING device.

If there are more than one CiscoPING measurement server configurations in the expression, then the optional parameters has to be set only for the first one.

Measurement configuration parameters:

Measurement parameters can also be either mandatory or optional:

·       otype: What kind of “other measurement type” should be created for the agent equipment after its configuration. Mandatory parameter

·       description: The name of the measurement created for the agent or measurement server equipment in the PVSR system. The <name> string may be used here, which is automatically replaced by the system with the name of the equipment. Mandatory parameter

·       retention: If it’s specified, then not the value specified at the equipment but the one set here is going to be used. Only a concrete number may be given, not the <input> type

·       interval: If it’s specified, then not the value set at the equipment applies for the measurement but the one set here. Only a concrete number may be given, not the <input> type

·       minimum: If it is specified in the section, and the system has found fewer number of instances for the section than this amount, then it does not create the equipment and displays an error

·       switch: It corresponds to the Switched field in normal equipment creation, with value 1 for yes and 0 for no. By default it is 0

·       remark: The measurement remark of the field

·       peek_y: It corresponds to the Year field in normal equipment creation with value 1 for yes and 0 for no. By default it is 0

·       peek_m: It corresponds to the Month field in normal equipment creation with value 1 for yes and 0 for no. By default it is 0

·       peek_w: It corresponds to the Day field in normal equipment creation with value 1 for yes and 0 for no. By default it is 0

Example:

[agent1]

#the first 4 are mandatory, the default values agree with the agent interface

address=192.168.35.76:9161

otype=NVA1

owner=<name>

description=<name> Availability

minimum=1

port=7

mod=2

sample=5

history=300

timeout=5

delay=0

#standard other variables

remark=This is not default

peek_y=1

peek_w=0

peek_m=1

switch=0

[agent2]

#The first 4 are mandatory.

#The others need not to be repeated, if the agent is the same

address=192.168.35.76:9161

otype=NVA2

owner=<name>

description=<name> RTT

minimum=1