DX Application Performance Management

  • 1.  Metric timeouts

    Posted Jul 26, 2011 07:28 AM
    Can someone tell me how long it takes before a metric's data "falls off" a dashboard? More specifically, I am using an perl script through the EPA to supply some specific data. I am trying to figure out how often to fire the script to supply the workstation with data. The script is kind of busy, so I don't want to run it too often, but I don't want the data to vanish from the dashboard either.

    Thanks in advance.


  • 2.  RE: Metric timeouts

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jul 26, 2011 10:34 AM
    Jeff,
    You can enable this property to enable your plugin to report zeros:

    >
    introscope.epagent.stateless.<pluginname>.metricNotReportedAction

    This property is used to determine what happens if a stateless plugin stops reporting
    values.

    Default
    same

    Options
    ■ same - continue to report same value (until metric is aged out)
    ■ zero - report metric with value 0 (if metric type is stringevent or timestamp, action 'same' is performed)
    ■ stop - stop reporting metric value


  • 3.  RE: Metric timeouts

    Posted Jul 26, 2011 08:32 AM
    PERFECT! Many thanks for the quick reply.


  • 4.  RE: Metric timeouts

    Posted Jul 27, 2011 03:25 AM
    Follow up question. After changing or adding that particular parameter, do you need to restart the EPA agent or will the change be picked up at some point?


  • 5.  RE: Metric timeouts

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jul 27, 2011 11:06 AM
    Jeff,
    You'll want to restart EPA.