Data analysis and recommended values overview

The goal of the Configuration Advisor's data analysis process is to determine a set or range of meaningful threshold values for a specific rule as used by your resources. This determination is based on several factors.

User-supplied criteria

Figure 7–1 shows an example of the initial Configuration Advisor page. In this example, the resource is an AppServer broker, asbroker1.

Figure 7–1: Configuration Advisor page example

On the Configuration Advisor page, you specify these values:

The Configuration Advisor's data analysis process

When you submit the completed Configuration Advisor page, the Configuration Advisor extracts individual rule-related data from the OpenEdge Management Trend Database. Based on the availability of a minimum requirement of 32 valid data samples per rule to be calculated for the designated date range, the Configuration Advisor determines a baseline value.

A valid data sample is a data sample that is determined not to be a null value (any whole number that is not zero). For example, the Rejected Request Percent High rule is determined when the quantity of rejected requests is divided by the quantity of received requests. The result must be a non-zero, whole number.

This baseline value is used to calculate the recommended ranges. A data sample of 32 identifies a statistically meaningful representative portion of a rule's performance data as stored in the OpenEdge Management Trend Database. This sampling provides sufficient data from which the Configuration Advisor can determine a baseline value and subsequently perform a successful analysis of each rule's data.

An individual rule's definition

Based on the availability of the values and data, the Configuration Advisor generates a set of recommended values, or settings, for each rule processed. The range of values is adjusted as necessary, to ensure that the rules do not violate the minimum or maximum allowable values for the rule.

Calculated recommended threshold rules

Once the calculation process is completed for each rule, the Configuration Advisor presents its results on the Configuration Advisor calculations page. Your initial criteria and each rule and the associated monitoring plans for which the rule applies are displayed.

Figure 7–2 shows the page that appears after you have submitted your initial Configuration Advisor page.

Figure 7–2: Configuration Advisor recommended thresholds

The following time period was used for analysis section of this page summarizes the values defined on the initial Configuration Advisor page. These values are displayed here to remind you about the time period criteria you set.

The Rule section contains all the rule-related calculated data. For each rule that is successfully processed, the range of recommended results appears in the Recommended Values drop-down list. Each rule row also displays the current rule setting for each rule as defined for each individual monitoring plan. You can select a recommended rule threshold setting and existing monitoring plan, or plans, to which you want the range to apply.

The recommended settings are expressed in a mathematical expression consistent with the rule threshold's unit of measure. Figure 7–2 shows that the unit of measure for Queued Request Percent High is Percent queued and Rejected Request Percent High is Percent rejected. The unit of measure for Process CPU High is percent.

Note: As you compare the existing and recommended values, you can elect to change none, some, or all values for a rule and each individual monitoring plan.

Until you click Update Selected Rules, OpenEdge Management does not apply any of your selections.

If the data analysis calculation for a rule was unsuccessful, the Configuration Advisor cannot define a range. An Insufficient data for analysis message displays in the Recommended Values drop-down list field. For example, if a data sample for the defined time period is not equal to or greater than 32, this message displays because there are not enough data samples available for the Configuration Advisor to make a meaningful recommendation.


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