This plug-in is deprecated and is no longer supported by Geneos.
We recommend that you not use any deprecated features, as these may be removed in future releases.
For more information, see Deprecated and removed features in Geneos Compatibility Matrix.
Introduction
The Effix Status plug-in provides a view of the status webpage generated by an Effix (ELSD) server. Once this information is published as a view it is then available to the rest of the Geneos system, and can be used to trigger rules or fire alerts.
Each instance of the plug-in will produce up to five views for the configured server. Multiple servers can be monitored by running multiple plug-in instances - one plug-in per server required.
Views
Applications View
The applications view shows information about the applications connecting to the license server and the number of licences they have requested. An example view is shown below.
Applications Headline Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| pageURL | The URL of the webpage the data is collected from. |
| numConnectedApplications | The number of applications connected to the license server. |
Applications Table Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| application | The application name. |
| userFullName | The full username the application connected with. |
| userName | The username the application connected with. |
| host | The host the application connected from. |
| position | The application position (host and process name). |
| reservationKey | Key for reserved licenses for this application. |
| subLicenses | Number of license keys requested. |
Licenses-Used View
This licenses-used (or used licenses) view displays the licenses managed by the Effix server which are currently in use by a user or application. An example view is shown below.
Licenses-Used Headline Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| pageURL | The URL of the webpage the data is collected from. |
Licenses-Used Table Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| license | The license name. |
| vendor | The license vendor. |
| version | The license version. |
| expirationDate | The date that the license expires. |
| used | Number of licenses used. |
| maximum | Maximum number of licenses. |
| remaining | Number of licenses remaining. |
| percentUsed | Percentage of licenses used. |
Licenses-All View
The licenses-all (or all licenses) view displays all of the licenses managed by the Effix sever, whether they are in use or not. An example view is shown below.
Licenses-All Headline Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| pageURL | The URL of the webpage the data is collected from. |
Licenses-All Table Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| license | The license name. |
| vendor | The license vendor. |
| version | The license version. |
| expirationDate | The date that the license expires. |
| used | Number of licenses used. |
| maximum | Maximum number of licenses. |
| remaining | Number of licenses remaining. |
| percentUsed | Percentage of licenses used. |
Config View
The config view displays various configuration settings of the Effix server. An example view is shown below.
Config Headline Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| pageURL | The URL of the webpage the data is collected from. |
Config Table Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| parameter | The name of the configuration parameter. |
| value | The value the parameter has been set to. |
Log View
The log view displays a view of the Effix log file, which can be used to detect errors reported by Effix. An example view is shown below.
Log Headline Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| pageURL | The URL of the webpage the data is collected from. |
Log Table Legend
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | The date and time that the message was logged. |
| level | The log level. |
| priority | The log priority. |
| message | The log message text. |
Date Interpretation
The log view has the facility to convert the date read from the log webpage to a user-specified date format. This feature exists primarily to allow dates to be presented in a sort-able format, so they are displayed in time order in ActiveConsole.
Conversion is specified by configuring the logDateFormat and outDateFormat plug-in settings. The logDateFormat setting specifies how to parse the date from the log webpage, and the outDateFormat specifies how the date will be output to the view. Both settings take a string containing a number of formatting codes, which are described below:
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| %% | A single % character. |
| %a | The day of the week, using the abbreviated day name. (i.e. Mon, Tue, Wed, …) |
| %A | The day of the week using the full name. (e.g. Monday, Tuesday, …) |
| %b | The month of the year, using the abbreviated month name. (i.e. Jan, Feb, …) |
| %B | The month of the year using the full name. (e.g. January, February, …) |
| %c | Short specifier for the format "%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y". |
| %C | The century as a decimal number [00-99]. |
| %d | The day of the month as a decimal number [01-31]. |
| %D | Short specifier for the date format "%m/%d/%y". |
| %e | The day of the month as a decimal number, with single digits preceded by a space [1-31]. |
| %h | The same as %b. |
| %H | The hour in 24-hour clock [00-23]. |
| %I | The hour in 12-hour clock [01-12]. |
| %j | The day of the year as a decimal number [1-366]. |
| %m | The month of the year as a decimal number [1-12]. |
| %M | The minutes of the hour [00-59]. |
| %p | AM or PM. |
| %r | Short specifier for the time in 12-hour clock, "%I:%M:%S %p". |
| %R | Short specifier for the time in 24-hour clock, "%H:%M:%S". |
| %S | The seconds of the minute [00-60]. |
| %T | Same as %R. |
| %U | The week number of the year, with Sunday the first day of the week [00-53]. |
| %w | The weekday as a decimal number, with Sunday as 0 [0-6]. |
| %W | The week number of the year, with Monday the first day of the week [00-53]. |
| %x | Locale specific date format. |
| %X | Locale specific time format. |
| %y | The year within the century (i.e. 2 digits long). When the century is not specified values 66-99 refer to the 20th century (1966-1969) and 00-68 refer to the 21st century (2000-2068). |
| %Y | The year including the century (i.e. 4 digits long). E.g. 1997. |
For example, using the following settings:
logDateFormat = "%a %b %e %Y %H:%M:%S"
outDateFormat = "%Y%m%d - %T"The date "Fri Apr 29 2007 18:37:55" would be converted to "20070429 - 18:37:55".
Plug-in Configuration
effixURL
This parameter specifies the base URL for the
Effix server. This base is used to construct the
individual URLs for each view, by post-fixing the
relevant page names onto the base as defined
internally by the plug-in. If any of these URLs are
incorrect, they can be overridden manually by using
the appropriate xxxxURL setting.
E.g. Using the effixURL value:
http://effixhost:port/The URLs for each view then become:
| View | Generated URL |
|---|---|
| Applications | http://effixhost:port/apps |
| Licenses-Used | http://effixhost:port/lics_used_only |
| Licenses-All | http://effixhost:port/lics |
| Config | http://effixhost:port/server_configuration |
| Log | http://effixhost:port/log |
Mandatory: Yes
applicationsURL
Allows users to override the default plug-in generated URL for the data webpage, and specify their own URL for the applications view.
Mandatory: No
licensesUsedURL
Allows users to override the default plug-in generated URL for the data webpage, and specify their own URL for the licenses-used view.
Mandatory: No
licensesAllURL
Allows users to override the default plug-in generated URL for the data webpage, and specify their own URL for the licenses-all view.
Mandatory: No
configURL
Allows users to override the default plug-in generated URL for the data webpage, and specify their own URL for the configuration view.
Mandatory: No
logURL
Allows users to override the default plug-in generated URL for the data webpage, and specify their own URL for the log view.
Mandatory: No
logDateFormat
Specifies the date format to read dates from the log webpage. This date will then be output to the dataview using the format specified by outDateFormat. See the description on date interpretation for details on how to specify this setting.
Mandatory: No
outDateFormat
Specifies the date format to output dates in the log view. Dates are read from the log webpage input using the format specified by the logDateFormat setting. See the description on date interpretation for details on how to specify this setting.
disabledViews
Specifies a list of views to disable. Disabled views will not be published by the plug-in, and so will not be available on gateway for rules or alerts.
Mandatory: No