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Foglight for Microsoft DOT NET 5.9.13 - Application Servers Administration and Configuration Guide

Persistent scripts

The following table outlines some of the helper functions that can be used in Groovy scripts:

 
Table 6. Helper functions available for Groovy scripts.
Persistable Script
Type
Description

appserverAction_getFxVBaseURLforRequest(RequestType requestType)

String

Returns the FxV Server console URL of the request type.

appserverAction_getFxVBaseURLforTrace(RequestTraceValue trace)

String

Returns the FxV Server console URL of the trace

appserverAction_getFxVBaseURLforTrace(RequestTraceValue trace)

String

Returns the FxV Server console URL of the trace

appserverAction_isHTTPRequest(String requestTypeName)

Boolean

Returns true if the request name is an HTTP request

appserverAction_getTraceParametersByName(ArrayList parameters, String parameterName)

ArrayList

Returns one or more parameters of the specified name from the list

appserverAction_containsTraceParameter(ArrayList parameters, String parameterName)

Boolean

Returns true if the list of parameters contains the specified name

appserverAction_getTraceParameterType(String parameter)

String

Returns the type of the parameter

appserverAction_getTraceParameterName(String parameter)

String

Return the name of the parameter

appserverAction_getTraceParameterValue(String parameter)

String

Return the value of the parameter

Managing Request Integration with Foglight Experience Viewer

Foglight Experience Viewer (FxV) is a network appliance that passively monitors real-time network traffic to measure the performance of web-based applications and how that performance impacts the user experience.

The Manage Integration with FxV dashboard allows you to configure the integration of Foglight Experience Viewer with Foglight for Java EE Technologies and Foglight for Microsoft .NET.

Figure 4. Use this dashboard to assign application servers that the FxV monitors

Integrating with Foglight Experience Viewer allows you to associate requests or single trace data to corresponding hits or session data available in FxV.

To assign an application server monitored by Foglight Experience Viewer:
1
On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Application Servers > Nexus > Administration > Manage Integration with FxV.
2
On the Manage Integration with FxV dashboard, click Add.
3
In the FxV Server URL box, type the URL for the FxV server.
For example: http://fxvServer/console/
4
In the Unassigned Application Servers table, select the server or servers that the specified FxV server monitors and click Add.
5
Click OK.
The Manage Integration with FxV dashboard refreshes to include your latest additions.
To change which application server is monitored:
1
In the Manage Integration with FxV table, click the name of the server in the Monitoring Servers column.
2
To add a server to monitor, in the Unassigned Application Servers table, select a server and click Add.
3
To remove a server, in the Assigned Application Servers table, select the server and click Remove.
4
Click OK.
To remove an FxV server integration:
1
In the Manage Integration with FxV table, under the Remove column, click Remove for the server you want to remove.
A confirmation message box opens.
2
Click OK.

Viewing request data in FxV

After the Integration with FxV has been set up, you can run FxV-related actions in the Application Servers Monitor dashboard Requests tab.

To view FxV request data:
1
On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Application Servers > Monitor.
2
Click the Requests tile.
3
Expand the aggregated request type and select an application server request in the Request Types table.
If FxV is also monitoring the selected application server, the Actions menu includes an option: FxV: Search Hits (request type).
 
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NOTE: This list may vary if additional actions for the Requests have been created using the Application Servers > Administration > Manage Actions dashboard. For more information, see Creating actions.
4
Click the Action icon for the request you want to investigate.
5
Select FxV: Search Hits (request type). The hits results display.
For information on how to use the Foglight Experience Viewer (FxV), see the Foglight Experience Viewer User and Reference Guide.

Viewing sessions of single traces in FxV

From the Application Servers Monitor dashboard, you can run an FxV action on a single trace to find the corresponding session in the FxV Session Explorer view.

To view a session for a single trace in FxV:
1
On the Application Servers > Monitor > Requests view, click a trace to view the single trace details.
For detailed information on how to collect single traces, see Manually Collecting Single Traces in the Foglight for Application Servers User Guide.
2
In the Single Traces table, click an entry in the Action column.
3
Click FxV: Explore Session (JSESSIONID).
 
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NOTE: This menu item appears only appear if the JSESSIONID parameter was collected for the single trace.
The corresponding hits for the found session are displayed in the FxV browser interface.
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