Chapter 9: Monitoring the Directory Server

This chapter describes the facilities for monitoring the activities of the Directory Server.

Monitoring Facilities

Micro Focus Server Administration provides four facilities for monitoring the activities of the Directory Server:

The Directories Page

The Directories page displays a table of all the other instances of Directory Server that are running on the local network and that are using the default Directory Server port (86). For each instance, it shows:

Note: You should take care to ensure that an appropriate level of security has been set up for all the instances of Directory Server on a local network, to reduce the possibility of unauthorised access using the Directories page. For more on security and the options available, see Introduction to Enterprise Server Security.

The Statistics Page

The Statistics page displays statistics and other information about the Directory Server and the current activity on it. The information is of four types:

You might find the information on this page helpful if you are experiencing problems, for example, if you deployed a service, but you cannot find it in the Services table, you can check whether the numbers of services and packages have changed.

The Sessions List

The Sessions list is a list of all the Web browser client and program clients currently connected to the Directory Server. The sessions may be active, or they may be dormant but not yet removed because the time period between inactivity and removal has not yet been exceeded.

If user access is unrestricted (that is, if security has not been configured for Directory Server), only one Web browser client session is shown, with the Session ID "Developer".

If user access is restricted, individual sessions are shown for each Web browser client session user, identifed by unique user IDs.

The Journal

The Journal is a file that records some of the activity occurring on the Directory Server. It can track usage and help with support issues.

You can choose one of three levels of journaling:

You set the journaling level using the Configure Options page.

What You Can Do

Depending on the security settings for Directory Server and the permissions granted to your user, you can do all or some of the following:

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