Dynamic plugins

A plugin consists of software which Test Agents (currently, Test Agent Applications only) use to collect measurements in a network.

As explained in more detail on this page, Control Center is delivered with all plugins needed by Test Agents, and by default you will not see any tasks in the gui:Dynamic plugins category.

However, it is also possible to upload further plugins (“dynamically”) to Control Center. If this is done, the plugin task will appear in the Dynamic plugins category instead of its usual category (for example, Network performance).

The configuration of a dynamic plugin task is similar to that of the corresponding regular task.

Parameters

See the common parameters page for the following:

  • Parameters that are set on the test step level: Duration, Fail threshold, and Wait for ready.

  • SLA thresholds for monitors: SLA Good and SLA Acceptable.

  • Advanced settings common to all test tasks: Delayed start.

General

  • Clients: Test Agents to use as clients.

  • Plugin: Name of the plugin.

The remaining parameters will be unique to each plugin task.