Common test and monitor parameters

Here is a list of parameters that are set not on the task level, but rather on the test/test step or monitor level.

For parameters related to specific tasks, see the pages dealing with these tasks.

Test step parameters

A few parameters are set on the test step level rather than for the task. (A test step may contain multiple tasks executed in parallel.)

• Duration (seconds): Duration of this test step.

  Min: 30 s. Max: 604,800 s (= 1 week). Default: 60 s.

• Fail threshold (seconds):

  The maximum number of errored seconds (ES) that may occur without triggering a fail for this test step. Default: 0.

• Wait for ready:

  Time to wait before starting this test step. The purpose of inserting a wait is to allow all Test Agents time to come online and acquire good time sync. Min: 1 min. Max: 24 hours. Default: “Don’t wait”, i.e. zero wait time.

Advanced test parameters

• Delayed start (s):

  (Tests only) Time by which to delay the start of the task within a test step. Min: 10 s. Max: Equal to Duration minus 30 s. Default: 0, meaning that no delay is introduced.

Monitor parameters

Since monitors are meant to be run for an extended period of time, it does not make much sense for them to be configurable with parameters like delayed start or a fixed duration.

• SLA Good: Threshold for good fulfillment of service level agreement.

  Default: 99.95%.

• SLA Acceptable: Threshold for acceptable fulfillment of service level agreement.

  Default: 99.5%.