Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0 Reference

Connection Handler Thread

The connection handler thread decodes incoming requests. The connection handler is oriented to the LDAP or LDAPS protocol. When a request has been fully decoded, the request is put in the work queue.

The cn=Resource entry for the connection handler thread has the following monitoring DN:


cn=connection_handler_thread_name, cn=Connection Handler Thread,
  cn=Resource, cn=instanceId, cn=Instance, cn=DPS60, cn=Product, 
  cn=monitor

Entries below the cn=Resource entry for the connection handler thread contain the following groups of attributes:

Settings
  • threadID provides the unique thread identification number.

  • threadStack provides the information on threads stack.

State
  • operationalStatus identifies the status of the element. The value 2 indicates that the element is fully operational.

  • startTime identifies the date and time at which the thread was started.

  • started identifies if the thread has started.

  • running identifies if the thread is in running state.

  • statusDescription provides the detailed status description.

Statistics

The following statistics can be gathered:

  • Byte buffer pool statistics under cn=ByteBufferPool:

    • numTries

    • numHits

    • numMissesEmpty

    • numMissesSize

    • numReleases

    • availableStandardBuffers

    • availableOversizedBuffers

  • String buffer pool statistics under cn=StringBufferPool:

    • numTries

    • numHits

    • numMisses

    • numReleases

    • availableBuffers

  • Vector pool statistics under cn=VectorPool:

    • numTries

    • numHits

    • numMisses

    • numReleases

    • availableBuffers