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Siebel Web Server Extension Stats Page

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The stats page provides information about the Siebel Web Server Extension (SWSE). Siebel administrators can use this page to have a better understanding of how the Web server is being used. For example, an administrator can periodically check the stats page to make sure network activity matches expectation and there are no unplanned or excessive activities that could signal a security issue.

Securing the Stats Page

Because the stats pages provides sensitive information about the type of requests running and potentially current active sessions, it is strongly recommended that this page be protected by the Web server (or a third party) authentication mechanism.

Accessing the Stats Page

By default, you can access the stats page at the following location:

http://host_name/application/stats.swe

Where host_name is the name of the host machine where the application is installed and application is the installation directory for the application.

Setting the Location of the Stats Page

You can change the location of the stats page, by editing the following item in the eapps.cfg file:

[SWE]

StatsPage = path/filename.swe

NOTE:  The stats page must have the extension .swe.

For example, if the eapps.cfg file has the following entry:

[SWE]

StatsPage = /local/SiebelStats.swe

use the following URL to access the page:

http://host_name/application/local/SiebelStats.swe

In addition to the StatsPage parameter, you can enable or disable the Session Monitor. For example:

SessionMonitor = True

When the session monitor is enabled, statistics on all current sessions are collected and reported on the application's stats page. This allows administrators to determine who is logged onto the system at any given time.

When the session monitor is disabled, sessions are not monitored by the statistical repository and will not be displayed in the application's stats page.

NOTE:  System performance is slightly degraded when the session monitor is enabled.

Viewing and Setting Contents of the Stats Page

When you view the stats page, you can configure the contents of the page by setting the Verbose option as part of the stats page address.

This option allows you to set the amount of information displayed on the page. Verbosity settings include:

Option	Description
Verbose=Low	This is the default. Displays only system- and application-level settings.
Verbose=Medium	Displays all of the above, plus Lock statistics.
Verbose=High	Displays all of the above, plus all currently active operations to the Siebel Server.

In addition to the Verbose option, you can configure a Reset option for the page. Reset values include:

Option	Description
Reset=True	Statistics for all non-counter and current operations are reset after viewing.
Reset=False	These statistics are not reset.

The following are some examples of request calls to the stats page:

http://host_name/application/SiebelStats.swe?Verbose=High&Reset=True

This request will display stats for the following categories: System, Applications, Current Sessions, Locks, and Current Operations Processing. Once the stats are viewed, all non-counter and current operations statistics will be reset.

http://host_name/application/SiebelStats.swe?Reset=True

This request displays stats for the following categories: System and Applications. Once the stats are viewed, all non-counter and current operations statistics will be reset.

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