Advisor Status - Field Help

Configuration Settings

Edit any of the values on the Configurations Settings tab, then click Update Configuration.

Update interval (seconds)
How often (in seconds) the advisor queries the servers for information. The default is 7.

Timeout (seconds)
The number of seconds that the manager considers the information from this advisor as valid. If the manager finds that the advisor information is older than this timeout period, the manager does not use that information in determining weights for the servers on the port that the advisor is monitoring. An exception to this timeout is when the advisor has informed the manager that a specific server is down. The manager uses that information about the server even after the advisor information has timed out. The default is unlimited.

Connect Timeout (seconds)
The amount of time an advisor will wait before reporting that a connect has failed. The default is 21.

Receive timeout (seconds)
The amount of time an advisor will wait before reporting that a receive has failed. The default is 21.

Advisor logging level
The level at which the advisor logs its activities. The range is None to Verbose, with None meaning nothing is logged and Verbose meaning everything is logged. The default is Minimal. Select from the following values:
  • None
  • Minimal
  • Basic
  • Moderate
  • Advanced
  • Verbose

Maximum advisor log size (bytes)
A maximum number of bytes logged in the advisor log file. The default value is 1048576.


Current Statistics

To refresh statistics at any time, click Refresh Statistics.

Advisor Name
The name of the advisor.

Port number
The number of the port on which the advisor is monitoring.

Log filename
The name of the advisor log file.

Server Statistics:
The currently active site names, servers, and load.