Monitoring PingIdentity Directory Server
You can monitor PingIdentity Directory Server instances by using the Instana PingIdentity Directory Server sensor. The Instanan PingIdentity Directory Server sensor is automatically deployed and installed after you install the Instana agent. You can view metrics that are related to the OracleDB in the Instana UI.
To make sure that the PingIdentity Directory Server sensor is compatible with your current setup, check the following support information sections:
Supported versions and support policy
The following table shows the latest supported version and support policy:
Technology | Support policy | Latest version | Latest supported version |
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PingIdentity Directory Server | On demand |
For more information about the support policy, see Support strategy for sensors.
Metrics collection
To view the metrics, select Infrastructure in the sidebar of the Instana User interface, click a specific monitored host, and then you can see a host dashboard with all the collected metrics and monitored processes.
Configuration data
The PingIdentity Directory Server sensor collects the following configuration data:
- Server state
- Is server a master
- Is server out of synchronization
- Full version and revision
- LDAP connectors (name, protocol)
- Databases
Performance metrics
The PingIdentity Directory Server sensor collects the following performance metrics:
Overall
The following table lists the overall performance metrics that the sensor collects from the PingIdentity Directory Server instance:
Metric | Description |
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Operations in progress | Total number of active operations |
Searches in progress | Total number of active search requests |
Connections | Total number of connections (established, max concurrent and total since startup) |
File descriptors | Number of file descriptors (maximum, available, open) |
Failed operations | Number of failed LDAP operations per type (All, Add, Bind, Compare, Delete, Extended, Modify and Search) |
Total operations | Total number of LDAP operations per type (All, Add, Bind, Compare, Delete, Extended, Modify and Search) |
LDAP connectors
The following table lists the performance metrics for LDAP connectors:
Metric | Description |
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Number of connections | Number of connections per connector |
Request statistics (Add, Bind, Compare, Delete, Extended, Modify and Search) |
Number of LDAP requests per connector and type |
Recent changes (per database)
The following table lists the performance metrics for the recent changes to the database:
Metric | Description |
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Add entry count | Number of added entries |
Changed entry count | Number of changed entries |
Delete entry count | Number of delete entries |
Modify entry count | Number of modified entries |
Rename entry count | Number of renamed entries |
Database open record count | Number of opened records |