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21 Single Sign-On Server

You can use the Single Sign-On Server metrics to monitor load and user activity on the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server. Statistics are for the previous 24 hours.

21.1 Login Server Metrics For The Last 24 Hours

These Login Server metrics provide information about login activity on the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server over the last 24 hours. The following table lists the metrics and their descriptions.


Note:

For all target versions, the collection frequency for each metric is every 5 minutes.

Table 21-1 Login Server MEtrics For The Last 24 Hours

Metric Description

Number of Login Attempts

Total number of login attempts over the last 24 hours

Number of Successful Login Attempts

Total number of successful login attempts over the last 24 hours

Number of Unsuccessful Login Attempts

Total number of unsuccessful login attempts over the last 24 hours

Percentage of Successful Logins

Percentage of successful login attempts over the last 24 hours

Percentage of Unsuccessful Logins

Percentage of unsuccessful login attempts over the last 24 hours


21.2 Login Server Metrics For The Last Hour

These metrics provide information about login activity on the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server over the last hour. The following table lists the metrics and their descriptions.


Note:

For all target versions, the collection frequency for each metric is every 60 minutes.

Table 21-2 Login Server MEtrics For The Last 24 Hours

Metric Description

Number of Login Attempts

Total number of login attempts over the last hour

Number of Successful Login Attempts

Total number of successful login attempts over the last hour

Number of Unsuccessful Login Attempts

Total number of unsuccessful login attempts over the last hours

Percentage of Successful Logins

Percentage of successful login attempts over the last hour

Percentage of Unsuccessful Logins

Percentage of unsuccessful login attempts over the last hour


21.3 Most Failed Login Users Metrics

The Most Failed Login Users Metrics provide detailed information about each failed login attempt, including the time when the failure happened and the IP address of the machine where the user attempted to login.


Note:

For all target versions, the collection frequency for each metric is every 5 minutes.

Table 21-3 Most Failed Login Users Metrics

Metric Description

Frequency

Number of times a user has failed to login during the previous 24 hours

Subscriber ID

Subscriber ID of the user trying to log in

Subscriber Name

Subscriber name of the user trying to log in


21.4 SSO Database Instance Metric

The Database Instance metric provides information about the Oracle Database that the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server schema is running on. The following table lists the metrics, descriptions, and data source.


Note:

For all target versions, the collection frequency for each metric is every 5 minutes.

Table 21-4 SSO Database Instance Metrics

Metric Description Data Source

Instance Name

Name of the Oracle Database where the OracleAS Portal schema is running.

instance_name in the v$instance table

Start Time

Time at which the Oracle Database was last started

startup_time from the v$instance table

Version

Version of the Oracle Database being used

version from the v$instance table


21.5 SSO Status Metric

The SSO Status metrics allow you to monitor the status of the OracleAS Single Sign-On Server.

21.5.1 Status

Indicates whether the Single Sign-On Server is accessible.

Metric Summary

The following table shows how often the metric's value is collected and compared against the default thresholds. The 'Consecutive Number of Occurrences Preceding Notification' column indicates the consecutive number of times the comparison against thresholds should hold TRUE before an alert is generated.

Table 21-5 Metric Summary Table

Target Version Evaluation and Collection Frequency Upload Frequency Operator Default Warning Threshold Default Critical Threshold Consecutive Number of Occurrences Preceding Notification Alert Text

All Versions

Every 5 Minutes

After Every 12 Samples

=


Not Defined

0

1

The SSO instance is not accessible.


Data Source

This status test involves pinging a package on the Single Sign-On Server schema using mod_plsql.

User Action

If this status test fails, it indicates that there is an issue with one or more of the components that the Single Sign-On Server depends on. For example, the Single Sign-On Server Database Access Descriptor (DAD) may have an incorrect password, the Oracle HTTP Server may be down, or the Oracle Database the schema is running on may be unaccessible.