The Coordinator Monitor
The Coordinator Monitor shows the current status of the
IncrediBuild environment.
The following information about each Agent is available for
display. Note that you can select which columns will be included in
the display through the "View|Columns" menu option or by
right-clicking the column title bar.
Agent Status
- Agent: The network name of the computer running the
Agent. If a description was given for the computer in the Agent
Settings dialog Network->Coordinator
page or in the Computer Management application's Network
Identification settings, this will appear below the computer
name.
- Status: The Agent's status. For a full list of possible
status, see this
page.
- Icon: An icon representing the Agent's current status
and activity.
- Build Progress: For Agents currently building, this
column will display the build progress bar for that Agent's
build.
- Packages: Displayed only after a license file has been
activated, this column displays which extension packages are used
by each IncrediBuild Agent. For more information on extension
packages, see the section on activating
your license.
- Work Power: For Machines in "Building" status, this
shows the total actual CPU power at their disposal, derived from
the hardware and current availability of all machines participating
as resources in the build. The number of Agents and CPUs
participating in the build is shown below.
- Up Time: Accumulated time since the IncrediBuild Agent
service on that machine was last started (not displayed by
default).
- Last Connected:Date and time the Agent was last
connected to the Coordinator (not displayed by default).
- Build Title:The title of the current build
(solution/project name in Visual Studio builds, or the title
specified in the /CAPTION xgConsole command line).
Agent Settings
- File Cache: The size, in Megabytes, of the file used by
the Agent to cache remote files. Both the total size and the
portion currently in use are displayed. If an Agent's file cache is
too small (excessive swapping out of files from the cache), a red
note recommending to increase the swapfile size will appear in this
column. You can then use the Agent menu File Cache->Resize command to
increase that Agent's file cache size.
- Logging Level:The logging level currently enabled for
the Agent. This value should be "Minimal" unless otherwise
requested by the Xoreax Support team.
- Description:The Agent Description, as defined in the
Agent Settings dialog Network->Coordinator
page or in the Computer Management application's Network
Identification settings. This value is also displayed in the bottom
line of the "Agent" column.
- Remote Task Priority:The process priority given by this
Agent to processes serving a build started by another Agent.
Environment
- OS Version: Operating System type and version used on
the Agent machine (not displayed by default).
- Virtual Memory: Total and available virtual memory on
the Agent machine (not displayed by default).
- Visual Studio Version: All versions of MS Visual Studio
installed on the Agent machine (not displayed by default).
- .NET Framework Version: The .NET Framework version on
the Agent machine (not displayed by default).
- Multi-boot: Shows other Agents that were recognized as
running from another operating system installed on a different disk
partition on the same computer. For more details about configuring
IncrediBuild Agents on multi-boot machines, see this section.
- Code Page The active code page on the Agent
machine.
- Logged On Users Users (including domains) currently
logged on to the Agent machine.
Hardware
- CPU Speed: The computer's central processing unit speed,
along with the current level of CPU availability (the latter will
decrease as the machine turns busier with other tasks).
- CPU Information: A description of computer's CPU
hardware as detected by IncrediBuild.
- Performance Rating: A internal calculation that
evaluates the machine's expected performance, based on CPU power
(evaluated using a benchmark IncrediBuild runs upon startup of the
Agent service), RAM performance and the number of processors. The
Coordinator considers this number in its assignment logic, and will
attempt to assign the strongest available Helper Agents to
builds.
- Physical Memory: Total and available physical memory on
the Agent machine (not displayed by default).
- Disk Space: Total and available disk space on the Agent
machine (not displayed by default).
- Avail CPU: The current level of CPU availability, shown
as a percentage of the maximal CPU power (not displayed by
default).
Network
- IP Address: The TCP/IP Address and port being used by
the Agent on that machine (not displayed by default).
- MAC Address:The computer's network adapter's unique
identifier.
- Routing IP Address: The IP Address used by the
Coordinator to connect to the Agent (not displayed by
default).
- Network Connection: The network adapter name,
description and speed (in Mbps) of the selected Agent's currently
active connection (not displayed by default).
Administrative Settings
- Remote Admin: Shows whether this Agent is authorized to
remotely administer the
Coordinator service.
- Build Priority: The priority that will be assigned to
builds started by this Agent. Agents with a higher priority will be
assigned more Agents in comparison to other Agents when starting
builds.
- Allow Disable: Whether it is possible for the Agent to
enter "Disabled" mode (not displayed by default).
- Build Group: The Build group this Agent belongs
to.
- Assignment Priority:The priority given to this Agent by
the Coordinator when considering which remote Agents to assign to a
running build. Agents with a higher value will be assigned more
often to builds.
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