Agent Performance Report | APM Insight .NET Agent - Applications Manager User Guide

Active Directory
management Manage, track, and secure Active Directory

Identity governance
and administrationOrchestrate user identity management and access controls for Zero Trust

Privileged access
managementControl and secure privileged access to critical enterprise systems

ADManager Plus
Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Exchange management and reporting
ADAudit Plus
Hybrid AD, cloud, and file auditing; security; and compliance
ADSelfService Plus
Identity security with adaptive MFA, SSPR, and SSO
Exchange Reporter Plus
Reporting, auditing, and monitoring for hybrid Exchange and Skype
RecoveryManager Plus
Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Exchange backup and recovery

Impact on application's Response Time

The APM Insight .NET Agent only instruments framework methods by default, and hence the overhead on response time is minimal. On an average, the response time variation due to the agent is around 30 ms. The response time variation during peak response times was around 500 ms. The same is summarized below:

RESPONSE TIME SUMMARY	Without Agent	With Agent
Average Response time (ms)	4820.85	4853.21
Peak Response time (ms)	14465	15079

RESPONSE TIME SUMMARY

Without Agent

With Agent

Average Response time (ms)

4820.85

4853.21

Peak Response time (ms)

14465

15079

Impact on CPU usage

With the default production settings, the APM Insight .NET Agent does not consume more than 5~10 % CPU on average (using default production settings). The CPU usage depends mainly on the number of methods instrumented (using custom instrumentation) and the log level (default is CRITICAL). The maximum consumption will be during the application startup or domain creation, since it involves initializing profiler and loading .NET Agent's libraries. Once initialized, the average overhead due to .NET Agent, remains at around 5% in addition to the normal CPU usage of the web application.

CPU Usage	Without Agent	With Agent
Average usage (%)	32.78	39.58

CPU Usage

Without Agent

With Agent

Average usage (%)

32.78

39.58

Impact on Physical Memory (RAM) usage

The APM Insight .NET Agent by default collects performance data and pushes it to its own service, every minute, and hence, the footprint on the user memory is minimal, and only transient. The important thing to note here is that the memory consumption is directly proportional to the number of data collected in a minute, and so, decreasing the sampling factor or transaction trace threshold comes at a cost of increased RAM usage. However, with the default production settings, (sampling factor=5, trace threshold=2 sec, sql trace threshold=3 sec) the memory will not exceed 90 MB, even during peak load. The below table summarizes the details.

MEMORY USAGE	Without Agent	With Agent
Average Working Set (MB)	228.11	292.56
Peak Working Set (MB)	314.81	390.62

MEMORY USAGE

Without Agent

With Agent

Average Working Set (MB)

228.11

292.56

Peak Working Set (MB)

314.81

390.62

Impact on Network usage

APM Insight .NET Agent collects and sends data to the Applications Manager servers once every minute. The data collected is sent in 2 requests, as

arh/data - for apdex and response time metrics. The maximum size of this request is around 40 kb.

arh/trace - for stack trace and exception metrics. The maximum size of this request is around 4 MB.

It is to noteworthy to mention that the amount of data sent depends on the number of unique web transactions and errors that occur within 1 minute, up to a maximum of 250 transactions. With an average load of 500 requests per minute, with an APDEX of 0.975 and an average error rate of 2%, the average network usage is around 800 kb per minute.

Agent Performance Report for APM Insight .NET Agent

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Impact on application's Response Time

Impact on CPU usage

Impact on Physical Memory (RAM) usage

Impact on Network usage

Supported Environments

Identity and access management

Unified service management

Unified endpoint management and security

IT operations management and observability

Security information and event management

Advanced IT analytics

Low-code app development

Cloud solutions for enterprise IT

IT management for MSPs

Active Directory management Manage, track, and secure Active Directory

Identity governance and administrationOrchestrate user identity management and access controls for Zero Trust

Privileged access managementControl and secure privileged access to critical enterprise systems

Enterprise and IT service managementDeliver a consistent employee experience across business functions

Customer service managementBuild a one-stop portal for customers with efficient account management

IT asset managementCentralize and automate the complete IT asset life cycle

SIEM Spot, investigate, and neutralize security threats

Log and compliance managementGain deeper visibility into security events and ensure compliance

Security auditingAudit Active Directory, cloud platforms and files to enhance your security posture

Endpoint management and protection platform (UEM and EPP)Secure and manage endpoints to protect your IT assets effectively

Endpoint managementAchieve intelligent IT device management with zero user intervention

Endpoint securityDefend against threat actors with proactive and reactive measures

Full-stack observability and digital experience monitoringAchieve end-to-end visibility, proactive issue resolution, and enhanced security

Network and server performance monitoringEnsure network, server, and storage reliability with AI-powered insights

IT incident managementEfficiently manage and resolve IT incidents while ensuring transparency

DNS and DHCP managementOptimize IP address and domain management

Cloud cost managementRight-size and take control of your cloud costs

IT analyticsConnect to your IT applications and visualize all facets of your IT

Cloud-native solutions for IT managementMonitor, manage, audit, and secure your multi-cloudand hybrid infrastructure

Business applications for ITBoost productivity and improve team collaboration

Custom solution builderBuild tailor-made apps to automate operations at your organization

Solutions for MSPsGrow your MSP business with scalable and secure IT management solutions

Agent Performance Report for APM Insight .NET Agent

Test Environment

Impact on application's Response Time

Impact on CPU usage

Impact on Physical Memory (RAM) usage

Impact on Network usage

Supported Environments

Active Directory
management Manage, track, and secure Active Directory

Identity governance
and administrationOrchestrate user identity management and access controls for Zero Trust

Privileged access
managementControl and secure privileged access to critical enterprise systems

Enterprise and IT service
managementDeliver a consistent employee experience across business functions

Customer service
managementBuild a one-stop portal for customers with efficient account management

IT asset
managementCentralize and automate the complete IT asset life cycle

Network and server
performance monitoringEnsure network, server, and storage reliability with AI-powered insights

IT incident
managementEfficiently manage and resolve IT incidents while ensuring transparency

Cloud-native solutions for IT managementMonitor, manage, audit, and secure your multi-cloud
and hybrid infrastructure