EMC OL-8950-01 manual Contents

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Contents

Preface	vii
Purpose	vii
Intended Audience	vii
Prerequisites	vii
Document Organization	viii
Documentation Conventions	viii
Application Connectivity Monitor Installation Directory	ix
Application Connectivity Monitor Products	x
Additional Resources	x
Command Line Programs	x
Documentation	x
Technical Support	xi
EMC Powerlink	xi

1 Introduction	1
About Application Connectivity Monitor	1
Managing Applications with Application Connectivity Monitor	2
Define the Application	2
Discover the Software Infrastructure	3
Automated Root-Cause and Impact Analysis	3
Application Signature Configuration Interface	3
Application Signatures	4
Monitoring Actions	4

2 Deploying Application Connectivity Monitor	5
Planning the Deployment	5
Privileges Requirement	6
Supported Product Versions and Requirements	6

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Contents Application Connectivity Monitor Configuration GuideLast Update 7/29/05 Contents Creating and Configuring Application Signatures Groups and SettingsContents Wildcards Used By EMC Smarts Software Index Contents Prerequisites PrefacePurpose Intended AudienceDocument Organization Document OrganizationDocumentation Conventions PrefaceYourDomain Application Connectivity Monitor Installation DirectoryDocumentation Command Line ProgramsAdditional Resources Application Connectivity Monitor ProductsEMC Powerlink Technical SupportTe c h n i c a l S u p p o r t Xii About Application Connectivity Monitor IntroductionManaging Applications with Application Connectivity Monitor Define the ApplicationIntroduction Application Signature Configuration Interface Discover the Software InfrastructureAutomated Root- Cause and Impact Analysis Monitoring Actions Application SignaturesPlanning the Deployment Deploying Application Connectivity MonitorFirewall Deployment Considerations Installing the SoftwarePrivileges Requirement Supported Product Versions and RequirementsLicense Reminder Integrating Application Connectivity MonitorC e n s e R e m i n d e r Adapter Platform Availability Manager= INCHARGE-AM A m p l e o f D o m a i n T y p e E n t r i e sACM Domain Manager A m p l e s o f D o m a i n T y p e E n t r i e s Global ManagerINCHARGE-PM C o n f i g u r i n g t h e G l o b a l M a n a g e rSummary of EMC Smarts Service Names Fault P a r a m e t e r s f o r S e r v i c e sStarting and Stopping the Components Manually Modifying Files With the smedit Utility Validating Your Integration# /opt/InCharge6/SAM/smarts/bin/smedit conf/ics/ics.conf Deploying Application Connectivity Monitor Using the Application Signature Configuration Interface Creating and Configuring Application SignaturesApplication Signature Tab Creating and Configuring Application SignaturesCreating Application Signatures Application Signature Fields Used By EMC Smarts Software on page 43 for Port Number 25 for Smtp Request No Value Response No Value Deleting Application Signatures Modifying Application SignaturesMonitoring Action Dialog Specifying Monitoring Action ParametersE c i f y i n g S y s t e m N a m e P a t t e r n s Specifying System Name PatternsCustomize System Match Patterns Use All Systems Matched by PatternStandard Discovery Probe Use Only Selected SystemsE S t a n d a r d D i s c o v e r y P r o b e Standard tcpAction Page Scenarios for Removing Elements Default Threshold Groups and Settings Groups and SettingsThreshold Groups Threshold SettingsParameters for Software Service Thresholds Fault T h r e s h o l d G r o u p s a n d S e t t i n g sDefault Polling Groups and Settings Polling SettingsPolling Groups Working With Groups and Settings Opening the Polling and Thresholds ConsoleWo r k i n g Wi t h G r o u p s a n d S e t t i n g s Provides an example of a Polling and Thresholds Console Layout of the Polling and Thresholds ConsolePolling and Thresholds Console Toolbar Buttons Polling and Thresholds Console Toolbar ButtonsModifying the Properties of a Group How Managed Elements Are Assigned to GroupsD i n g o r R e m o v i n g a S e t t i n g Method for Adding or Removing SettingsMethod for Modifying the Priority of Groups Method for Editing Matching CriteriaD i n g o r R e m o v i n g M a t c h i n g C r i t e r i a Method for Modifying the Parameters of a SettingCreating New Groups E a t i n g a n E m p t y G r o u p Groups and Settings P y i n g a n E x i s t i n g G r o u pWildcards Used By EMC Smarts Software Server-.smarts.com Example 1-100&*02468 matches even numbers between 1 Compound Wildcard PatternsWildcards Used By EMC Smarts Software Index Index Page Index