Introduction | EMC OL-8950-01 specs

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Introduction

This chapter provides a brief overview of important features in EMC Smarts

Application Connectivity Monitor. It includes the following sections:

•About Application Connectivity Monitor

•Managing Applications with Application Connectivity Monitor

•Application Signature Configuration Interface

See Creating and Configuring Application Signatures on page 17 for detailed information about using the Application Signature Configuration Interface.

See Managing Applications with Application Connectivity Monitor on page 2 about the use of Application Connectivity Monitor to manage applications.

About Application Connectivity Monitor

Application Connectivity Monitor (ACM) is a software package that automatically discovers TCP-based applications on the network, and monitors application connectivity to pinpoint the root cause of application availability problems.

Network operations personnel can use Application Connectivity Monitor to:

•Discover and monitor the network availability of TCP applications.

•When an application is unavailable, determine whether the problem is basic network connectivity or application availability.

EMC Smarts Application Connectivity Monitor Configuration Guide

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EMC OL-8950-01 manual Introduction, About Application Connectivity Monitor

Contents

Application Connectivity Monitor Configuration Guide Last Update 7/29/05 Contents Groups and Settings Creating and Configuring Application SignaturesContents Wildcards Used By EMC Smarts Software Index Contents Purpose PrefaceIntended Audience Prerequisites Documentation Conventions Document OrganizationPreface Document Organization YourDomain Application Connectivity Monitor Installation Directory Additional Resources Command Line ProgramsApplication Connectivity Monitor Products Documentation Technical Support EMC PowerlinkTe c h n i c a l S u p p o r t Xii About Application Connectivity Monitor Introduction Define the Application Managing Applications with Application Connectivity MonitorIntroduction Discover the Software Infrastructure Application Signature Configuration InterfaceAutomated Root- Cause and Impact Analysis Monitoring Actions Application Signatures Planning the Deployment Deploying Application Connectivity Monitor Privileges Requirement Installing the SoftwareSupported Product Versions and Requirements Firewall Deployment Considerations Integrating Application Connectivity Monitor License ReminderC 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 s ACM 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 Manager INCHARGE-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 r Fault P a r a m e t e r s f o r S e r v i c e s Summary of EMC Smarts Service NamesStarting 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 Signatures Application Signature Tab Creating and Configuring Application Signatures Creating 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 Signatures Monitoring Action Dialog Specifying Monitoring Action Parameters E 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 Patterns Customize System Match Patterns Use All Systems Matched by Pattern Use Only Selected Systems Standard Discovery ProbeE 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 Settings Threshold Groups Threshold Settings Parameters 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 s Polling Settings Default Polling Groups and SettingsPolling Groups Opening the Polling and Thresholds Console Working With Groups and SettingsWo 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 Console Polling and Thresholds Console Toolbar Buttons Polling and Thresholds Console Toolbar Buttons Modifying the Properties of a Group How Managed Elements Are Assigned to Groups Method for Modifying the Priority of Groups Method for Adding or Removing SettingsMethod for Editing Matching Criteria D i n g o r R e m o v i n g a S e t t i n g D 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 Setting Creating 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 p Wildcards Used By EMC Smarts Software Server-.smarts.com Example 1-100&*02468 matches even numbers between 1 Compound Wildcard Patterns Wildcards Used By EMC Smarts Software Index Index Page Index