Preface, Purpose, Intended Audience, Prerequisites | EMC OL-8950-01

Preface

Purpose

This document provides an overview of important features in EMC Smarts

Application Connectivity Monitor, and instructions for configuring

Application Connectivity Monitor.

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for administrators and integrators who are responsible for deploying and configuring Application Connectivity Monitor.

Prerequisites

This guide assumes you have the administrative privileges and the necessary experience to properly deploy and configure network management software.

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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 Prerequisites PrefacePurpose Intended Audience Document Organization Document OrganizationDocumentation Conventions Preface YourDomain Application Connectivity Monitor Installation Directory Documentation Command Line ProgramsAdditional Resources Application Connectivity Monitor Products 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 Firewall Deployment Considerations Installing the SoftwarePrivileges Requirement Supported Product Versions and Requirements 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 D 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 Criteria 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