1 Introduction

This document describes how to use Application Discovery to monitor applications in a virtual server environment. This document is for administrators and operators who are responsible for configuring and/or monitoring application health and availability. Some understanding of system administration is assumed.

Application Discovery works from within HP Systems Insight Manager to give you the ability to inventory running and installed applications across your system network and to centrally monitor application activity.

Within HP Matrix Operating Environment, Application Discovery integrates with HP Matrix OE visualization to give you the power to group running processes into custom applications that can be added to a workload for more comprehensive resource management.

The Application Discovery server and user interface run on the central management server (CMS). Working in tandem with the agent that you install on your managed HP-UX or Linux systems, Application Discovery gives you access to system and process information captured by the deployed agents.

With Application Discovery, you can do the following:

•Discover the location and number of recognized, running and installed applications in your network or data center.

•Monitor the activity and resource usage of running processes and applications.

•Define and adapt application templates to your environment for better discovery of your third-party and custom applications, and to make them available for adding to monitored workloads on HP-UX systems.

•Select the event types for which you want to receive notifications and set their level of importance.

Features of Application Discovery

You can use Application Discovery to do the following:

•Automate discovery of standard applications supplied with HP-UX and Linux operating systems.

•Automate discovery of applications often run on HP-UX and Linux operating systems within data centers. For example, Application Discovery includes templates to discover common applications generated by Oracle and SAP software.

•Find unmatched processes that represent third-party or custom software.

•Edit or create an application discovery template to make it specific to your environment.

•Determine the location of running and installed applications.

•Monitor the activity of running processes and applications.

•Define severity for application-oriented events to trigger notification messages, and control where the messages display (in Application Discovery and/or).

•Discover the presence or absence of Application Discovery agents and check their status.

•Monitor the behavior and performance of the Application Discovery server.

Configuring Application Discovery behavior and changing template definitions requires “Matrix OE All tools” access (which usually corresponds to root or Administrator permissions). See “User authorizations” in Matrix OE help for more information about tool boxes in System Insight Manager and how they affect user access to Application Discovery features.

Features of Application Discovery

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Matrix Operating Environment Software specifications

HP Matrix Operating Environment (MOE) is an innovative software platform designed to deliver efficient management and orchestration of IT resources across physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures. It provides a comprehensive solution for organizations that require a robust and flexible environment to manage their IT operations seamlessly.

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HP MOE incorporates advanced technologies such as automation scripts, APIs, and tools for workload balancing. This technological backbone enables organizations to implement elasticity in their environments, allowing them to scale resources up or down based on demand. The software also supports a service-oriented architecture, facilitating integration with other enterprise applications and systems.

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