Table of Contents | HP UX Matrix Operating EnvIronment specs

Table of Contents
1 Introduction	9
Features of Application Discovery	9
2 Components and concepts	11
Application Discovery components	11
Refining Application Discovery	12
How discovery works	12
Understand your current discovery state	12
Discovery ratio	12
Warm-up ratio	13
Refine discovery by checking agent state	13
Refine discovery by creating application templates	14
Understanding application templates	14
How memory usage is calculated	14
Understanding server resource consumption	15
3 Procedures and examples	17
Starting Application Discovery	17
Modifying agent behavior	17
Install the Application Discovery agent on a managed node	17
Start the Application Discovery agent	17
Using HP SIM to start the agent	17
Starting the agent from the command line	17
Stop a running agent	18
Using HP SIM to stop the AD agent	18
Stopping the agent from the command line	18
Reconfigure a running agent from the command line	18
Checking agent state	18
Explanation of agent states	19
Working with data views	19
Adjusting the user interface	19
Set screen data refresh interval	19
Set general visibility	20
Set color theme	20
Set number of table rows	20
Change the data view	21
Sort data in view tables	21
Filter data in view tables	21
Other controls available from right-clicking on a view table	22
Navigate between views	22
Navigating with tabs	22
Navigating with table links	22
Adjusting visibility of applications within Application Discovery data tables	22
Set visibility for hosts on Application Discovery screens	23
Set visibility for matched applications	23
Set visibility for packages on Application Discovery screens	23
Modifying the graphic display of Application Discovery server activity	23
The impact of discovery on Application Discovery server memory usage	24
Modifying the maximum size of an event list	24

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Application Discovery 6.2 User Guide For managed nodes Table of Contents Support and other resources Configuring the Wbem provider password Glossary Index List of Figures Application visibility selector Sort indicator Possible values for agent state List of TablesPage Introduction Features of Application DiscoveryPage Application Discovery components Components and concepts Discovery ratio Refining Application DiscoveryHow discovery works Understand your current discovery state Warm-up ratio Refine discovery by checking agent state Understanding application templates How memory usage is calculatedRefine discovery by creating application templates Key to the graphic is as follows Understanding server resource consumptionPage Starting Application Discovery Procedures and examplesUsing HP SIM to start the agent Starting the agent from the command line Checking agent state Reconfigure a running agent from the command lineUsing HP SIM to stop the AD agent Stopping the agent from the command line Set screen data refresh interval Adjusting the user interfaceWorking with data views Explanation of agent states Set general visibility Set color themeSet number of table rows Change the data view Sort data in view tablesFilter data in view tables Navigate between views Other controls available from right-clicking on a view table Set visibility for matched applications Set visibility for hosts on Application Discovery screens Modifying the maximum size of an event list Setting event attributesSetting data polling interval Introduction to event settings in Application Discovery Setting alert location Setting event severity Managing application templates Find an application templateChange application template values Create a new template Key to application template values Constructing regular expressions Application identity Session Separation rule fields and their descriptions Create an application template rule Aggregation rule fields and their descriptionsCreate a process aggregation rule Managing application templates Example of a nested template aggregation rule Managing application templates How to remove types from the aggregation rule Check unmatched processes to find application candidatesUnderstanding the tables that show unmatched processes Filling in the system scope fields using table data Filling in the aggregation rule fields using table dataFilling in the template separation rule fields Prerequisites Create an application workload in Virtualization Manager Create Monitored Workload Definition screen reopens Backing up Application Discovery filesPage Errors in installation Troubleshooting Applications not visible in Application Discovery screens Data missing in Application Discovery screens Data missing in Application Discovery screens Host not visible in Application Discovery screens Check that SSH is configured correctly on the managed node # cd /.ssh /* rootuserhomedirectory/.ssh Packages not visible in Application Discovery screens Application Discovery may not be correctly configured Check that the host is known to Application Discovery Check that the Application Discovery agent is running UI Unable to connect to servermessages Errors in Application Discovery user interface operation Java UI exception message displays To list the AD agent package installed on the machine, then Page Application Discovery resources Support and other resourcesContacting HP Related informationPage Page Options Amgrd = Logtrace Installation Authors Agentconfig Check agent state Event types Key to event attributes Event severity types Additional event types specific to Application DiscoveryEvent viewing locations Table C-1 Error messages seen when trying to log Error messagesPage Introduction Using HP SIM to complete certificate exchangeCompleting certificate exchange from the command line Completing certificate exchange Completing certificate exchange Credentials Configuring the Wbem provider passwordPage Agent Glossary Managed SSL Wbem Index Admin/Config tab Clear filter menu pick Group option Defining an application template rule AD Agents, 13