HP Intelligent Management Center v5.1 SP1 Application Manager Administrator Guide

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14 Web service monitor
APM supports monitoring the following types of Web services:
• RESTful Web service
• SOAP-based Web service
This chapter describes how to add and modify Web service monitors, and helps you view relevant
monitor reports.
RESTful Web service
Representational State Transfer (REST) is a predominant Web service design model and typically
applies to HTTP-based APIs. A Web API or service that complies with constraints of REST architecture is
called "RESTful Web service."
APM can monitor the running status of RESTful Web services. This chapter describes how to add and
modify an application monitor for a RESTful Web service, and helps you view the monitor report.
Adding a RESTful Web service application monitor
APM monitors a RESTful Web service through the HTTP port that service uses. When you add a RESTful
Web service application monitor, make sure the following requirements are satisfied:
• The host on which the RESTful Web service is located must be added to the IMC Platform. For
information about adding hosts to the IMC Platform, see IMC Base Platform Administrator Guide
for the chapter on resource management.
• Obtain the username and password to access the RESTful Web service to be monitored if the
service requires identity authentication.
To add an application monitor for the RESTful Web service:
1. Click the Resource tab.
2. Enter the Add Application page in one of the following ways:
 Select Application Manager > Add Application from the navigation tree.
The page displays all application types that can be monitored by APM.
 Select Application Manager > Application Monitor from the navigation tree, and click Add on
the application monitor list page.
3. Click REST Service of the Web Service Monitor class.
The page for adding a RESTful Web service application monitor appears.
4. Configure the following parameters for the application monitor:
 Name—Enter the application monitor name, which must be unique in APM. HP recommends
that you use the Application name_host IP address format to name the application monitor.
 Description—Enter a description for the application monitor to aid maintenance.
 IP Address—Click Select and select the host where the RESTful Web service is located in the
Select Devices window.
 Port—Enter the HTTP port that the RESTful Web service uses.