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

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17 Service monitor
APM supports monitoring the following services:
• SNMP service
• DNS service
This chapter describes how to add and modify the application monitors, and helps you view relevant
monitor reports.
SNMP service
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a network management protocol widely supported
by operating systems and network devices. SNMP uses a hierarchical structure to describe nodes on the
network, each of which is identified by a unique OID. Network management systems can obtain
various index data from devices by reading their OIDs via SNMP. The default SNMP service port is UDP
161.
APM monitors the SNMP service status by reading specific OIDs. This section describes how to add and
modify an SNMP service application monitor, and helps view the monitor report.
Adding an SNMP service application monitor
APM monitors SNMP status through the SNMP service port. When you add an SNMP monitor, make
sure the following requirements are satisfied:
• SNMP is enabled and configured on the operating systems or network devices to be monitored.
• The target operating systems or network devices must be added to the IMC Platform. For
information about adding devices to the IMC Platform, see IMC Base Platform Administrator
Guide for the chapter on resource management.
To add an SNMP service application monitor:
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 SNMP Monitor of the Service Monitor class.
The page for adding an SNMP service application monitor appears.
 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 SNMP service is located in the Select
Devices window.