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

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interval, yesterday's, weekly, and monthly data is collected in hours, and yearly data is
collected in days. The statistics graph contains maximum, minimum, and average response
time values. Place the cursor over a spot in the curve to view response time values at the
specific time point.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard protocol for email transmission between
source and destination addresses. Most mail servers support SMTP.
This section describes how to add and modify the application monitor for SMT P, and helps you view the
monitor report.
Adding an SMTP application monitor
APM monitor the SMTP application through the SMTP service port (25 by default). When you add an
SMTP application monitor, make sure the following requirements are satisfied:
• The host that provides the SMTP service to be monitored 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 used to access the SMTP service if the service requires identity
authentication.
To add an SMTP 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 SMTP of the Mail Server Monitor class.
The page for adding an SMTP 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 target host that provides the SMTP service in the Select
Devices window.
 Port—Enter the SMTP service port. The default value is 25.
 Polling Interval (min)—Select a polling interval for the application monitor. Available options
include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, and 30. The default polling interval is 5 minutes. A shorter
polling interval provides more accurate real-time data but requires higher performance.
 Username/Password—Enter the username and password for identity authentication of SMTP.
 Email Address—Enter a valid email address that is located on the host that provides the SMTP
service. For example, [e-mail]. APM uses the email address to send and receive a test
mail.