HP Intelligent Management Center v5.2 Application Performance Manager Administrator Guide

2 Quick start

This section describes how to monitor applications and view the monitoring report. It is designed for

administrators using the APM service component for the first time, or for those planning to add

application monitors in batches.

Prerequisites

Before you monitor an application in APM, complete the following tasks:

1. Obtain general information related to the target application. General information includes:

 Application type

 Host IP address of the application

 Dependencies with other applications

 Telephone number, email, and other contact information for the administrators who manage the

application

2. Add the host on which the target application resides to the IMC Platform. For more information,

see HP IMC Base Platform Administrator Guide.

3. Complete necessary configuration if the target application is of any of the following types:

 JBoss Server

 Apache Server

 Tomcat Server

 Oracle Application Server

 WebLogic

 SAP

For more information, see "11 Application server monitor" and "12 Web server monitor."

Adding an application monitor through Auto

Discovery

Using Auto Discovery, APM automatically detects applications running on the target hosts through the

default ports, and displays the detected application list for operators to select for monitoring. For

information about configuring the default ports, see "5 Configuration management."

To add an application monitor:

1. Click the Resource tab.

2. Select Application Manager > Auto Discovery from the navigation tree.

The Application Discovery page appears.

3. Click Add. The Select Devices dialog box appears.

4. Filter target hosts by view or advanced query.

By view