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

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1 Application Manager overview ······························································································································· 1
Installation and network planning ··································································································································· 1
Installation requirements ·········································································································································· 1
APM network planning ············································································································································ 1
Application type management········································································································································· 2
APM communication management ································································································································· 5
APM monitor features ······················································································································································· 5
Application monitor management ·························································································································· 5
Topology and application group management ···································································································· 6
Configuration management····································································································································· 6
Widget management ··············································································································································· 7
2 Quick start ································································································································································· 8
Prerequisites ······································································································································································· 8
Adding an application monitor through Auto Discovery ······························································································ 8
Viewing monitoring reports ··········································································································································· 10
3 Monitor management ············································································································································· 15
Application monitor ······················································································································································· 15
Viewing the application monitor list ···················································································································· 16
Customizing the application monitor list ············································································································· 17
Viewing associated applications ························································································································· 18
Querying application monitors ···························································································································· 19
Adding an application monitor ··························································································································· 19
Modifying an application monitor ······················································································································· 19
Deleting application monitors ······························································································································ 20
Setting the management status of an application monitor ················································································ 20
Start polling ···························································································································································· 20
Host monitoring ······························································································································································ 21
Viewing a host monitor in host mode·················································································································· 21
Viewing a host monitor in list mode ···················································································································· 21
Class monitoring ···························································································································································· 22
Custom views ·································································································································································· 23
Viewing the custom view list ································································································································ 23
Viewing custom view details ································································································································ 24
Adding a custom view ·········································································································································· 24
Modifying a custom view ····································································································································· 24
Deleting a custom view ········································································································································· 25
Viewing a custom view report ····························································································································· 25
4 Topology and application group management ··································································································· 26
Topology management ·················································································································································· 26
Topology tools and right-click menu ···················································································································· 26
Viewing the application topology ······················································································································· 27
Viewing a dependency topology ························································································································ 29
Viewing a host topology ······································································································································· 30
Viewing a group topology ··································································································································· 31
Application group management ··································································································································· 33
Viewing the application group list ······················································································································· 33
Viewing the application group details ················································································································ 34