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

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4. Configure the following parameters:
 IP Address—Enter the IP address of the host on which the Mac OS application to be monitored
is installed. If the host is already added to the IMC Platform, you can also click Select and select
the host in the Select Devices window. For information about selecting a host, see "2 Quick
start." APM automatically checks the specified IP address and associates the application
monitor with the host managed in the IMC Platform.
 Name—Enter a unique application monitor name. HP recommends using Application
name_host IP address for naming the application monitor.
 Description—Enter a description for the application monitor to aid maintenance.
 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 consumes more system resources.
 Monitor Type—Select the protocol (SSH, Telnet, or SNMP) through which APM monitors the
Mac OS application, and then click the Configure link to configure related parameters.
SSH parameters
 Edit SSH Parameters—Select this option if you want to manually configure SSH parameters
for APM. Make sure the SSH settings are the same as those on Mac OS.
 Select an Existing Template—Select this option if you want to select an existing SSH
template for APM. For information about setting SSH parameter templates, see HP IMC
Base Platform Administrator Guide.
 Authentication Mode—Select the authentication mode for SSH users. Options include
Password, Private Key, Password + Private Key, Password + Super Password, Private Key +
Super Password, and Password + Private Key + Super Password. The following parameters
to be configured vary with authentication modes.
 Username—Enter the SSH username. The user must have the Mac OS administrator's
privilege.
 Password—Enter the password of the SSH user.
 Private Key File—Enter the directory of the SSH private key file or browse to the file.
 Private Key Password—Enter the password to decrypt the SSH private key file.
 Super Password—Enter the super password with which an SSH user can elevate privileges
after login.
 Port—Enter the SSH port on Mac OS.
 Timeout (1-120 seconds)—Enter the maximum time period that APM waits for an SSH
response from Mac OS. The value range is 1 to 120 seconds and the default is 10 seconds.
If no SSH response is received from Mac OS within the timeout time, APM considers that the
interaction has failed.
 Retries (1-5)—Enter how many times APM retries to send SSH packets to the Mac OS host.
Telnet parameters
 Edit Telnet Parameters—Select this option if you want to manually configure Telnet
parameters for APM. Make sure the Telnet settings are the same as those on Mac OS.
 Select an Existing Template—Select this option if you want to select an existing Telnet
template for APM. For information about setting Telnet parameter templates, see HP IMC
Base Platform Administrator Guide.
 Authentication Mode—Select the authentication mode for Telnet users. Options include
Password (No Operator or Super/Manager), Username + Password, Super/Manager