ASAP 1.1 Hybrid Manual

HP NonStop ASAP Hybrid Manual – 529729-004
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1. Overview
Introduction to ASAP Hybrid
ASAP Hybrid extends the capabilities of ASAP application monitoring to remote
systems running the Linux operating system. Application metrics from the
remote systems are seamlessly integrated into ASAP on one or more NonStop
servers, thereby providing an overall view of the entire application as it spans one
or more NonStop servers and one or more Linux servers.
For an application, using ASAP on Linux is the same as using ASAP on a NonStop
server. The procedure calls and interactions are fundamentally the same, and the
same shared-memory architecture is used on both platforms to provide an ultra-
high performance, nonblocking interface.
Metrics from the remote Linux systems are handled within ASAP in the same
manner as metrics from NonStop systems or applications. All standard ASAP
capabilities and features can be used with any of these metrics, including
domain-based aggregation, alerting, data retention, automation, and access to all
published ASAP interfaces, including HP OpenView. ASAP does not treat data
received from a Linux system any differently than it treats data received from a
NonStop system.
ASAP Hybrid Architecture
ASAP Hybrid consists of several different components, some residing on the
Linux system and others residing on the NonStop server. The host components
are collectively referred to as ASAP Hybrid for NonStop Server (T0404), and the
Linux components are referred to as ASAP Hybrid for Linux (T0405). See Figure 1-
1: ASAP Hybrid Components and Architecture.