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Table of Contents Introduction to this Guide ...................................................................................................................................9 About vFoglight .............................................................................................................................................................. 10 About this Guide............................................................................................................................................
vFoglight User Guide Agent Properties ............................................................................................................................................................. 45 Collection Rate....................................................................................................................................................... 46 Access Log .................................................................................................................................
Table of Contents 5 Match List ...............................................................................................................................................................78 About the NetMonitor Agent .............................................................................................................................81 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................
vFoglight User Guide About the Operating System Agents............................................................................................................. 107 Overview....................................................................................................................................................................... 108 Agent Properties ...............................................................................................................................................
Table of Contents 7 About the User Agent ......................................................................................................................................123 Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................124 Supported Platforms ...................................................................................................................................
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Introduction to this Guide This chapter provides information about what is contained in the vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems. It also provides information about the vFoglight documentation suite and Vizioncore. This chapter contains the following sections: About vFoglight............................................................................................................................10 About this Guide........................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems About vFoglight vFoglight helps IT organizations understand the virtual infrastructure by managing the relationships and interaction between all the components in the environment, including data centers, data stores, clusters, resource pools, hosts and virtual machines.
Introduction to this Guide vFoglight Documentation Suite 11 Chapter 9, About the Process Agent—This section provides an overview of the Process agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. Chapter 10, About the SNMP Agent—This section provides an overview of the SNMP agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. Chapter 11, About the Sun_TCP Agent—This section provides an overview of the Sun_TCP agent.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems • Online Help: You can open the online help by selecting the Help tab from vFoglight’s action panel. • PDF: The Getting Started Guide, What’s New Guide, System Requirements and Platform Support Guide, Installation and Setup Guide set, Administration and Configuration Guide, vFoglight User Guide, Command-Line Reference Guide, Web Component Guide, and Web Component Tutorial, are provided as PDF files.
Introduction to this Guide vFoglight Documentation Suite 13 • Installation and Setup Guide—Installing on Windows with an External Oracle Database • Administration and Configuration Guide (PDF and online help) • vFoglight User Guide (PDF and online help) • Advanced Configuration Guide set • Command-Line Reference Guide (PDF and online help) • Web Component Guide (PDF and online help) • Web Component Tutorial (PDF and online help) • Web Component Reference (online help) Cartridge Documentation Sets When yo
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1 Operating System Dashboard A dashboard aids in the monitoring, analysis, and investigation of overall operating system performance. vFoglight provides a common system dashboard across all platforms. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 30 The Host Monitor Dashboard ............................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview When you deploy the Cartridge for Operating Systems, a monitoring dashboard is available from which you can view your operating system performance. This dashboard is a visual representation of the status of the major components of the selected host. It allows you to determine at a glance any potential bottlenecks with system performance.
Operating System Dashboard The Host Monitor Dashboard 31 The Host Monitor dashboard opens. 3 Optional. Choose a different host. To do that, complete the following steps: a Ensure that the action panel on the right is open. b In the action panel, on the General tab, under Actions, click Host Selector. The Host Selector dialog box appears. c In the Host Selector dialog box, select the host. The Host Selector dialog box closes and the Host Monitor dashboard shows the metrics for the newly selected host.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems There are six portlets in the Host Monitor dashboard. Portlet Name Description System Information about the host. Includes a drill down to the Host Browser. Network Displays information about the number of interfaces used and network utilization. CPU Displays the aggregate processor utilization percentage and the number of engines configured.
Operating System Dashboard The Host Monitor Dashboard Elements The Host Monitor dashboard contains visual elements that provide information about each portlet. Elements can change color and their values can change as alarms are raised for the metrics they contain. For more information see “Alerts” on page 35. Tip By placing your cursor over any element, a tooltip displays the metric value for that element.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Element Description Pulse Gauges Most portlets are connected to other portlets by data flows that show the rate at which data is moving through a host system. Communications between host server components are represented by animated data flow that indicate the direction of the communication, and are labeled with the current metric values.
Operating System Dashboard The Host Monitor Dashboard 35 Alerts One of the keys to working with monitored hosts is understanding Alerts. Alerts are fired when a particular metric exceeds a threshold defined in vFoglight. The Host Monitor dashboard indicates alerts in the graphical displays by using a specific color. Buttons, Containers, and Pulse Gauges, are displayed in the alert color. Alert Level Alert Color Alert Description Normal Green The component is operating within normal thresholds.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems To display Host Browser data: 1 Ensure that the navigation panel on the left is open. To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left. 2 On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Hosts > Host Browser. 3 Select a host whose data you want to view. a Ensure that the action panel on the right is open. b In the action panel, on the General tab, under Actions, click Host Selector.
Operating System Dashboard Viewing Source Data for the Host Monitor 37 Viewing Source Data for the Host Monitor Data from existing views and tables is displayed in the Host Monitor dashboard. You can navigate to the location of data used in the portlets and elements of the Host Monitor dashboard. Tip Most of the data that is displayed on the Host Monitor dashboard is aggregated data. Locating Data Bindings A data binding displays a relationship between a data source and the object displayed.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left. 3 On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Configuration > Data. 4 In the display area, in the left pane, expand Hosts > All Hosts, and select the host for the data that you want to view. 5 In the display area, in the Property Viewer pane, review the properties of the selected host object.
Operating System Dashboard Viewing Source Data for the Host Monitor 39 The Host Monitor dashboard opens. 3 Optional. Choose a different host. To do that, complete the following steps: a Ensure that the action panel on the right is open. b In the action panel, on the General tab, under Actions, click Host Selector. The Host Selector dialog box appears. c In the Host Selector dialog box, select the host.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems In this instance, the Memory element is at 55% capacity. Notice that the button’s color is green indicating that the state is normal. Next you will identify the view used to provide data to the element. To locate the view for the Memory element: 1 Ensure that the navigation panel on the left is open. To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
Operating System Dashboard Viewing Source Data for the Host Monitor 41 The Host Monitor tab appears to the right of the Definitions and Module Contents panes in the display area, showing context details, data bindings and views that appear on the Host Monitor dashboard. 5 In the Definitions pane, choose Hosts > Common. The Module Contents pane immediately below the Definitions pane lists the views for the Common module on the Views tab.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems 2 In the navigation pane, choose Configuration > Data. 3 In the display area, in the left pane, expand Hosts > All Hosts, and select a host. 4 From there, in the left pane choose memory > utilization. 5 In the Property Viewer on the right, in the latest (MetricValue) table, in the average column, observe the percentage that appears. The value matches the one that appears in the Memory portal of the Host Monitor dashboard.
2 About the ApacheSvr Agent This chapter provides an overview of the ApacheSvr agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the ApacheSvr agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview .....................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The ApacheSvr agent monitors web sites and collects data on the web site’s traffic, such as hit rates, transactions, throughput, and request types. Use the ApacheSvr agent to identify and track web site requests and transactions and to produce a detailed breakdown of how a website is being used.
About the ApacheSvr Agent Agent Properties Windows® 45 • Windows 2000® • Windows 2003® • Windows XP® Note ® ® Since Windows XP (64-bit) is closer to Windows 2003 Server internally than it is to Windows XP® , the correct OS Cartridge ® package to install for Windows XP 64-bit for vFoglight Client is ® Windows2003 . Agent Properties When an agent connects to the vFoglight Management Server, it is provided with sets of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems A list of agent properties appears in the ApacheSvr pane. The position of the ApacheSvr pane depends on the dashboard you used to access agent properties. If you used the Agent Properties dashboard, the ApacheSvr pane appears to the right of the Types pane in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the ApacheSvr pane appears across the display area.
About the ApacheSvr Agent Agent Properties 47 Access Log Use the Access Log pane to set the path of the access log file and the file name as well as the default access log file name. To define the directory list to use: 1 In the Default File Name box, type the list that you want to use. The default is access_log. 2 In the Path of Access Log File box, type the path to the Apache server access log in the Access Log box. This path tells vFoglight where the Apache log is located.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems To set the sample frequency: 1 In the Transaction List drop-down list, select the list that you want to use. The default is Trans_Name List. 2 If you want to clone the list, click Clone. When prompted, enter a name for the cloned list. For more information on cloning, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide. a If you want to add to or modify a transaction list, click Edit. The list appears in the right pane.
3 About the AppMonitor Agent This chapter provides an overview of the AppMonitor agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the AppMonitor agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview .....................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The AppMonitor agent monitors the availability and performance of applications and their processes on a host. Use the AppMonitor agent to: • Monitor applications against service level agreements. • Check for the presence of processes that are critical to your operating environment. Note vFoglight recommends that you divide your applications into groups. Grouping your applications makes identifying problems easier.
About the AppMonitor Agent Agent Properties Windows® 51 • Windows 2000® • Windows 2003® • Windows XP® Note ® ® Since Windows XP (64-bit) is closer to Windows 2003 Server internally than it is to Windows XP® , the correct OS Cartridge ® package to install for Windows XP 64-bit for vFoglight Client is ® Windows2003 . Agent Properties When an agent connects to the vFoglight Management Server, it is provided with sets of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems A list of agent properties appears in the AppMonitor pane. The position of the AppMonitor pane depends on the dashboard you used to access agent properties. If you used the Agent Properties dashboard, the AppMonitor pane appears to the right of the Types pane in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the AppMonitor pane appears across the display area.
About the AppMonitor Agent Agent Properties 53 2 To use the Quick Check utility, select the True option. 3 In the Quick Check Time box, enter the number of seconds that should elapse between quick checks. For example, enter 30 to check the system every 30 seconds. Note If the Quick Check time interval is greater than the sample frequency, the AppMonitor agent will go into a broken state. 4 Click Save. Process List You should divide your applications into groups.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems The list appears in the right pane. Continue with the following procedures: • To add an application group to the list: • To modify an application group: 2 To collect detailed information on the processes when necessary, select the True option for the Detail Process Info property.
About the AppMonitor Agent Agent Properties 3 Click Save.
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4 About the DiskIO Agent This chapter provides an overview of the DiskIO agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the Disk IO agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview .....................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The DiskIO agent monitors physical disks, volumes, and controllers. Use the data collected by the DiskIO agent to investigate performance degradation which you suspect may be related to the physical disks. Supported Platforms The following platforms are supported for the DiskIO agent: Platform Version AIX® • AIX 5.2 • AIX 5.3 • AIX 6.1 HP-UX® • HP-UXB.11 Linux® • Linux 2.4 • Linux 2.
About the DiskIO Agent Agent Properties 59 • Collection Policy • Exclusion Lists To modify agent properties: 1 Ensure that the navigation panel on the left is open. To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left . 2 Open the dashboard that lets you navigate to the agent properties by completing one of the following steps: • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Properties.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems The position of the DiskIO pane depends on the dashboard you used to access agent properties. If you used the Agent Properties dashboard, the DiskIO pane appears to the right of the Types pane in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the DiskIO pane appears across the display area.
About the DiskIO Agent Agent Properties 61 To add a file system type to the list of excluded types: 1 In the File Systems to Exclude box, enter a list of file system types for which performance data should not be collected. Separate file types with commas. 2 In the Disks to Exclude box, enter the list of disk types to exclude. The exclude line must be specified as a comma-separated list of regular expressions. If one of the expressions contains a comma it should be prefixed with a backslash (\) to indic
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5 About the FileSystem Agent This chapter provides an overview of the FileSystem agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the FileSystem agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview .....................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview You can use this agent to track file system capacity and inodes. An inode is a data structure that describes a file. The number of inodes allocated when a file system is created determines the maximum number of files the file system can contain. By default, the FileSystem agent monitors local file systems, however, you can configure it to monitor remote file systems.
About the FileSystem Agent Agent Properties HP-UX® • HP-UXB.11 Linux® • Linux 2.4 • Linux 2.6 Sun™ Solaris® • • • • 65 SUNOS 5.8 on SPARC SUNOS 5.9 on SPARC SUNOS 5.10 on SPARC SUNOS 5.10 on x86 Agent Properties When an agent connects to the vFoglight Management Server, it is provided with sets of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state. For more information about working with agent properties, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems In the Agent Properties dashboard, in the Adapter pane, click SPI. In the Types pane that appears, click FileSystem. or • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Status. In the Agent Status dashboard, select the instance of the FileSystem agent whose properties you want to modify and click Edit Properties. A list of agent properties appears in the FileSystem pane.
About the FileSystem Agent Agent Properties 67 Collection Rate The collection rate, or sample frequency, is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next. To set the sample frequency: 1 In the Sample Frequency box, enter the sample frequency in seconds. The collection rate, or sample frequency, is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems The vFoglight Management Server stores these lists and makes them available to all the monitored hosts on your server. To change the monitored file system types list that is used: 1 In the FileSystem Types list, select the list you want to use. The default is FSTypesMonitoredList. 2 If you want to clone the list, click Clone. When prompted, enter a name for the cloned list.
About the FileSystem Agent Agent Properties 69 • Include performs system monitoring on the file system that you are defining. 2 From the FileSystems List, select the list that you want to use. The default is FileSystemsList. 3 If you want to clone the list, click Clone. When prompted, enter a name for the cloned list. For more information on cloning, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide. 4 If you want to add to the file systems list, click Edit. The list appears in the right pane.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems point is not being monitored). Filtering on mount points and file systems has no effect on directory space measuring. When the FileSystem agent determines the space that is available for a directory it does not follow symbolic links. It only adds the size of the link to the total directory space count. For example, if a symbolic link points to a 5MB tar file, the agent does not include that 5MB in the space for monitoring.
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6 About the LogFilter Agent This chapter provides an overview of the LogFilter agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are rules and data associated with the LogFilter agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview .....................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The LogFilter agent monitors the log files on your system and singles out critical system messages you should know about without having to read through the entire log. The agent performs this monitoring by searching for literal strings and other regular expressions that are defined in the agent properties. The LogFilter agent traps critical messages and writes them to an event log that you can check periodically.
About the LogFilter Agent Agent Properties 75 Agent Properties When an agent connects to the vFoglight Management Server, it is provided with sets of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state. For more information about working with agent properties, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide. The LogFilter agent is shipped with default properties that can be modified to suit your system requirements.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems A list of agent properties appears in the LogFilter pane. The position of the LogFilter pane depends on the dashboard you used to access agent properties. If you used the Agent Properties dashboard, the LogFilter pane appears to the right of the Types pane in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the LogFilter pane appears across the display area.
About the LogFilter Agent Agent Properties 77 Collection Rate The collection rate, or sample frequency, is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next. You can set the sample frequency as well as the number of seconds for recycling messages and the number of consecutive messages to trap. To set the sample frequency and other log settings: 1 In the Sample Frequency box, enter the sample frequency in seconds.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems 3 If the log file that the LogFilter agent is monitoring rolls with time to a new file, select Yes from the Log- Rolling Enabled list. If you do not use log rolling at your site, select No. Log rolling keeps log files from growing to excessive lengths because you move log files to another location with a unique name and continue to save log entries to a new file.
About the LogFilter Agent Agent Properties 79 To set the match list: 1 From the Message Trap List, select the list that you want to use to monitor the messages. The default is FilterTrapFile. a If you want to clone the list, click Clone. When prompted, enter a name for the cloned list. For more information on cloning, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide. b If you want to add to or modify a message trap list, click Edit. The list appears in the right pane.
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7 About the NetMonitor Agent This chapter provides an overview of the NetMonitor agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the NetMonitor agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview .....................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The NetMonitor agent monitors device availability, response time, and packet loss between the vFoglight monitoring station and network devices. Use the NetMonitor agent to: • Monitor the network against service level agreements. • Check for the presence of devices that are critical to your operating environment.
About the NetMonitor Agent Agent Properties 83 Agent Properties When an agent connects to the vFoglight Management Server, it is provided with sets of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state. For more information about working with agent properties, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide. The NetMonitor agent is shipped with default properties that can be modified to suit your system requirements.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems A list of agent properties appears in the NetMonitor pane. The position of the NetMonitor pane depends on the dashboard you used to access agent properties. If you used the Agent Properties dashboard, the NetMonitor pane appears to the right of the Types pane in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the NetMonitor pane appears across the display area.
About the NetMonitor Agent Agent Properties 85 2 To use the Quick Check utility, select the True option. 3 In the Quick Check Time box, enter the number of seconds that should elapse between quick checks. For example, enter 30 to check the system every 30 seconds. Note If the Quick Check time interval is greater than the sample frequency, the NetMonitor agent will go into a broken state. 4 Click Save.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems b Enter the device in the Device Name box or click Select to choose from previously entered values. c Enter the number of ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) or UDP (Universal Datagram Protocol) packets to send to the device in the Number of Packets box or click Select to choose from previously entered values. Note These packets establish communications connections along a network.
8 About the Network Interface Card (NIC) Agent This chapter provides an overview of the Network Interface Card (NIC) agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the NIC agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview ........................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The NIC agent monitors one or more network interface cards on your system for network traffic data, such as number of packets, throughput, errors, utilization, and collisions. This agent gathers statistics on local cards active on the server the agent is monitoring. Use the NIC agent to analyze network utilization and reorganize the traffic on your network.
About the Network Interface Card (NIC) Agent Agent Properties 89 The NIC agent is shipped with startup parameters that dictate how the agent will perform. You can change these parameters to suit your system requirements. Agent properties described in this section include: • Collection Rate • Override Options To modify agent properties: 1 Ensure that the navigation panel on the left is open. To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left .
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the NIC pane appears across the display area. Collection Rate The collection rate, or sample frequency, is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next. To set the sample frequency: 1 In the Sample Frequency box, enter the sample frequency in seconds.
About the Network Interface Card (NIC) Agent Agent Properties 91 interface is a gigabit interface and it needs to be overridden, the correct value to enter would be 1000. Note The default is zero. Leaving the value at zero means that either the agent is reporting the bandwidth correctly, or the user does not know the bandwidth value. 8 Click Save.
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9 About the Process Agent This chapter provides an overview of the Process agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the Process agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview .....................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The Process Agent monitors the processes that run or wait to run on a vFoglight host. It also identifies processes that monopolize CPU time and memory and tracks general process statistics such as the number of sleeping, waiting, and running processes in each state. Use the Process agent when you want to monitor a UNIX kernel process table to detect processes that monopolize CPU and memory resources.
About the Process Agent Agent Properties 95 • Collection Rate • Collection Policy To modify agent properties: 1 Ensure that the navigation panel on the left is open. To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left . 2 Open the dashboard that lets you navigate to the agent properties by completing one of the following steps: • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Properties.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Collection Rate The collection rate, or sample frequency, is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next. To set the sample frequency: 1 In the Sample Frequency box, enter the sample frequency in seconds. For example, enter 300 to set the interval between collections to five minutes. 2 Click Save.
10 About the SNMP Agent This chapter provides an overview of the SNMP agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the SNMP agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview .....................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a network monitoring and control protocol. Data is transferred from an SNMP agent to the workstation console used to oversee the network. The SNMP agent returns information contained in a Management Information Base (MIB), which is a data structure that defines what can be extracted and controlled.
About the SNMP Agent Agent Properties Windows® 99 • Windows 2000® • Windows 2003® • Windows XP® Note ® ® Since Windows XP (64-bit) is closer to Windows 2003 Server internally than it is to Windows XP® , the correct OS Cartridge ® package to install for Windows XP 64-bit for vFoglight Client is ® Windows2003 . Agent Properties When an agent connects to the vFoglight Management Server, it is provided with sets of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems A list of agent properties appears in the SNMP pane. The position of the SNMP pane depends on the dashboard you used to access agent properties. If you used the Agent Properties dashboard, the SNMP pane appears to the right of the Types pane in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the SNMP pane appears across the display area.
About the SNMP Agent Agent Properties 101 Monitored Device List The monitored device list specifies the devices that the SNMP agent monitors. The vFoglight Management Server stores the list and makes it available to all the networks on your system. You can edit and delete entries from the list as well. Note The SNMP agent must be restarted (or recycled) any time a monitored device is disconnected and subsequently reconnected to the network.
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11 About the Sun_TCP Agent This chapter provides an overview of the Sun_TCP agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the Sun_TCP agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview ...................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The Sun_TCP agent monitors devices and processes that use the TCP/IP layer on Sun systems. Supported Platforms The following platforms are supported for the Sun_TCP agent: Platform Version Sun™ Solaris® • • • • SUNOS 5.8 on SPARC SUNOS 5.9 on SPARC SUNOS 5.10 on SPARC SUNOS 5.10 on x86 Caution The Sun TCP agent works only on non-zone Solaris 10.
About the Sun_TCP Agent Agent Properties 105 • Collection Rate To modify agent properties: 1 Ensure that the navigation panel on the left is open. To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left . 2 Open the dashboard that lets you navigate to the agent properties by completing one of the following steps: • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Properties. In the Agent Properties dashboard, in the Adapter pane, click SPI.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems To set the sample frequency: 1 In the Sample Frequency box, enter the sample frequency in seconds. The collection rate, or sample frequency, is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next. For example, enter 300 to set the interval between collections to five minutes. 2 Click Save.
12 About the Operating System Agents This chapter describes the agents that are available for the AIX, HP-UX, Linux, and Sun operating systems. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agents. Cross-references are made to the relevant sections in the appendices for quick retrieval of rules, views, and data information. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview ................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview vFoglight supports the following system agents: Platform Agent AIX® • AIX_Console • AIX_MPStat • AIX_System HP-UX® • HPUX_Console • HPUX_MPStat • HPUX_System Linux® • Linux_MPStat • Linux_System Sun™ Solaris® • Sun_Console • Sun_MPStat • Sun_System The Console agent for each of the operating systems monitors specific logs to collect system error messages.
About the Operating System Agents AIX Agents 109 Agent Properties When an agent connects to the vFoglight Management Server, it is provided with sets of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state. For more information about working with agent properties, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide. The Process agent is shipped with default properties that can be modified to suit your system requirements.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems For more information see “Agent Properties” on page 115. Overview The AIX_Console agent monitors the var/adm/sulog and dev/error logs to collect system error messages by using the AIX utility errpt and by reading the log file directly. The agent traps these messages and writes them to the ErrorLog and SULog tables. For more information about these tables, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide.
About the Operating System Agents HP-UX Agents 111 Rules For details on AIX_Console and AIX_System rules, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide. Data For details on AIX_Console, AIX_MPStat, and AIX_System data, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide. HP-UX Agents There are three HP-UX agents that are available with the Cartridge for Operating Systems: • HPUX_Console • HPUX_MPStat • HPUX_System For more information see “Agent Properties” on page 115.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Agent Supported Platforms HPUX_MPStat HP-UXB.11 HPUX_System HP-UXB.11 Views For details on HPUX_MPStat and HPUX_System views, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide. Rules For details on HPUX_Console and HPUX_System rules, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide. Data For details on HPUX_Console, HPUX_MPStat, and HPUX_System data, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide.
About the Operating System Agents Sun Agents Supported Platforms The following platforms are supported for the Linux agents: Agent Supported Platforms Linux_MPStat • Linux 2.4 • Linux 2.6 Linux_System • Linux 2.4 • Linux 2.6 Views For details on Linux_MPStat and Linux_System views, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide. Rules For details on Linux_System rules, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The Sun_Console agent monitors the /var/adm/messages log and writes the messages you want trapped to the ErrorVerbose table. For information on the Sun_MPStat agent, refer to “Overview” on page 108. For information on the Sun_System agent, refer to “Overview” on page 108. Supported Platforms The following platforms are supported for the Sun agents: Agent Supported Platforms Sun_Console • • • • SUNOS 5.
About the Operating System Agents Agent Properties 115 Rules For details on Sun_Console, Sun_MPStat, and Sun_System rules, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide. Data For details on Sun_Console, Sun_MPStat, and Sun_System data, see the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide. Agent Properties Collection Rate The collection rate, or sample frequency, is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems To modify the SULog parameters: 1 In the Sulog path and name box, enter the path and name of the SULog. The agent reads the log file directly. 2 Indicate what kind of attempts you want the agent to monitor (succeeded and/or failed) by selecting the appropriate options. The attempts will be written to the SULog table. 3 From the Statistical Period list, select the period for monitoring the log. 4 Click Save.
About the Operating System Agents Agent Properties 117 • Error strings that you want to monitor • Error severity level of the message • Message text. HPUX_Console_FF is the default filter that is included with the HPUX_Console agent. Sun_Console_FF is the default filter that is included with the Sun_Console agent. You can modify this filter as well as create others to suit your needs. To set the filter file to use: 1 From the Message Trap List, select the list you want to use.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems To modify the Filter File list 1 Double-click the item that you want to modify. The line appears highlighted. 2 Modify the parameters that you want to change. 3 Click Save.
13 About the TerminalServer Agent This chapter provides an overview of the TerminalServer agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the TerminalServer agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview ........................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The TerminalServer agent monitors the availability of underlying TerminalServer services and can be used in Citrix environments.
About the TerminalServer Agent Agent Properties 121 • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Properties. In the Agent Properties dashboard, in the Adapter pane, click SPI. In the Types pane that appears, click TerminalServer. or • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Status. In the Agent Status dashboard, select the instance of the TerminalServer agent whose properties you want to modify and click Edit Properties.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Top Sessions The TerminalServer agent will collect information on any number of sessions, but you may wish to set a certain number of top sessions it will log. Use the Top Sessions area in the TerminalServer pane to set the top sessions to log. To set the Top Sessions to log: 1 In the Top Sessions box, enter the number of top sessions to log. 2 Click Save to save the entry and close the pane.
14 About the User Agent This chapter provides an overview of the User agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the User agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview ...................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview Each user who logs into a system typically executes multiple applications and processes. The User agent monitors CPU utilization, memory consumption, and number of processes. Supported Platforms The following platforms are supported for the User agent: Platform Version AIX® • AIX 5.2 • AIX 5.3 • AIX 6.1 HP-UX® • HP-UXB.11 Linux® • Linux 2.4 • Linux 2.6 Sun™ Solaris® • • • • SUNOS 5.8 on SPARC SUNOS 5.
About the User Agent Agent Properties 125 • Collection Policy To modify agent properties: 1 Ensure that the navigation panel on the left is open. To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left . 2 Open the dashboard that lets you navigate to the agent properties by completing one of the following steps: • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Properties. In the Agent Properties dashboard, in the Adapter pane, click SPI.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Collection Rate The collection rate, or sample frequency, is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next. You can set the sample frequency as well as the number of seconds for recycling messages and the number of consecutive messages to trap. To set the sample frequency and other log settings: 1 In the Sample Frequency (seconds) box, enter the sample frequency in seconds.
15 About the WebMonitor Agent This chapter provides an overview of the WebMonitor agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the WebMonitor agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview ...................................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The WebMonitor agent monitors Web server availability and response time. You can use this agent to monitor the availability and performance of your Web servers against service level agreements. Supported Platforms The following platforms are supported for the WebMonitor agent: Platform Version AIX® • AIX 5.2 • AIX 5.3 • AIX 6.1 HP-UX® • HP-UXB.11 Linux® • Linux 2.4 • Linux 2.
About the WebMonitor Agent Agent Properties 129 Agent Properties When an agent connects to the vFoglight Management Server, it is provided with sets of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state. For more information about working with agent properties, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide. The WebMonitor agent is shipped with default properties that can be modified to suit your system requirements.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems A list of agent properties appears in the WebMonitor pane. The position of the WebMonitor pane depends on the dashboard you used to access agent properties. If you used the Agent Properties dashboard, the WebMonitor pane appears to the right of the Types pane in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the WebMonitor pane appears across the display area.
About the WebMonitor Agent Agent Properties 131 URL List You can create multiple server file lists and indicate which one you want the agent to use. To select the list: 1 From the Server/URL List File, select the list that you want to use to control the Web pages that are monitored. The default is WebServerListFile. 2 If you want to clone the list, click Clone. When prompted, enter a name for the cloned list. For more information on cloning, see the vFoglight Administration and Configuration Guide.
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16 About the Windows_System Agent This chapter provides an overview of the Windows_System agent. It also describes the supported platforms and properties for the agent. There are views, rules, and data associated with the Windows_System agent. Refer to the Cartridge for Operating Systems Reference Guide for information on these items. This chapter contains the following sections: Overview ........................................................................................................................
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Overview The Windows_System agent monitors Windows systems at an overview level. The agent collects data from the Microsoft Windows performance counters (also known as the performance registry) and monitors: • CPU utilization, memory, paging file (swap space), and network performance. • Physical disk devices on a system. • Processes running or waiting to run on a monitored host.
About the Windows_System Agent Supported Platforms 135 Supported Platforms The following platforms are supported for the Windows_System agent: Platform Version Windows® • Windows 2000® • Windows 2003® • Windows XP® Note ® ® Since Windows XP (64-bit) is closer to Windows 2003 Server ® internally than it is to Windows XP , the correct OS Cartridge ® package to install for Windows XP 64-bit for vFoglight Client is ® Windows2003 .
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Properties. In the Agent Properties dashboard, in the Adapter pane, click SPI. In the Types pane that appears, click Windows_System. or • On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose Administration > Agents > Agent Status.
About the Windows_System Agent Agent Properties 137 the right of the Types pane in the display area. If you used the Agent Status dashboard, the Windows_System pane appears across the display area. Collection Rate The collection rate (or sample frequency) is the number of seconds between the end of one collection period and the start of the next. SampleFreq is the default frequency list included with the Windows_System agent.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Collection Policy The processes that have the highest CPU, memory, and I/O are displayed in various Windows_System agent views. You can define the number of processes that are displayed in the view by modifying the default parameters. To define the list to use: 1 From the List Size list, select the list that you want to use. The default is NT_Top_List.
About the Windows_System Agent Agent Properties 139 The list appears in the right pane. Continue with the following steps: a Click Add new row. b In the Event Log Name box, enter the name of the event log. c Choose whether you want to monitor the event log by selecting either the True or False option. d Click Save. 4 From the Event Logs Filter list, select the list you want to use. The default is NT_EventLogFilter. 5 If you want to clone the list, click Clone. For more information, refer to step #2.
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems Cartridge for Operating Systems Continue with the following steps: a From the Event Log Severity list, select the Windows severity level that you want to map to a vFoglight event log severity. b From the vFoglight Severity list, select the vFoglight severity level that you want to map to the Windows severity level you chose in step #2. c Click Save.
About the Windows_System Agent Agent Properties 141 a Click Add new row. b In the Service Name box, enter the name of the service. c If you want the service monitored, select the True option. d If you want the service restarted, select the True option. 4 Click Save. Exclude Drives You can choose to exclude the drives that you do not want the Windows_System agent to monitor on a specific host. To define the list to use: 1 From the Exclude Drive List, select the list you want to use.
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Index Index A F about vFoglight 10 AIX_Console agent properties 115 supported platforms 110 AIX_MPStat supported platforms 110 AIX_System supported platforms 110 ApacheSrv agent properties 45 ApacheSvr supported platforms 44 AppMonitor agent properties 51, 101 supported platforms 50 FileSystem agent properties 65 supported platforms 64 C contacting Vizioncore 14 D Dashboards Host Monitor 30 overview 30 DiskIO agent properties 58 supported platforms 58 documentation 11 cartridge 13 core 12 feedback 13
vFoglight Cartridge for Operating Systems N T NetMonitor agent properties 83 supported platforms 82 NIC agent properties 88 supported platforms 88 TerminalServer agent properties 120 supported platforms 120 text conventions 14 U operating system dashboards 29 User agent properties 124 supported platforms 124 P W Process agent properties 94 supported platforms 94 WebMonitor agent properties 129 supported platforms 128 Windows_System agent properties 135 supported platforms 135 O R regular e
