Smart Plug-in for WebLogic Server User's Guide

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Chapter 1: WebLogic Server SPI Concepts
How the SMART Plug-In for WebLogic Server Works
The group contains the following applications:
" Config WLSSPI. Opens the SPI configuration file within a text editor
(vi is the default). Upon its initial opening, this file contains syntax
examples for configuring the connection to the WebLogic Server on a
managed node. (After you save the file, the examples are deleted.) This
file contains information about the WebLogic servers being monitored,
such as the server name and port number, as well as other information
such as the location of a user-defined metrics definition file, if
applicable.
" View Error File. Allows user to view the entire WebLogic Server SPI
error log.
" Start Monitoring. Turns collection off for the entire WebLogic Server
SPI or for a selected server on the managed node.
" Stop Monitoring. Turns collection on for the entire WebLogic Server
SPI or for a selected server on the managed node.
" Verify. Verifies that the WebLogic Server SPI is properly installed on
the server or managed node.
" View Graphs. For users of OpenView Performance Manager, you can
configure your Web browser (see Chapter 2 and Chapter 4) to display
WLS-SPI graphs. The ovweb program launches your browser, which
allows you to graph WLS-SPI metric data.
WebLogic applications. These applications offer a quick way of checking
the status or logfiles of a WebLogic server and starting or stopping a server.