Smart Plug-in for WebLogic Server User's Guide

Chapter 1: WebLogic Server SPI Concepts
Introducing the SMART Plug-In for WebLogic Server
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Introducing the SMART Plug-In for
WebLogic Server
The SMART Plug-In for WebLogic Server (WLS-SPI) adds monitoring
capabilities otherwise unavailable to HP OpenView Operations (OVO).
SMART Plug-In integration uses: Used in conjunction with OVO, the
WLS-SPI offers centralized tools that help you monitor and manage systems
using WebLogic Server. From the OVO console, an operator can apply the same
familiar HP OpenView performance and problem managing processes to
monitor a system using WebLogic Server. WLS-SPI metrics are automatically
sent to the Operations Agent and can be graphed using OpenView Reporter
(purchased separately), which helps you to analyze trends in server usage,
availability, and performance.
SMART Plug-In data: After completing the easy WLS-SPI installation, you
can find dozens of key server-related metrics. Among them are metrics that
cover the following areas:
" server availability
" server performance
" memory usage
" transaction rates
" servlet executing times, time-outs, request rates
" JDBC connection status
" Web application processing
" Java message service processing
" cluster processing
" exception counts of scheduled WLS actions
SMART Plug-In uses/customizations: WLS administrators can choose those
metrics that are most crucial to the successful operation of WebLogic Server by
modifying WLS-SPI templates. The templates contain settings that allow
incoming data to be measured against predefined rules that generate useful
information in the form of messages. These messages with severity-level
color-coding can be reviewed for problem analysis and resolution. Corrective
actions that are pre-defined for specific events or threshold violations can be
automatically triggered or operator-initiated.