User`s guide

ADM User’s Guide
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Application Patterns
ADMdiscoversbusinessapplicationsbycreatingapplicationpatterns.Anapplicationpatterndefinition
consistsofsetofrulesthatdescribetherequestedpattern.Thetwosetofrulesarenoderulesandconnectivity
rules.
ADManalyzestheapplicationpatterndefinitionanddiscoversinstancesoftheapplicationpattern.Node
rulesaregroup‐like
rulesthatdescribetheinstancesinthetopologygraph.Connectivityrulesdescribethe
edgesinthetopologygraph(thatis,theconnectivitybetweentwoinstances).
TheVMwarevCenterApplicationDiscoveryManagerOnlineHelpcontainstask‐basedinformationonapplication
patterns.
Changes
ADMallowsyoutocreatepoliciesthathelpyoutrackapplicationbehaviorandalertsyouwhenchanges occur
inyourenvironment.Thesechangesmightbedemandchanges,suchasahighernumberoftransactionsfora
service,orbehaviorchangessuchasnewclientsaccessingaserviceornewservicesadded
intotheapplication
environment.
Achangetrackingpolicyisarulethatgovernswhathappenswhenaspecifiedchangeoccursamongthe
discovereditemsinagroup.Agroupcanhavemultiplepoliciesdefinedforit.Changetrackingpoliciesrun
onlyafterthesystemisinthemonitoringstage,aftercompleting
discovery.
ChangepoliciesaredisplayedintheChangeTrackingPoliciesList.Toaccessthislist,navigatetoManage>
Changes.Table 3‐1listsanddescribestheinformationintheChangeTrackingPoliciesList.
Clickonthetopofthecolumntosortthelistbythatcolumn.
Toviewchangesintheenvironment,navigatetoChangeTracking>Changes.Thechangesthataredefined
intheManage>ChangestabareactuallydisplayedintheChangeTracking>Changestab.
ChangesarealsodisplayedintheDashboard>Changespane.
YoucanperformthefollowingactionsthatareaccessedfromtheActions
menuontheleftsideofthescreen:
 AddPolicy:Createsanewchangetrackingpolicy.
 CopyPolicy:Makesacopyofanexistingchangetrackingpolicy.
 EditPolicy:Modifiesanexistingchangetrackingpolicy.
 DeletePolicy:Removesachangetrackingpolicy.
IMPORTANTTheadminusercancreateapplicationpatternsfromtheManagetab,oraVMwareProfessional
Servicesrepresentativecanprovidethesetoyou.Chapter 6providesmoreinformationonapplication
patterns.
Table 3-1. Change Tracking Policies List
Column Description
Active Thisboxhasagreenflagforanactivepolicyandagreyflagforaninactivepolicy.Anactive
policygenerateschangenotifications.
Name Nameassignedtothechangetrackingpolicywhenyoucreatedit.
Description Changetrackingpolicydescription.
CreatedBy Usernameofthepersonwhocreatedthischangetrackingpolicy.
Creation
Date DatethischangetrackingpolicywasoriginallycreatedontheADMappliancewherethis
changetrackingpolicyisdefined.
UpdatedBy Usernameofthepersonwholastmodifiedthischangetrackingpolicy.
UpdateDate Datethispolicywaslastmodified.ThedateisfortheADMappliancewherethispolicyis
defined.