- Disable the popup blocking feature in your web browser. CA Application Delivery Analysis uses popups when it adds the monitoring device.
- Log in to the CA Application Delivery Analysis management console as a user with Administrative privileges.
- Click Administration, Data Monitoring, Monitoring Devices.
The ADA Monitoring Device List opens.
- Click Add ADA Monitor.
The Standard Monitor Properties page opens.
- Complete the following fields:
- Server Name. Type the server name for the appliance. If you do not know the server name, type an IP address in the Management Address field and click DNS. CA Application Delivery Analysis attempts to resolve the IP address.
- Management Address. Type the IP address of the Multi-Port Monitor management NIC. If you do not know the IP address, type the DNS name in the Server Name field and click IP. CA Application Delivery Analysis attempts to resolve the DNS name.
- Incident Response. Select a response for monitoring device incidents
- Availability Monitoring. (Optional) Select Enabled to let CA Application Delivery Analysis monitor the availability of the appliance every 5 minutes.
- Is Multi-Port Monitor. Select this option to add a CA Multi-Port Monitor. This option is displayed when the management console cannot contact the monitoring device by host name or IP address.
Note: The following fields do not apply to Multi-Port Monitor:
- Enable Multiple Monitor NICs
- Monitor Address
- Disable Packet Monitoring
- Click OK.
The ADA Monitoring Device List refreshes to show that the appliance is available.
- (Optional) If domains are implemented in CA Performance Center, assign the correct domain to each monitor feed. By default, all monitor feeds are assigned to the Default Domain.
- Click to edit the CA Multi-Port Monitor monitoring device.
- In the Multi-Port Monitor Properties, the list of monitor feeds corresponds to the logical ports on the CA Multi-Port Monitor. Manage each monitor feed, including:
- The domain where you want to report:
- VLAN-tagged traffic. Click Assign VLANs to assign particular VLAN traffic to a domain, and to designate a domain for unassigned VLAN traffic.
- Untagged traffic. Click the edit icon (
) to specify the domain for untagged traffic on the monitor feed.
If you are not using domains to separate duplicate IP traffic, this is not applicable.
- The monitor feed for redundant data monitoring, for example, when the same traffic fails over to a different network.
To pair a secondary monitor feed, click the edit icon () and then click the Secondary Feed column. Avoid data duplication by only assigning a secondary monitor feed that sees the same traffic that the monitor feed sees.
- The active sessions information.
To view active sessions information, click Active Sessions. Active sessions information helps you understand whether the monitor feed is monitoring active TCP sessions.
- Click the blue gear menu (
) and click Synchronize Monitor Devices.
CA Application Delivery Analysis sends monitoring instructions to the appliance.
- Configure the networks, servers, and applications that you want to monitor. The CA Application Delivery Analysis Administrator Guide contains complete instructions.
- Navigate to the ADA Monitoring Device List and synchronize again.
- Review the ADA Monitoring Device List to confirm that the appliance sends data to CA Application Delivery Analysis
Note: The Last Monitored and Status fields are updated after you configure at least one valid server subnet and one network. It can take up to 10 minutes before the appliance sends data to CA Application Delivery Analysis.
