Configuring Application Workload Monitoring › Activate Stack Connection Workload Monitoring

Activate Stack Connection Workload Monitoring

CA NetMaster NM for TCP/IP connection workload monitoring and its ConBytes, ConConnects, and ConActive attributes are used to monitor all IP, FTP, and Telnet application workload. The business application names that you add are used to qualify the attributes.

To activate stack connection workload monitoring

1. Enter /IPMON at the command prompt.

   The IP resource monitor appears.

2. Enter UM next to the stack for which you want to activate monitoring.

   The ResourceView: Stack Monitoring Definition panel appears.

3. Enter U next to Connection Workload Monitoring.

   The Monitoring Definition panel appears.

4. Press F4 (Add).

   The Selectable Attributes List appears.

   Note: Only attributes not selected already appear in the Selectable Attributes List.

5. Ensure that the following attributes are selected. To select the attribute, type S next to it.

   ConActive

   Specifies the total number of active connections when connection workload was last sampled, by application for this stack.

   ConBytes

   Specifies the bytes transferred during the last sample period (expressed as an hourly rate), by application for this stack.

   ConConnects

   Specifies the number of connections during the last sample period (expressed as an hourly rate), by application for this stack.

   ConTotalActive

   Specifies the total number of active connections for this stack when connection workload was last sampled.

   ConTotalBytes

   Specifies the total number of bytes transferred during the last sample period for all connections for this stack.

   ConTotalConnects

   Specifies the total number of connections started during the last sample period for this stack.

   Press Enter.

   The attributes are added to the Monitoring Definition panel.

   Note: If you want to break down the total connections by remote network or stack home address, add the Con*ByNet and Con*ByIf attributes.

6. Press F3 (OK).

   The ResourceView: Stack Monitoring Definition panel appears.

7. Complete the following fields:

   Monitor Rate

   Defines how often this monitoring is performed (in minutes).

   Send to ReportCenter

   Specifies whether to send an hourly summary of data to ReportCenter for this type of monitoring.

8. Press F3 (File).

   The details are saved.