Configuring the Alert Monitor › Example: Monitor Listener Port

Example: Monitor Listener Port

You are monitoring an address space that runs a critical IP application server and you want to raise a severity 1 alert if the listener port 3333 on TCP/IP stack STACK01 is not in a status of LISTEN, and clear the alert when the status becomes LISTEN. Port 3333 is associated with ASMON resource INETD7.

To raise an alert on a listener port

1. Enter /IPMON from the command prompt.

   The IP resource monitor appears.

2. Enter UM beside an application server ASMON resource.

   The Monitoring Definition panel appears.

3. Press F10 (EditLst).

   A list of attributes appears.

4. Enter S beside the PortStatus attribute.
5. Enter ? in the Qualifier field and select the port number.
6. Enter U beside Value Alert.

   The Value Alert Details panel appears.

7. Complete the details as follows:

    PROD--------------- Monitor Attribute : Value Alert Details -------------------
    Command ===>                                                    Function=UPDATE
    
    Resource ......... INETD7
    Attribute ........ PortStatus
    Description ...... Listening port state
    Qualifier ........ TCPIP11-TCP(3333)
    Å Value Alert
    … Alert when value            Sev  Alert Description
    …   is =
    
    …   or =
    
    …   or =
    
    …   or =
    
    … or NOT LISTEN                1
    
    … Clear Alert when value is LISTEN
    …                    or NOT UNKNOWN
    
    
    
     F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Ok                     F5=Actions
                               F9=Swap                  F11=EditText F12=Cancel
   

8. Press F3 (OK).

   The details are saved.