Import monitor types

Monitor type import is a one-time activity that imports the details of the performance collecting entities into Infrastructure Management. The monitor import process is an essential prerequisite for automatically synchronizing (auto-sync) the performance data between a third-party performance monitoring solution and Infrastructure Management.

For example, by initiating a monitor type import process for BPM Performance Portal solutions, Infrastructure Management imports the details of all the application classes that are configured on the BMC Performance Manager Portal and maps them to Infrastructure Management monitor types.

For information about how to import monitor types for data adapters, see the following sections:

• Adapter for BMC Performance Manager Portal
• Adding an adapter for HP OM  
• Adding an adapter for IBM Tivoli Monitoring  
• Adding an adapter for SCOM 
• Adding an adapter for BMC TM ART