Configuring IBM WebSphere Application Server

PATROL Agent Defined ID

Enter the WebSphere instances that is monitored by PATROL Console and BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management.

Host/IP

Enter the Host name or IP address of the server or dmgr where WebSphere is installed.

Port

Enter the port number for the admin service. The default port is one of the following:

• 9809
• 2809

Protocol

Enter one of the following protocols:

• RMI
• SOAP
  
  

Enable Global Security

Enable or disable the Global Security by selecting one of the following:

• No
• Yes

WebSphere Global Security ID

Enter the ID used by the BMC PATROL for IBM WebSphere Application Server Knowledge Module (KM)  to connect to the WebSphere system.

WebSphere Global Security Password

Enter the password used by the BMC PATROL for IBM WebSphere Application Server KM to connect to the WebSphere system.

Setup Script

Enter the full path to the script that defines the environment variables required by a WebSphere Java Admin Client.

Local WebSphere Admin OS Account

Enter the account used by the BMC PATROL for IBM WebSphere Application Server Knowledge Module (KM) to launch the WebSphere Java Admin Client.

Local WebSphere Admin OS Password

Enter the password used by the BMC PATROL for IBM WebSphere Application Server KM to launch the WebSphere Java Admin Client.

PMI Selection

Select one of the following monitoring options:

• Server And Application Availability (no PMI required)
• General Health
• WebSphere Configured PMI Monitoring
• Custom PMI settings

Configure Custom PMI

Select the following custom Performance Monitoring Infrastructure options:

• Alarm Manager
• DCS
• Dynamic Cache
• Enterprise Bean
  • Stateless Session Bean
  • Stateful Session Bean
  • Message Driven Bean
  • Entity Bean
• Extension Registry
• High Availability Manager
• JCA Connection Pool
• JDBC Connection Pool
• Server Resources
• Node Resources
• Object Pool
• Object Request Broker
• Scheduler
• Security Authentication
• Security Authorization
• Servlet Session Manager
• Service Integration Bus
  • SIB Communications
    • Clients
    • Messaging Engines
    • WMQ Client Links
    • WMQ Links
  • SIB Messaging Engines
    • Storage Management
• SIP
• Thread Pool
• Transaction
• Web Applications
  • Servlets
    • URL
  • Portlets
• Web Services
• Web Services Gateway
  Click Close after you have finished selecting the PMI options for monitoring*.*
  

Configure MBean Rules

Click Configure MBean Rules to enter the MBean configuration details

Condition name

Enter the display condition name.

Attribute name

Enter the attribute name.

MBean name

Enter the MBean name.

MBean type

Enter the type of the MBean.

WebSphere Cell name

Enter the name of the cell on which the MBean rule should run.

WebSphere Node name

Enter the name of the node on which the MBean rule should run.

Condition type selection

Select from one of the following conditions:

• Numeric Condition
• Boolean Condition
• String Condition

Numeric

Click Numeric, if you have selected the Numeric condition type. Enter the MBean parameter values and set Alarm or Warning thresholds.
Click Close to save and exit the Numeric condition type window.

Boolean

Click Boolean, if you have selected the Boolean condition type. Select the Alarm or Warning thresholds when the Boolean value is true or false.
Click Close to save and exit the Boolean condition type window.

String

Click String, if you have selected the String condition type. Enter the string value you want to monitor and set alarm and warning thresholds.
Click Close to save and exit the String condition type window.

Add to List

Click Add to List to add the MBean rule to the list of MBean rules.

Modify Selection

Click Modify Selection to edit an existing MBean rule.

Remove from List

Click Remove from List to delete an existing MBean rule.

Close

Click Close to save the MBean rule configuration and exit the Configure MBean Rules window.