Monitoring parameter configuration best practices
The following chart illustrates how the recommendations in the Configuration-best-practices section must be considered in an aggregate manner. Use this chart as a guide to understand the various configuration settings and when to apply these settings. Note that the example parameters are not an exhaustive list.
Example parameter | Availability/Performance | Threshold | Filter configuration | Comments | |||
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Agent | Server | Send Data | Send Events | Send None | |||
URL Response Time | Performance |
| X | X |
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CPU Utilization | Performance |
| X | X |
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Log File Monitor | Availability | X |
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| X |
| Monitor that generates events for matching values |
Oracle Listener Status | Availability | X |
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| X |
| Up/Down status |
Memory Utilization | Performance |
| X | X |
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| Utilization as a percent |
Disk Space Free | Performance |
| X | X |
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| This should be monitored in bytes free, not % |
Heap Space Free | Performance |
| X | X |
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| Heap space free in bytes |
Windows Service Status | Availability | X |
|
| X |
| Up/Down status |
Number of Users | Performance |
| X | X |
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| This is number of users logged into an application |
Transactions Per Second | Performance |
| X | X |
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| Transaction processing rate |
Database Get-Hit Ratio | Performance |
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| X | You may completely exclude some parameters |
Queue Depth | Performance |
| X | X |
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Servlet Response Time | Performance |
| X | X |
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Process Status | Availability | X |
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| X |
| Up/Down status |
Application Response Time | Performance |
| X | X |
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Application Content Check | Availability | X |
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| X |
| Monitor for missing content and generate event |