Entities, lookup information, and metrics for BMC Helix Operations Management ETL


This page provides insight into the type of entities, their hierarchical instances and relevant metrics that BMC Helix Operations Management ETL extracts and imports from monitored entities.

Entity list

The BMC Helix Operations Management ETL collects the following types of entities:

  • Oracle Solaris (LDOM Host, Zone Host, LDOMs, Zones)
  • IBM AIX (AIX Host, LPARs, SPLPARs, DLPARs, POOL)
  • Standalone AIX
  • Standalone Linux
  • Standalone Solaris
  • Standalone Microsoft Windows
  • Light Weight Protocols (Ping)

The extracted tree picture here illustrates these entity types and their relationships captured by the BMC Helix Operations Management ETL.

Lookup information

  • Strong fields:
    1. TOKEN_ID
    2. HOSTNAME
  • Weak fields: NAME

Solaris AIX Hierarchy entity tree.png

Mapping of metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization

The below sections provide information about mapping of configuration and performance metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for Linux, Solaris, AIX, Windows, and Light Weight Protocol platforms.


Configuration metrics for Linux

The following table provides the mapping of configuration metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for Linux operating system.

Performance metrics for Linux

The following table provides the mapping of performance metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for Linux operating system.

1 − These metrics are used in derived metrics and are not listed in the Workspace.


Configuration metrics for Windows

The following table provides the mapping of configuration metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for Windows operating system.

Performance metrics for Windows

The following table provides the mapping of performance metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for Windows operating system.

1 − These metrics are used in derived metrics and are not listed in the Workspace.


Configuration metrics for Solaris

The following table provides the mapping of configuration metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for Solaris operating system.

Performance metrics for Solaris

The following table provides the mapping of performance metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for Solaris operating system.

− These metrics are used in derived metrics and are not listed in the Workspace.


Configuration metrics for AIX

The following table provides the mapping of configuration metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and 

BMC Helix Continuous Optimization

 for AIX operating system.

Performance metrics for AIX

The following table provides the mapping of performance metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for AIX operating system.

− These metrics are used in derived metrics and are not listed in the Workspace.


Performance metrics for Light Weight Protocols

The following table provides the mapping of performance metrics between BMC Helix Operations Management and BMC Helix Continuous Optimization for Light Weight Protocols.

BMC Helix Continuous Optimization metric

BMC Helix Operations Management metric

Formula

Knowledge Module − Monitor Profile, Monitor Type

Knowledge Module − Monitor Type

PING_C

Availability

Not applicable 

ICMP, Ping

PPM_DEVICE

RESP_TIME_PING_C

ResponseTime

Not applicable 

ICMP, Ping

PPM_DEVICE