Enable KM with metadata

KM metadata represents the set of characteristics of a KM and its parameters. With BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management version 8.5.00, a KM should be enabled with metadata as metadata provides valuable information to BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management for probable-cause-analysis.

For example, for a KM, the MetaKMCategory metadata attribute denotes the category of monitor type (such as SYSTEM, DATABASE, and NETWORK). A KM that provides its category information through metadata, enables the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management analytics engine to determine a suitable heuristic methodology based on its category. For information about the KM metadata attribute specifications, see Application class attribute specifications.

Similarly, for a parameter, the metadata attributes (such as Key-Performance-Indicator and Availability) enable the analytics engine to determine the nature and type of the parameter and adopt the appropriate probable-cause-analysis methods. For information about the parameter metadata attribute specifications, see Parameter attribute specifications.

If a KM is not enabled with metadata, KM is imported into BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management and adapter-defaults are used to fetch the metadata for the probable-cause-analysis. If the adapter-defaults are not available for the KM, BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management generates the default metadata for the KM for the probable-cause-analysis. However, in these cases, the analysis is not as efficient when a KM is enabled with metadata.

The metadata is stored in the PATROL Agent namespace.

 

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