Orientation
Quick overview
A Knowledge Module (KM) is a set of files from which a PATROL Agent receives information about resources running on a monitored computer. A KM file can contain the actual instructions for monitoring objects or simply a list of KMs to load. KMs are loaded by a PATROL Agent and a PATROL Console.
KMs provide information for the way monitored computers are represented in the PATROL interface, for the discovery of application instances and the way they are represented, for parameters that are run under those applications, and for the options available on object pop-up menus. A PATROL Console in developer mode can change KM knowledge for its current session, save knowledge for all of its future sessions, and commit KM changes to specified PATROL Agent computers. A KM file contains the source code for a PATROL application.
PATROL for Docker is a performance monitoring product that discovers and monitors your configured Docker environment. It contains monitor types and parameters that are used to analyze and manage the Docker resources. Version 1.1.00 of PATROL for Docker enables you to monitor the following Docker entities:
- Docker hosts
- Docker containers
- Docker swarm
- Docker nodes
- Docker services
After you configure the Docker hosts or the Docker swarm, you can start monitoring your Docker environment.
Product documentation
The PATROL for Docker documentation helps new and experienced users implement or use this product. Based on your role, the following sections of the documentation are recommended.
New users | |
|---|---|
IT Operations user | |
Technology Specialist | |
Solution Administrator |
All users should view and set up a watch on the Release-notes-and-notices for the latest product information and documentation updates.
When working in the product, click the Help icons to directly link to the topic pertaining to your task. For working offline, you can download an Adobe Acrobat PDF of this documentation from the PDFs-and-videos page.
Repository
The Infrastructure Management–PATROL Repository (Repository) comprises two sets of Monitoring Solutions and KMs, known as the Base and Extended repositories.
- The Base repository contains approximately a dozen components, including the operating system KMs.
- The Extended repository contains approximately five dozen components, including the database KMs.
Every three or four months, several components of the Repository are enhanced or added.
The PATROL for Docker is a component of the extended repository. For information about downloading and installing the extended repository, see Downloading the repository.
Related product documentation
When working with the PATROL for Docker product, you might also need to refer to the following documentation:
- BMC PATROL Agent 10.7
- Infrastructure Management–PATROL Repository
Console and product compatibility
You can use the KMs and Monitoring Solutions with several BMC consoles and products.
Products | Consoles |
|---|---|
TrueSight Infrastructure Management 10.5 and later | TrueSight console |
TrueSight Infrastructure Management 10.0, 9.6 | Central Monitoring Administration |
Parameter Reference Database
The Parameter Reference Database (PRD) contains reports of the parameters available from the KMs and solutions in the extensive Knowledge Module (KM) library. You can access these reports in CSV, PDF, or HTML format.
You can quickly filter the list of products by typing any portion of the product name in the filter box, as shown in the following figure.
