Retrieving the performance data of monitor instances

The perfdata API uses the POST method to obtain performance data about monitor instances.

APIs that use the POST method

API	Description
login	Obtains the authToken required to perform all other operations
configdata	Retrieves configuration data of monitor instances
perfdata	Retrieves performance data of monitor instances

APIs that use the GET method

API	Description
devices	Retrieves a list of monitored devices
instances	Retrieves a list of monitored instances
monitortypes	Retrieves a list of monitor types
tenants	Retrieves a list of tenants

Before you begin

You must have used the login API to obtain the authToken, which authenticates the user performing the operation. For details, see TSWS-Web-service-authentication.

Request syntax

https://<PresentationServerHostName>/tsws/10.0/api/omprovider/perfdata

Request parameters

Element	Description
tenantId	Tenant name Example: BmcRealm
startTime	Start time in Epoch format. The start and end times should be in the range of 1 to 24 hours.
endTime	End time in Epoch format. The start and end times should be in the range of 1 to 24 hours.
type	only rate is supported
computation	Currently, only avg is supported
attribUniqNameList	Enter one or more attributes of the same monitor type.
One of the following elements If you specify both monUniqName and instKeyList details, only the monUniqName input is used.
monUniqName	Use the monitortypes API to get the monUniqName. You can specify only one monitor type.
instKeyList	Includes serverId, monTypeId, and monInstId. Use the instances API to get the serverId, monTypeId, and monInstId

Sample request with REST client

After you access the REST client, perform the following steps:

Enter the URL for the performance data of monitor instances API. The generic format is:
https://<PresentationServerHostName>/tsws/10.0/api/omprovider/perfdata
Add a new header row and select Authorization as the header type.
Enter the text authToken followed by the authToken generated through the login API. See TSWS-Web-service-authentication.
Enter the request parameters in JSON format. Ensure that none of the request parameters are empty.
1. tenantId — the tenant name, for example "BmcRealm".
2. Select one of the following options:
  - monUniqName
  - instKeyList that includes serverId, monTypeId, and monInstId.
  Note
  If you provide both monUniqName and instKeyList details, only the monUniqName input is considered.
3. startTime
4. endTime
  Note
  The start and end times should be in the range of 1 to 24 hours.
5. type
  Currently, only rate is supported.
6. computation
  Currently, only avg is supported.
7. attribUniqNameList
  Enter one or more attributes of the same monitor type.
Click Send.

Sample JSON response

The following sample JSON response contains the performance data for the perfdata API:

Troubleshooting

When multiple instance keys (instKeyList) details are provided as input, you might receive a 206 Partial Content message in the output. The possible reasons are:

All instance keys do not belong to the same monitor unique name. Instance keys are scanned in the order they appear in the instKeyList. The first monitor unique name found from the instance key is considered as a valid monitor unique name and data is retrieved for all instance keys with this monitor unique name. Other instance keys having a different monitor unique name is considered as invalid.
Duplicate instance keys are present in the instKeyList.
Parameters in the instance key could not be parsed into a valid type.

Check for these conditions and modify the input accordingly.