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TCP/IP metrics


The following metrics are available in the BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP views. For information about using this table, see How-to-use-the-metric-tables.

Before you create alarms based on these metrics, see Planning.


Metric

Indicates

View name

Field name

Element name

Recommended view filter

Recommended field threshold (adjust for site-specific processing)

Class A - Availability metrics

Critical network devices

The availability of critical network devices

APING

State

APNGSTAT

None

APNGSTAT NOT IN (ACTIVE, IDLE, WAIT) OR APNGSxxx > threshold

Defined network device status

Status of required devices

TACLNKS

Link

FLAG1DEV

None

FLAG1DEV NE 'READY'

Critical connection with a bad status

Dropped connections and communication failures

AMON

State

AMONSTAC

(AMON is available with BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP version 2.5.00)

None

AMONSTAC NE 'ESTABLISHED'

Class B - Performance metrics

Connection response time

Network response time for jobs that use TCP/IP services

JOBRESP

Avg Net Resp AVGNET

Avg Host Resp AVGHOST

JOBNAME IN (name1, name2...)

(AVGNET > threshold) OR (AVGHOST > threshold)

Class C- Decision support metrics

FTP activity

FTP activity for critical applications

TACFTPA

FTP Code

FTPCODE

None

FTPCODE NE 250

 

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