TCP/IP metrics
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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 |