Notices

Preface

Part 1: Overview

1. Overview of Performance Management

1.1 Need for operation monitoring in an enterprise system

1.1.1 Why is operation monitoring necessary?

1.1.2 Operation monitoring using Performance Management

1.1.3 Products provided by Performance Management

1.2 Features of Performance Management

1.2.1 Centralized monitoring of the operating status of large and complex enterprise systems

1.2.2 Use in mission-critical systems that demand high reliability and availability

1.2.3 Easily create and operate an operations monitoring system

1.2.4 Select a suitable monitoring method

2. Using Performance Management

2.1 Background of performance monitoring

2.2 Designing and configuring a performance monitoring system

2.2.1 Examining which items are to be monitored

2.2.2 Examining the system configuration

2.3 Operating a performance monitoring system

2.3.1 Starting the Performance Management services

2.3.2 Using the browser to log on to PFM - Web Console

2.3.3 Creating a user account

2.3.4 Creating agent levels for monitoring

2.3.5 Displaying reports

2.3.6 Using an alarm for monitoring

2.3.7 Displaying events

Part 2: Design

3. Design of Operation Monitoring Systems that Use Performance Management

3.1 Range supported by Performance Management

3.2 Performance Management: from design to operation

3.3 Designing the configuration of an operation monitoring system

3.3.1 Examining system configurations

3.3.2 Examining cluster configurations

3.3.3 Examining system configurations

3.4 Designing the operation of an operation monitoring system

3.4.1 Examining user management methods

3.4.2 Examining monitoring agent management methods

3.4.3 Examining items to be monitored

3.4.4 Examining the binding method of an alarm table

3.4.5 Examining data management methods

3.4.6 Examining Store database storage methods

3.4.7 Examining measures to take when the operation monitoring system itself malfunctions

3.4.8 Estimating the required hard drive space for Performance Management

4. Performance Management Functions

4.1 Performance Management services

4.1.1 Overview of services

4.1.2 Displaying and specifying services

4.2 Functions for collecting and managing performance data

4.2.1 Performance data

4.2.2 Performance data collection function

4.2.3 Performance data management function

4.2.4 Summarizing the performance data

4.2.5 Store database storage methods

4.2.6 Functions specific to Store 2.0

4.2.7 Flow of Store 2.0 installation

4.3 Functions for alerting the user when the system reaches a critical state

4.3.1 Alarm event data

4.3.2 Alarm event data collection

4.3.3 Summarizing the alarm event data and the maximum number of records

4.4 Functions for detecting faults in the operation monitoring system itself

4.5 Functions for automatically restarting operation monitoring system services

4.6 Monitoring console functions of Performance Management

4.7 Performance Management commands

4.7.1 Commands used to set up the system

4.7.2 Commands used to operate the system

4.7.3 Commands used to start and stop the system

4.8 Notes

4.8.1 Notes on the time setting of a monitoring target machine

4.8.2 Notes on temporary files

4.8.3 Notes on using Windows Server 2008

Part 3: Configuration

5. Installation and Setup (in Windows)

5.1 Installation and setup

5.1.1 Before installation and setup

5.1.2 Process flow for installation and setup

5.1.3 Installation procedures

5.1.4 PFM - Manager setup procedure

5.1.5 PFM - Web Console setup procedure

5.1.6 Procedure for setting up the monitoring console browser

5.2 Uninstallation and unsetup

5.2.1 Before uninstallation and unsetup

5.2.2 Uninstallation procedures

5.2.3 Deleting the service information

5.3 Changing the Performance Management system configuration

5.3.1 Changing the network configuration

5.3.2 Changing PFM - Manager for the connection destination

5.3.3 Changing the host name in a Performance Management system

5.3.4 Changing the physical host name after the operation starts

5.4 Changing the Performance Management operation method

5.4.1 Setting the size of the log file for the common message log

5.4.2 Changing the storage locations of event data

5.4.3 Setting for disconnecting communication lines

5.4.4 Configuring the functionality for binding multiple alarm tables

5.4.5 Changing IP address settings

5.4.6 Changing PFM - Web Console settings

5.4.7 Setup and unsetup of Store 2.0

5.4.8 Enhancing file permissions

5.4.9 Configuring the product name display function

5.5 Settings required to read manuals with a Web browser

5.5.1 Setting procedure

5.5.2 Reading manuals

6. Installation and Setup (in UNIX)

6.1 Installation and setup

6.1.1 Before installation and setup

6.1.2 Process flow for installation and setup

6.1.3 Installation procedures

6.1.4 PFM - Manager setup procedure

6.1.5 PFM - Web Console setup procedure

6.1.6 Procedure for setting up the monitoring console browser

6.2 Uninstallation and unsetup

6.2.1 Before uninstallation and unsetup

6.2.2 Uninstallation procedures

6.2.3 Deleting the service information

6.3 Changing the Performance Management system configuration

6.3.1 Changing the network configuration

6.3.2 Changing PFM - Manager for the connection destination

6.3.3 Changing the host name in a Performance Management system

6.3.4 Changing the physical host name after the operation starts

6.4 Changing the Performance Management operation method

6.4.1 Setting the size of the log file for the common message log

6.4.2 Changing the storage location of event data

6.4.3 Settings for disconnecting communication lines

6.4.4 Configuring the functionality for binding multiple alarm tables

6.4.5 Changing IP address settings

6.4.6 Changing PFM - Web Console settings

6.4.7 Setup and unsetup of Store 2.0

6.4.8 Configuring the product name display function

6.5 Settings required to read manuals with a Web browser

6.5.1 Setting procedure

6.5.2 Reading manuals

Appendixes

A. Limits

A.1 System configuration

A.2 Displaying PFM - Web Console

A.3 Store database size

A.4 Number limits for alarms and alarm tables

B. Naming Rules

B.1 Naming rules for services

B.2 Correspondence between the service names in Performance Management and in Windows

B.3 Service key list for PFM - Agent (if the product name display function is enabled)

C. System Estimates

C.1 Memory requirements

C.2 Exclusively occupied disk space

C.3 Exclusively occupied disk space when running on a cluster system

C.4 Exclusively occupied disk space when using the Store database in PFM - Agent 08-00 or later (Store 2.0)

C.5 Estimate and setting when multiple PFM - Agents and PFM - RMs are connected to PFM - Manager

D. Kernel Parameter List

D.1 Kernel parameters in HP-UX

D.2 Kernel parameters in Solaris

D.3 Kernel parameters in AIX

D.4 Kernel parameters in Linux

E. Migration Steps and Notes on Migration

E.1 Changing the product configuration for Performance Management

E.2 Relation between 08-00 or later of PFM - Web Console and 07-00 or earlier of PFM - View

E.3 Installation order during migration from 07-10 or earlier to 09-00 or later

E.4 How to upgrade Performance Management programs

E.5 Notes on migration

F. Version Compatibility

F.1 Version compatibility of the system configuration

F.2 Compatibility among data model versions

F.3 Displaying data models in PFM - Web Console

F.4 Version compatibility of system configurations when operating PFM - RM

G. Outputting Action Log Data

G.1 Types of events output to the action log

G.2 Format for saving action log files

G.3 Format of output action log data

G.4 Settings for outputting action log data

H. Health Check Agent

H.1 Data model

H.2 Overview of monitoring template

H.3 Monitoring template (alarm)

H.4 Monitoring template (report)

I. Version Changes

I.1 Changes in 09-00

I.2 Changes in 08-11

I.3 Changes in 08-00

I.4 Changes in 07-10

I.5 Changes in 07-00

J. Glossary

Index

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