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JP1 Version 12 JP1/Performance Management User's Guide


3.2.1 Creating an Agents tree

The process flow for creating a user-created Agents tree is as follows:

  1. Create a folder to manage agents.

  2. Place agents in each folder.

Tip

An Agents tree can be created for each logged-on user.

Organization of this subsection

(1) Creating a new agent management folder

  1. Log on to PFM - Web Console from the monitoring console Web browser.

  2. In the navigation frame of the main window, choose the Agents tab.

    In the navigation frame of the Agents window, User Agents (logged-on-user-name) is displayed at the root of the Agents tree.

    • When logging on for the first time:

      Only the root User Agents (logged-on-user-name) appears.

    • If the logged-on user has already created components in the Agents tree:

      All folders under the root appear.

  3. In the method frame, choose the Edit Agent Tree method.

    The Edit Agent Tree window appears.

    • When logging on for the first time:

      Only the root User Agents (logged-on-user-name) appears in the information frame.

    • If the logged-on user has already created components in the Agents tree:

      All folders under the root appear.

      Figure 3‒2: Example of Edit Agents window

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      Tip

      To search for a particular agent, enter a search string in the text box and click Filter.

  4. In the Agents tree displayed in the information frame, select a higher component of the folder to be created.

    • When logging on for the first time:

      Select User Agents (logged-on-user-name).

    • When the logged-on user has already created components in the Agents tree, select User Agents (logged-on-user-name) or a higher folder of the folder to be created.

      The selected component is marked with a checkmark.

      Select User Agents (logged-on-user-name) or a folder to activate the New Folder button.

  5. Click the New Folder button.

  6. In the Edit Agent Tree > New Folder window, enter a folder name in the New name of the folder field.

    New name of the folder

    Enter the folder name using 1 to 64 single or double-byte characters. You can enter a combination of single and double-byte characters.

  7. Click the OK button.

    The newly created folder appears under User Agents (logged-on-user-name) or under the folder selected in step 4.

  8. Repeat steps 1 to 7 to create folders as necessary.

(2) Placing agents in a management folder

  1. Log on to PFM - Web Console from the monitoring console Web browser.

  2. In the navigation frame of the main window, choose the Agents tab.

    The Agents window appears.

    In the navigation frame, User Agents (logged-on-user-name) is displayed at the root of the Agents tree.

    • When logging on for the first time:

      Only the Agent tree root User Agents (logged-on-user-name) appears.

    • If the logged-on user has already created components in the Agents tree:

      All folders under the root appear.

  3. In the method frame, choose the Edit Agent Tree method.

    The Edit Agent Tree window appears.

    • When logging on for the first time

      Only the root User Agents (logged-on-user-name) appears in the information frame.

    • When the logged-on user has already created components of the Agents tree

      All folders under the root appear.

  4. Select a folder in the Agents tree displayed in the information frame where you want to place agents.

    Select a folder where you want to place agents. Select User Agents (logged-on-user-name) to place agents immediately under the root.

    The selected component is marked with a checkmark.

    Select a folder or User Agents (logged-on-user-name) to activate the New Agent button.

  5. Click the New Agent button.

    The Edit Agent Tree > New Agent window appears.

    The Agents connected to the PFM - Manager appear in a product-based tree in the information frame.

    Figure 3‒3: Example of the Edit Agent Tree > New Agent window

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    Tip

    To filter the displayed agents, enter part of an agent name in the text box and click Filter. To remove the filter, click Clear.

    If you select Display only unregistered agents, only agents that are not registered in the User Agents tree appear in the list. If you clear the check box, the list shows all the agents in the system.

    Reference note:

    Agents are listed by their service IDs. The format of the service ID depends on whether the product name display function is enabled. For example, if the host name for a PFM - RM Platform remote agent is remmon, its instance name is inst01, its monitored host name is rma1, and the product name display function is enabled, the service ID is displayed as inst01[rma1@remmon]<RMPlatform>. If the product name display function is disabled, the same service ID is displayed as 7A1inst01[rma1@remmon].

    For details on service IDs, see the description of the service naming rules in the appendixes of the JP1/Performance Management Planning and Configuration Guide. For details on the product name display function, see the chapter that describes the Performance Management functions in the JP1/Performance Management Planning and Configuration Guide.

  6. In the Agents tree displayed in the information frame, select an agent to be placed in the folder selected in step 4.

    The selected agent is marked with a checkmark.

  7. Click the OK button.

    The agent selected in step 6 appears under the folder selected in step 4.