1.1 Purposes of performance monitoring using PFM - RM for Platform
This section describes the purposes of using PFM - RM for Platform to monitor performance.
PFM - RM for Platform remotely monitors the performance of application servers. Performance monitoring is indispensable for maintaining stable system operations.
Specifically, performance monitoring involves the following tasks:
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Finding the causes of system overloading and identifying the effects of overloading on the system resources
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Monitoring the system to see whether it is running normally
By installing PFM - RM for Platform and monitoring your system's performance, you can identify the causes of system overloads and identify their effects on the system resources.
To use PFM - RM for Platform, you need PFM - Manager, PFM - Base, and PFM - Web Console. However, if you install PFM - RM for Platform on the same host as for PFM - Manager, there is no need to install PFM - Base.