The FileNet System Manager provides a centralized mechanism for collecting and distributing performance data on FileNet products installed at a site, independent of the operating system. The gathered performance data can be made available to the System Manager functions for use at sites which have not standardized on a management console.
The System Manager is composed of two major components: Listener and Manager. The Listener is a piece of software that receives a stream of events and other performance information from an individual FileNet application, and sends the gathered data to Managers for analysis and storage. The Listener is the equivalent of an "agent" in the SNMP world and offers the client the ability to optionally accumulate and aggregate performance data over some period of time. The Manager is a client program that retrieves reports from the Listener and processes the gathered data, such as storing it, displaying it graphically, or using it to perform other application-specific tasks. The Listener waits passively for a Manager to connect, to inquire about the performance counter values in the Listener, to determine the health of the application, or to send custom commands and messages back to the Listener. In the absence of a Manager connection, the presence of the Listener is nearly invisible to an outside observer.
The following sections describe how to prepare for using the System Manager:
The following documentation resources are available for System Manager technologies:
Resource | Description | Location |
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System Manager User's Guide | Installing and using a Manager from the user's perspective. |
The FileNet System Manager User's Guide is available on the System Manager media, as well as the Help menu of the System Manager GUI. |
FileNet System Manager Listener C++ API Developer's Guide | Implementing the Listener using C++ APIs. | In the FileNet P8 Documentation installation directory: FileNet P8 Administration > Developer Help > FileNet System Manager Development > Listener C++ API Developer's Guide. |
FileNet System Manager Listener Java™ API Developer's Guide | Implementing the Listener using Java APIs. | In the FileNet P8 Documentation installation directory: FileNet P8 Administration > Developer Help > FileNet System Manager Development > Listener Java API Developer's Guide. |