The Tivoli® Performance Viewer (TPV) enables administrators and programmers to monitor the overall health of WebSphere® Application Server from within the administrative console.
The following two topologies exist for the Tivoli Performance Viewer:
When the Tivoli Performance Viewer is running in a single server environment, the collection and viewing of the data occurs in the same Java™ virtual machine. Because the collection and viewing of data occurs in the application server, performance may be affected depending on TPV settings. Viewing Data with the Tivoli Performance Viewer describes the various TPV settings and their effect on performance.