Fine-tuning the Web-based System Monitor

You can make adjustments to many of the elements of the Web-based System Monitor, fine-tuning the level of system data you can monitor. These adjustments are described in the following sections:

Setting the default view

Customizing the visual appearance of the monitors

Setting the refresh rate for runtime values being monitored

Setting the frequency for capturing historical data

Resetting runtime statistic values

Capturing state changes

Deleting the state change log

Deleting historical statistics

Deleting the business object probe data file

Setting the default view

The default view is the view you first see when you log on to the Web-based System Monitor. To change the default view, do the following:

  1. Click Create and Configure Views from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
  2. Select the view you want to be the default view from the View drop-down menu.
  3. Select the Default View check box.
  4. Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully" message appears. The next time you log on to the Web-based System Manager, the view you selected as the default view will be displayed.

Customizing the visual appearance of the monitors

The display options of monitors can be customized by changing the preferences of the display options. To change the appearance of a monitor, do the following:

  1. While viewing a monitor, click the chart icon in the upper right corner. The Preferences dialog box appears for that particular display option in that monitor. Figure 13 is an example of the Table Preferences dialog box.

    Figure 13. Web-based System Monitor, Table Preferences dialog box


  2. From the Preferences dialog box, select the appearance options you want to change. For a list of what appearance options are available with each display option, see the Runtime configurable properties column of Table 2.
  3. Click Preview to see a preview of the changes you made.
  4. Click OK. The changes you made appear in the monitor.
    Note:
    When you change the preferences of a display option, the changes appear in all monitors that use that particular display option.
    Note:
    If you want to return the monitor to its original appearance, open the Preferences dialog box, select Default, then click OK.

Setting the refresh rate for runtime values being monitored

Some monitors display runtime values of a component. For these monitors, you can specify how often you want statistics to be refreshed.

Note:
The refresh rate you set is for the system as a whole, not for individual components.
To set the refresh rate for monitored runtime values, do the following:
  1. Click Set Options from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).

    Figure 14. Web-based System Monitor, Set Options dialog box


  2. Enter a number in the Refresh Rate field to specify the number of seconds you want to set for the refresh rate, then click the Refresh Rate Submit button.

Setting the frequency for capturing historical data

The rate at which historical data is captured is configurable. To set this rate, do the following:

  1. Click Set Options from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. In the "How frequently should historical data be captured?" section, click the "Review all interval settings" link. The Historical Statistics Interval Rates dialog box appears (see Figure 15).

    Figure 15. Web-based System Monitor, Historical Statistics Interval Rates dialog box


  3. Set the interval rates for the server, and for each collaboration object and connector. The interval rates to choose from are as follows:
  4. Click Submit Changes to submit all of the interval rates for all of the components.
Note:
Alternatively, you can set the interval rate for a single component by not selecting the "Review all interval settings" link. Instead, select the component from the Component Type drop-down menu and the interval rate from the Frequency drop-down menu, then click the Submit button in that section.

Resetting runtime statistic values

The runtime statistics are kept in memory from the time the server is started. If the server is running for several days or weeks, these values can become very large. You can reset the value of runtime statistics of a component to "0" by doing the following:

  1. Click Set Options from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. In the "Do you want to reset component statistics?" section, select the component from the Component Type drop-down menu.
  3. Click the Submit.

Capturing state changes

You can capture state changes for each component and send them to a log file. To configure this, do the following:

  1. Click Set Options from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. Under the "Do you want to capture state changes of a particular component?" section, select the component from the Component Type drop-down menu.
    Note:
    If you selected Collaboration or Connector as the component type, you are prompted to select a particular collaboration object or connector.
  3. Select the Capture State Changes check box, then click the Submit button in that section.

Deleting the state change log

As the state change log grows, you may need to delete old data. You can delete the log for a particular time period by doing the following:

  1. Click Set Options from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. Under the "Do you want to delete the state change log for all components?" section, click the calendar icons to enter the start date and end date for the data to be deleted, then click the Delete button in that section.

Deleting historical statistics

As the historical data grows, you may need to delete old data. You can delete historical data for a particular time period by doing the following:

  1. Click Set Options from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. Under the "Do you want to delete the historical statistics for all components?" section, click the calendar icons to enter the start date and end date for the data to be deleted, then click the Delete button in that section.

Deleting the business object probe data file

As the business object probe data grows in size, you may need to delete old data. You can delete the data for a particular time period by doing the following:

  1. Click Set Options from the left frame of the Web-based System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. Under the "Do you want to delete the data for a business object probe?" section, select the business object probe from the Business Object Probe drop-down list, then click the calendar icons to enter the start date and end date for the data to be deleted, then click Delete.

See also:

Overview

Different approaches for using the Web-based System Monitor

Using default monitors

Creating new monitors

Logging on to the Web-based System Monitor

Contents of the Web-based System Monitor

Using views

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