You can make adjustments to many of the elements of System Monitor,
fine-tuning the level of system data you can monitor. These adjustments
are described in the following sections:
Steps for setting a default view
Steps for setting display properties
Steps for setting the refresh rate for run-time values
Steps for setting the frequency for historical data capture
Steps for resetting run-time statistic values
Steps for capturing state changes
Steps for deleting the state change log
Steps for deleting historical statistics
Steps for deleting the business object probe data file
The default view is the view you first see when you log on to System
Monitor.
Perform the following steps to change the default view:
- Click Create and Configure Views from the left frame of System
Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
- Select the view that you want to be the default view from the
View list.
- Select the Default View check box.
- Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully"
message appears. The next time you log on to System Monitor, the view
you selected as the default view is displayed.
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:
- When 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. System Monitor, Table Preferences dialog box

- In the Preferences dialog box, select the appearance options that you want
to change. For a list of appearance options are available with each
display option, see Steps for using monitor display optionsand Table 3..
- Click Preview to see a preview of the changes you made.
- Click OK. The changes appear in the monitor.
Changes to the preferences of a display option 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.
Some monitors display run-time values of a component. For these
monitors, you can specify how often you want statistics to be
refreshed. The refresh rate you set is for the system as a whole, not
for individual components.
Perform the following steps to set the refresh rate for monitored run-time
values:
- Click Set Options from the left frame of System Monitor.
The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
Figure 14. System Monitor, Set Options dialog box

- Type 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.
Perform the following steps to set the rate at which historical data is
captured:
- Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor.
The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
- 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. System Monitor, Historical Statistics Interval Rates dialog box

- Set the interval rates for the server, for each collaboration object, and
for each connector by selecting one of the following:
- NONE
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 1 hour
- 4 hours
- 12 hours
- 24 hours
- 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 in the
Set Options dialog box by selecting the component from the Component
Type list and the interval rate from the Frequency list, then
click the Submit button.
The run-time 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.
Perform the following steps to reset the value of a component's
run-time statistics to "0":
- Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor.
The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
- In the Do you want to reset component statistics? section,
select the component from the Component Type list.
- If you select Server, then run-time statistics for all
components are reset.
- If you select Collaboration or Connector, then
select the component from the Component list. Only
statistics for that component are reset.
- Click Submit.
Perform the following steps to configure how state changes for each
component are captured and sent to a log file:
- Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor.
The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
- Under the Do you want to capture state changes of a particular
component? section, select the component from the Component
Type list.
- Note:
- If you selected Collaboration or Connector as the
component type, you are prompted to select a particular collaboration object
or connector.
- Select the Capture State Changes check box, then click the
Submit button.
As the state change log grows, you may need to delete old data.
Perform the following steps to delete the log for a particular time:
- Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor.
The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
- Under the Do you want to delete the state change log for all
components? section, do the following:
- Click the calendar icons to enter the start date and end date for the data
to be deleted.
- Click the Delete button.
As the historical data grows, you may need to delete old data.
Perform the following steps to delete historical data for a particular time
period:
- Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor.
The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
- Under the Do you want to delete the historical statistics for all
components? section, do the following:
- Click the calendar icons to enter the start date and end date for the data
to be deleted.
- Click the Delete button.
As the business object probe data grows in size, you may need to delete old
data.
Perform the following steps to delete the data for a particular time
period:
- Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor.
The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
- Under the Do you want to delete the data for a business object
probe? section, do the following:
- Select the business object probe from the Business Object Probe
list.
- Click the calendar icons to enter the start date and end date for the data
to be deleted.
- click Delete.
