Setting up views to monitor the system

You can either begin monitoring the system using the default views, or you can add, change, or delete views before monitoring the system. The following sections describe how to use existing views or create and configure views from System Monitor. Views can contains one or more monitors. Several default views are included in the installation of System Monitor. You may use these default views or create new views. Before you can create and configure views, you must log on to System Monitor. For instructions on logging on to System Monitor, see Steps for logging on to System Monitor.

This section covers the following topics:

Steps for using default views

Steps for creating your own views

Steps for configuring views

Steps for deleting views

Steps for using default views

Perform the following step to use default views:

  1. Open System Monitor.
  2. In the left frame, select one of the views listed in Table 4 from the Views list.

    The table describes which monitor or monitors are contained in the view, and which display option is used. For descriptions of default monitors used in the views, see Steps for reviewing default monitors.


    Table 4. Default views

    Default view Monitor(s) and display options
    System Overview System Overview monitor displayed in a table tree
    Collaboration Overview Collaboration Statistics monitor displayed in a table
    Collaboration
    • Collaboration Events monitor displayed in bar chart, and
    • Event Rate monitor displayed in a meter

    Collaboration History
    • Historical Collaboration Flows monitor displayed in a stacked bar chart
    • Historical Collaboration Flows monitor displayed in a line chart

    Connector Overview Connector Statistics monitor displayed in a table
    Connector
    • Business Objects monitor displayed in a table
    • Connector Subscriptions monitor displayed in a table

    Maps and Relationships
    • Map Status monitor displayed in a table
    • Relationship Status monitor displayed in a table

    Server Statistics
    • Server Statistics displayed in a stacked bar chart
    • Database Connections displayed in a table
    • Message Queues displayed in a table

    Server History
    • Historical Server Statistics displayed in a bar chart
    • Historical Server Flows displayed in a line chart

    Flow Control Flow Control monitor displayed in a table
    State Change Log State Change Log monitor displayed in a table

    The table or chart for that view opens in the System Monitor main window. For examples, see Examples of display options.

Steps for creating your own views

Perform the following steps to create a view:

  1. Click Create and Configure Views in the left frame of System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).

    Figure 12. System Monitor, Create and Configure Views dialog box


  2. Click the Create New View button. The View Name dialog box appears.
  3. Type a name for the view in the View Name field, then click OK. The new view name appears in the View field of the Create and Configure Views dialog box.
  4. Select one or more monitors in the Select Monitor(s) list, or select Select all to select all the monitors listed. Your selections appear in the Order Monitors list.
  5. Use the up and down arrows to the right of the Order Monitors list to put the monitors in the order you want to view them, from top to bottom.
  6. Click Preview if you want to see a preview of the new view.
  7. Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully" message appears. The new view appears immediately under Views in the left frame of System Monitor.

Steps for configuring views

Perform the following steps to change an existing view:

  1. Click Create and Configure Views in the left frame of System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
  2. Select the view you want to change from the View list.
  3. Add monitors to or remove monitors from the view in the Select Monitors list. The revised monitors for the view appear in the Order Monitors list.
  4. Use the up and down arrows to the right of the Order Monitors list to put the monitors in the order you want to view them.
  5. Click Preview if you want to see a preview of the new view.
  6. Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully" message appears.

Steps for deleting views

Perform the following steps to delete a view:

  1. Click Create and Configure Views in the left frame of System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
  2. Select the view you want to delete from the View list.
  3. Click Delete View. A message appears, asking if you are sure you want to delete the view.
  4. Click OK. The view is removed from the Views list in the left frame of System Monitor.

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