Application Monitoring with WhatsUp Gold
- Last Updated: December 11, 2024
- 2 minute read
- WhatsUp Gold
- Version 2024
Application Monitoring (SETTINGS > Application Monitoring > Application and Profile Setup) (also referred to as "APM") gathers performance statistics and overall application health while alerting on performance degradation and potential problems before they result in service outages. APM can assist organizations to measure service level and guarantee Service Level Agreements (SLAs) as well as assist in pinpointing application performance bottlenecks and points of failure. APM allows you to monitor the performance of "applications" and application-layer services running on your monitored devices.
Background
This section outlines the essential building blocks you use to build your full APM solution.
- Application Profile. Each monitored application is comprised of a collection of individual components as defined by an application profile.
- Application Instance. By applying an application profile to a monitored device, you instantiate an application monitoring instance ("Application Instance").
Discover
Preparing to Discover. Select profiles you want applied during discovery or add new ones.
Discovering Applications. Discover devices with resident applications that match selected application profiles.
Manage/Add Profiles/Monitor
You manage application instances by way of the Application and Profile Setup view (SETTINGS > Application Monitoring > Application and Profile Setup).
- Working with Application Profiles. Using built-in profiles and creating your own.
- Working with Application Instances. Managing deployed application monitors.
- Working with Components and Groups. Select data values to be monitored/sampled.
- Working with Discrete Applications. Monitoring underlying platforms for applications.
- Applying Actions and Action Policies. Apply state transition rules and corrective actions.
- Working with Application-Specific Attributes. Manage application descriptive data.
Analyze (dashboard, log, and report)
Analyze log, reporting, and dashboard data to assess performance, quality of service, and impact.
- Application Monitoring Dashboard. View, filter, and share application monitoring availability and performance.
- Application Event Log. Shows application events, actions, and state changes.
- Applications State Change Log. Shows transitions in application monitor states.
Capture/share/export
Application monitoring data can be
visualized, shared, and reused using Export Data ( 
) and Dashboard Options (
).
- PDF. Save grid and chart views as a PDF file.
- Share. Share Application Monitoring with reports with other users in a single or combined view.
- Export. Export Application Monitoring with data as PDF, XML, or Excel and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold
- Email. Email reports, charts, and log data. (Create and then edit/manage from Scheduled Reports.)