Flowmon APM configuration prerequisites

This setup guide describes the installation steps and configuration of Flowmon APM for a simple model web application.

1. A copy of the user's traffic with the monitored application must be visible on a chosen Flowmon network interface. A copy of traffic can be acquired - for example - using port mirroring on a network switch (that is, SPAN port), or through a device called TAP.

2. This Quick Setup Guide assumes that individual hyperlinks in a monitored web application are unambiguously identifiable using a unique URL address, that is, each hyperlink has its unique URL address. Applications not meeting these criteria can be monitored too, however, additional configuration is needed. Such configuration is not described in this document.

3. Example initial information on the monitored application:

   1. www address: http://www.demo.cz/

   2. IP address: 10.10.10.110

4. It is possible to monitor even the HTTPS traffic, meeting the following prerequisites:

   1. The private key of the server where the HTTPS connection is terminated must be entered into the APM interface.

   2. Diffie-Hellman (DH) algorithm must not be used – this could be configured on the server side.

   3. Client certificates must not be used to encrypt the communication.