Monitoring Applications on Windows-based Virtual Machines

To add, set, or view an application and its parameter

1. In the ztC Console, click Virtual Machines in the left-hand navigation panel.
2. Select the VM that is running the application you are interested in.

3. In the lower panel, click the Monitor tab.

   The Applications panel appears beneath the Guest OS panel. Applications are listed in the Application column with associated parameters. Beneath the list are add and remove buttons, which allow you to add applications and parameters to the list, or to remove them.

4. Add an application and parameter, if applicable:

   1. Click the  Add button.

      Two boxes appear, with the active cursor in the first (left) box.

   2. Type the name of the application's executable file (without the extension, as in, for example, mysqld) in the first box or select a name from the drop-down list.
   3. Select the parameter that you want to monitor from the drop-down list of the second (right) box.

   4. Click Save to save the changes (or click Reset to cancel any unsaved changes). After you save changes, the new application appears in the list under Applications.

   The new application appears after a short delay.

5. To enable monitoring of an application and parameter, activate the Enabled box in the leftmost column.

6. Set the parameter values, if applicable:

   Application—Applications that are running on the VM and have been selected for monitoring.

   Parameter—CPU Usage and Memory Utilization. Display value (not settable).

   Units—Percentage (%). Display value (not settable).

   Range:

   Low—The low threshold of the range. The value must be a positive integer between 0 and 100 (for 100%).
   High—The high threshold of the range. The value must be a positive integer between 0 and 100 (for 100%), and the value must be greater than the Low value.
   By default, range values are empty. To enter a value, click the cell space in the Low or High column of the parameter row. After you click the space, a box appears for you to type a value.

   CallHome—A call-home message is sent to your authorized Stratus service representative when a value outside of the range is detected.

   E-Alert/Trap—An email alert (e-Alert) and an SNMP trap are sent when a value outside of the range is detected.

   First Seen—Date and time when the parameter value was first detected in the last 24 hours. Display value (not settable).

   Last Seen—Date and time when the parameter value was last detected in the last 24 hours. Display value (not settable).

   Last Event—The last threshold violation on an individual node: Low or High. An empty cell indicates that a threshold violation has not occurred. Display value (not settable).

   Incident Count—The number of times the range was exceeded in the last 24 hours. Display value (not settable).

   Current Value—Indicates one of the following (display value; not settable):

   • Current value.
   • Not Responding=The Guest Monitoring Agent is not responding on this VM because the agent is either not installed or is stopped. To monitor applications on the guest, you must manually install or restart the Guest Monitoring Agent on this VM.
   • Not Running=The guest is not in the running state.
   • Not Found=The application is not found or is not running on the guest.
   • Unavailable=This value is temporarily unavailable.

   Status—Display value (not settable).

   • Expected ()=The parameter has not exceeded its range in the last 24 hours.

   • Warning ()=The parameter has exceeded its range in the last 24 hours, but no occurrences are now elevated.

   • Out of range ()=Currently out of range.
7. Click Save to save changes, or click Reset to cancel any unsaved changes. After a short delay, new values entered (if any) appear.

To remove a parameter

1. In the ztC Console, click Virtual Machines in the left-hand navigation panel.
2. Select the VM that is running the application whose parameter you want to remove.
3. In the lower panel, click the Monitor tab. The Applications panel appears beneath the Guest OS panel.
4. Select an application/parameter row.

5. Click the Remove button.

   The application/parameter row disappears from the list of applications.

6. Click Save to save the changes (or click Reset to cancel any unsaved changes). After a short delay, the application/parameter row disappears (again) from the list of applications.

Related Topics

Monitoring the System, Windows-based VMs, and Applications

Configuring e-Alerts

Configuring SNMP Settings

Installing Applications (Windows-based VMs)

Configuring Windows-based Virtual Machines