The BlackBerry Enterprise Server Monitoring Solution from Ancoris provides centralized management of your distributed BlackBerry environment. In addition to optimizing your performance and ensuring availability through automated event detection and correction, this solution runs prepackaged reports showing user-to-server associations and manages end-to-end connectivity
For more information - click on link below -
http://www.ancoris.com/s/mon/blackberry.shtml
Thursday, July 26, 2007
SCOM 2007 Blogs
Jonathan Hambrook Blog
http://opsmgr.wordpress.com/
Ian Blyth Blog - SCOM 2007 Mini videos -
http://ianblythmanagement.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/scom-2007-mini-videos/
Timothy McFadden Blog
http://scom2k7.blogspot.com/
Cameron Fullers Blog
http://cameronfuller.spaces.live.com/
Clive Eastwood Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/cliveeastwood/
Pete's Management Blog
http://it-jedi.net/
http://opsmgr.wordpress.com/
Ian Blyth Blog - SCOM 2007 Mini videos -
http://ianblythmanagement.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/scom-2007-mini-videos/
Timothy McFadden Blog
http://scom2k7.blogspot.com/
Cameron Fullers Blog
http://cameronfuller.spaces.live.com/
Clive Eastwood Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/cliveeastwood/
Pete's Management Blog
http://it-jedi.net/
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Book on SCOM 2007
Mastering System Center Operations Manager 2007
not released yet -
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-System-Center-Operations-Manager/dp/0470119306
not released yet -
http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-System-Center-Operations-Manager/dp/0470119306
Hardware Sentry monitors the health of your servers hardware within BMC Software® PATROL®. It's a KM for PATROL: it needs to be installed on each managed server with a PATROL Agent, and then you can check the hardware components of your servers from any PATROL Console. The operators will be alerted as soon as a hardware failure is detected somewhere in your IT infrastructure. It's greater and easier than any other hardware monitoring solution available on the market: with the same module, you can monitor the hardware of almost any server. Great server coverage and easy integration!
For a list of what servers does hadware sentry KM monitors please click on the link below.
http://www.sentrysoftware.net/products/hardwareSentry.asp
For a list of what servers does hadware sentry KM monitors please click on the link below.
http://www.sentrysoftware.net/products/hardwareSentry.asp
Monitoring hardware alerts with VMware ESX
With VMware ESX you can install the IBM Director according to the compatibility matrix (add link).The inband monitored events comprise everything that is surfaced by the service processor (either the Baseboard Management Controller through the openIPMI layer, or the Remote Supervisor Adapter through its device driver). These events can also be monitored out of band.
The service processor however is not able to monitor devices such as ethernet or fibre channel adapters. These objects are owned by the vmkernel, and IBM Director 5.20 (the most current version at the time of writing) only monitors the adapters seen by the Service Console.In a real life scenario, most of the times ethernet and fibre channel cards are redundant, i.e. teams of adapters are created so that if one card or path fails, the remaining adapter or path fails over without any service disruption. Even in such a high availability scenario, you want to receive a notification should a failover occur in order to take the appropriate actions.
IBM Director agent is not able to surface these events. What you can do though is to create a script that queries the vmkernel to see if any adapter is dead and creates an IBM Director event that is sent to the IBM Director Server. As the script polls the vmkernel, you will need to execute it with the frequency that you believe most appropriate to your environment, trading off the additional workload such a script is putting on your servers and the maximum time allowed between the failure (not failover!) and the notification of such a failure.
for Step by step guide click the following link below
http://www-941.haw.ibm.com/collaboration/ibmwiki/display/redwiki/Monitoring+hardware+alerts+with+VMware+ESX
The service processor however is not able to monitor devices such as ethernet or fibre channel adapters. These objects are owned by the vmkernel, and IBM Director 5.20 (the most current version at the time of writing) only monitors the adapters seen by the Service Console.In a real life scenario, most of the times ethernet and fibre channel cards are redundant, i.e. teams of adapters are created so that if one card or path fails, the remaining adapter or path fails over without any service disruption. Even in such a high availability scenario, you want to receive a notification should a failover occur in order to take the appropriate actions.
IBM Director agent is not able to surface these events. What you can do though is to create a script that queries the vmkernel to see if any adapter is dead and creates an IBM Director event that is sent to the IBM Director Server. As the script polls the vmkernel, you will need to execute it with the frequency that you believe most appropriate to your environment, trading off the additional workload such a script is putting on your servers and the maximum time allowed between the failure (not failover!) and the notification of such a failure.
for Step by step guide click the following link below
http://www-941.haw.ibm.com/collaboration/ibmwiki/display/redwiki/Monitoring+hardware+alerts+with+VMware+ESX
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Did You Know
Sybase RSM can be used as a monitoring tool to monitor Health of the database. The state Change action can trigger scripts. using this feature it is easy to integrate to third-party monitoring tools.
mtop/mkill - MySQL Monitoring Tools
mtop (MySQL top) monitors a MySQL server showing the queries which are taking the most amount of time to complete. Features include 'zooming' in on a process to show the complete query, 'explaining' the query optimizer information for a query and 'killing' queries. In addition, server performance statistics, configuration information, and tuning tips are provided.
mkill (MySQL kill) monitors a MySQL server for long running queries and kills them after a specified time interval. Queries can be selected based on regexes on the user, host, command, database, state and query.
Where to get it - http://mtop.sourceforge.net/
mkill (MySQL kill) monitors a MySQL server for long running queries and kills them after a specified time interval. Queries can be selected based on regexes on the user, host, command, database, state and query.
Where to get it - http://mtop.sourceforge.net/
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Jalasoft - SCOM 2007
Easy and Simple Monitoring of Network Performance directly from the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Console.
Xian Network Manager for Operations Manager 2007 is a comprehensive systems management solution set designed to extend the knowledge-based monitoring and management capabilities of Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 to the other critical components of your computing infrastructure. The OpsMgr2007/Xian combination currently allows you to manage all your network devices, Linux/Solaris server and VMWare.
Available Management Packs
Cisco Switches
Cisco VPN Concentrators
Cisco Routers
Cisco PIX/ASA
Cisco Wireless
HP Procurve Switches
F5 Big Ip
Linux Servers
Solaris Servers
VMWare ESX
VMWare Virtual Center
Linux MySQL
APC UPS
Generic Network Device
Availability (ICMP only)
for more information goto - http://www.jalasoft.com/jalasoftweb/jsp/index.jsp
Did You Know
Oracle Enterprise Manager in addition to monitoring Oracle database, middleware and applications can also monitor other 3rd party components. Storage is a vital component in the data center stack and Enterprise Manager can monitor storage systems from vendors such as Network Appliance and EMC.
Debunking the Top Ten Myths about Network Monitoring Systems
MYTH #1: The Product with the Most Features Must Be the Best.
The Truth: Network monitoring "mega suite" vendors are notorious for drawing customers in withlarge feature sets—and then charging hefty consulting and training fees for systems
that never get fully configured or deployed. Features don’t always translate to value,
especially when it takes numerous IT specialists to install and maintain the feature set.
A feature’s value drops sharply when it requires several full-time resources to keep it
running.
Critical Mistake: Ignoring the full cost of implementing a feature set—including training, setup, and ongoing support and maintenance.
Best Practice: Ask for proof that critical features are really usable. Test the software on site, and talk to existing customers to get real-world feedback.
MYTH #2: NMS Mega Suites Are Great Because You Can Start Small and Add
Features As You Go.
The Truth: With NMS mega suites, you may become the unwitting owner of a ‘marketecture’—aproduct with features that are fully integrated from a marketing perspective, but
actually stand alone in a technical sense because they were developed separately.
Marketectures sound appealing because they let you start with a limited feature set
and add modules as you need to. But what you generally end up with is a product that
offers very little functionality until all of the modules are in place. You may also find
that each add-on feature is sold separately and has additional separate costs—
including training, integration, professional services, and maintenance.
Critical Mistake: Getting locked into an NMS mega suite and then finding you must purchase a series ofexpensive, non-integrated modules to really make it work.
Best Practice: Be sure you fully understand the license fees, maintenance fees, and integration costsof all add-on modules, even if you feel you don’t currently need them. And try to lock in
future pricing of add-ons. Vendors have a stealthy way of increasing prices on you
once you’re locked into a platform.
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.
.
.
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click on the following link for the rest of myths.
http://www.cittio.com/docs/CITTIO_WP_Top10_Myths_7104.pdf
The Truth: Network monitoring "mega suite" vendors are notorious for drawing customers in withlarge feature sets—and then charging hefty consulting and training fees for systems
that never get fully configured or deployed. Features don’t always translate to value,
especially when it takes numerous IT specialists to install and maintain the feature set.
A feature’s value drops sharply when it requires several full-time resources to keep it
running.
Critical Mistake: Ignoring the full cost of implementing a feature set—including training, setup, and ongoing support and maintenance.
Best Practice: Ask for proof that critical features are really usable. Test the software on site, and talk to existing customers to get real-world feedback.
MYTH #2: NMS Mega Suites Are Great Because You Can Start Small and Add
Features As You Go.
The Truth: With NMS mega suites, you may become the unwitting owner of a ‘marketecture’—aproduct with features that are fully integrated from a marketing perspective, but
actually stand alone in a technical sense because they were developed separately.
Marketectures sound appealing because they let you start with a limited feature set
and add modules as you need to. But what you generally end up with is a product that
offers very little functionality until all of the modules are in place. You may also find
that each add-on feature is sold separately and has additional separate costs—
including training, integration, professional services, and maintenance.
Critical Mistake: Getting locked into an NMS mega suite and then finding you must purchase a series ofexpensive, non-integrated modules to really make it work.
Best Practice: Be sure you fully understand the license fees, maintenance fees, and integration costsof all add-on modules, even if you feel you don’t currently need them. And try to lock in
future pricing of add-ons. Vendors have a stealthy way of increasing prices on you
once you’re locked into a platform.
.
.
.
.
.
click on the following link for the rest of myths.
http://www.cittio.com/docs/CITTIO_WP_Top10_Myths_7104.pdf
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Populating CMDB - Discovery Solutions
Appilog (HP/Mercury)- Application Discovery and Mapping solution that ensures businesses can keep their applications available with minimal effort and cost.
Link - http://www.mercury.com/us/website/appilog.html
Collation (IBM ) - Collation software automatically captures information about IT resources, such as servers, applications and databases, and displays it on a detailed map.
Link - http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/features/collation/
Relicore (Symantec) - Relicore's Clarity product is configuration management solution capable of automatically discovering, mapping, and tracking changes to application and server components in real time.
Link - http://www.symantec.com/index.jsp
n-layers (EMC )- Automate CMDB Dependency Mapping using a unique, hybrid passive/active
discovery engine.
Link - http://www.nlayers.com/
Tideway (Tideway Systems) - Unique intelligent and agent-free discovery and reasoning engines,automatically populates the CMDB with information about the IT and application infrastructure and calculates the dependencies. Using normalization and reconciliation capabilities - data in third party configuration databases can be leveraged.
Link - http://www.tideway.com/
Cendura (CA)- IT service management and application service delivery solutions.
Link - http://www.ca.com/content/campaign.aspx?CID=137166
BMC Discovery (BMC)-automatically discovering People, Business Processes, Applications and IT infrastructure data to provide an up-to-date picture of your IT environment, the people who depend upon it, and the business processes that make up your critical business services.
Link - http://www.bmc.com/products/products_services_detail/0,,0_0_0_1701,00.html
Link - http://www.mercury.com/us/website/appilog.html
Collation (IBM ) - Collation software automatically captures information about IT resources, such as servers, applications and databases, and displays it on a detailed map.
Link - http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/features/collation/
Relicore (Symantec) - Relicore's Clarity product is configuration management solution capable of automatically discovering, mapping, and tracking changes to application and server components in real time.
Link - http://www.symantec.com/index.jsp
n-layers (EMC )- Automate CMDB Dependency Mapping using a unique, hybrid passive/active
discovery engine.
Link - http://www.nlayers.com/
Tideway (Tideway Systems) - Unique intelligent and agent-free discovery and reasoning engines,automatically populates the CMDB with information about the IT and application infrastructure and calculates the dependencies. Using normalization and reconciliation capabilities - data in third party configuration databases can be leveraged.
Link - http://www.tideway.com/
Cendura (CA)- IT service management and application service delivery solutions.
Link - http://www.ca.com/content/campaign.aspx?CID=137166
BMC Discovery (BMC)-automatically discovering People, Business Processes, Applications and IT infrastructure data to provide an up-to-date picture of your IT environment, the people who depend upon it, and the business processes that make up your critical business services.
Link - http://www.bmc.com/products/products_services_detail/0,,0_0_0_1701,00.html
Monday, July 9, 2007
BES Monitoring - Using BoxTone
Collaboratively Manage and Monitor Hundreds to Thousands of Users Provisioned to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange Platform.
BoxTone is the only management and monitoring software to manage user service-levels by measuring and correlating every BlackBerry email for every user and group from end to end; and the only software to assemble this data into immediately actionable information tuned to each IT role.
Technical Features
• Auto-detects and groups users by BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), Microsoft Exchange server and wireless carrier
• Monitors every email sent to/from handhelds
• Proactively alerts if user, group or infrastructure performance trends abnormally or exceeds predefined threshold
• Displays current and historical status in secure Web-based Consoles
• Creates detailed reports to reduce chronic issues
• Scales to support largest deployments across multiple sites, domains, and databases
• Remotely collects data with no agents
• Integrates with other systems management products
• Includes embedded auto maintaining and healing relational database
Sample User Metrics Monitored
• Delivery times to/from handheld
• Pending message counts and durations
• Hung threads
• MAPI/CDO errors
• Inactive/out of coverage
Infrastructure Monitoring
• BES application and services, including MDS
• BES to Microsoft Exchange
• BES underlying OS and SQL database
• RIM SRP
• Wireless carriers
Q: How is BoxTone different from other BES monitoring products?
A: Unlike the point BES monitoring tools or systems management add-on modules you may see, BoxTone was purpose built as an enterprise-class BlackBerry user and BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) management & monitoring solution. Only BoxTone measures and correlates every email and data flow from every user end to end, and only BoxTone enables help desk, operations and engineering to collaboratively manage thousands of BlackBerry users around the world. Whether you support hundreds or thousands of users provisioned to a BES for Microsoft Exchange or BES for IBM Lotus Domino platform, BoxTone provides you with the most comprehensive, end-to-end visibility available.
Link for common Q & A on boxtone -http://www.boxtone.com/Products/whyBoxTone.aspx
For more information goto - http://www.boxtone.com/
BoxTone is the only management and monitoring software to manage user service-levels by measuring and correlating every BlackBerry email for every user and group from end to end; and the only software to assemble this data into immediately actionable information tuned to each IT role.
Technical Features
• Auto-detects and groups users by BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), Microsoft Exchange server and wireless carrier
• Monitors every email sent to/from handhelds
• Proactively alerts if user, group or infrastructure performance trends abnormally or exceeds predefined threshold
• Displays current and historical status in secure Web-based Consoles
• Creates detailed reports to reduce chronic issues
• Scales to support largest deployments across multiple sites, domains, and databases
• Remotely collects data with no agents
• Integrates with other systems management products
• Includes embedded auto maintaining and healing relational database
Sample User Metrics Monitored
• Delivery times to/from handheld
• Pending message counts and durations
• Hung threads
• MAPI/CDO errors
• Inactive/out of coverage
Infrastructure Monitoring
• BES application and services, including MDS
• BES to Microsoft Exchange
• BES underlying OS and SQL database
• RIM SRP
• Wireless carriers
Q: How is BoxTone different from other BES monitoring products?
A: Unlike the point BES monitoring tools or systems management add-on modules you may see, BoxTone was purpose built as an enterprise-class BlackBerry user and BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) management & monitoring solution. Only BoxTone measures and correlates every email and data flow from every user end to end, and only BoxTone enables help desk, operations and engineering to collaboratively manage thousands of BlackBerry users around the world. Whether you support hundreds or thousands of users provisioned to a BES for Microsoft Exchange or BES for IBM Lotus Domino platform, BoxTone provides you with the most comprehensive, end-to-end visibility available.
Link for common Q & A on boxtone -http://www.boxtone.com/Products/whyBoxTone.aspx
For more information goto - http://www.boxtone.com/
Monday, July 2, 2007
VirtualCenter Monitoring and Performance Statistics
VMware Infrastructure 3 includes a system for gathering extensive metrics on performance, resource utilization, and basicstatistics of all parts of the environment, including virtual machines, ESX Server hosts, resources pools, and host clusters.These metrics can be viewed using the VI Client, and are also available to external programs via the VMware InfrastructureSDK. All measurements may be obtained in real-time, or from a historic record.
The real-time metrics are obtained by connecting directly to the source of the data and transmitting the desiredmeasurements as they are collected. The metrics are collected every 20 seconds for ESX Server 3 hosts, and every 60 secondsfor ESX Server 2 hosts. They can be viewed through a VI Client session with VirtualCenter or directly with an ESX Serverhost; in the latter case, only metrics pertaining to that host or the virtual machines on it are available.
The historical metrics are drawn from the VirtualCenter database, and can only be viewed with a VI Client connected to theVirtualCenter server, or a program that uses the VMware Infrastructure SDK. VirtualCenter aggregates the value of eachmetric over successively larger time intervals, using smaller intervals to generate values which are then rolled up into largerintervals, using either an average, summation, latest, maximum or minimum value over the interval.
Monitoring Statistics datasheet -http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_monitoring_statistics_note.pdf
The real-time metrics are obtained by connecting directly to the source of the data and transmitting the desiredmeasurements as they are collected. The metrics are collected every 20 seconds for ESX Server 3 hosts, and every 60 secondsfor ESX Server 2 hosts. They can be viewed through a VI Client session with VirtualCenter or directly with an ESX Serverhost; in the latter case, only metrics pertaining to that host or the virtual machines on it are available.
The historical metrics are drawn from the VirtualCenter database, and can only be viewed with a VI Client connected to theVirtualCenter server, or a program that uses the VMware Infrastructure SDK. VirtualCenter aggregates the value of eachmetric over successively larger time intervals, using smaller intervals to generate values which are then rolled up into largerintervals, using either an average, summation, latest, maximum or minimum value over the interval.
Monitoring Statistics datasheet -http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi3_monitoring_statistics_note.pdf
For more information - Virtual Center clink on the links below -
Monitoring using VCC
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