More Related Content More from SolarWinds (20) SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Optimization1. SolarWinds® Server & Application
Monitor Optimization
Austin Tolman
SolarWinds Senior Sales Engineer
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3. Agenda
» Customizing alerts
Groups/Dependencies – correlation/suppression
Unmanage scheduler – maintenance periods
Baseline thresholds – best for metric performance not well understood
» Customizing Monitoring Templates
Component monitor = metric (event/process/service); Template = grouping
of component monitors
Adding component monitors to existing templates
Creating a new template for a custom app
Copying component monitors from one template to another
» Connecting the dots between application and storage performance
» App -> OS -> Hypervisor -> Hosts -> Storage -> SAN Array
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5. Helpful links
» Online demo: http://oriondemo.solarwinds.com
» thwack® blog posts:
Scheduling unmanage task for nodes, interfaces and applications
SAM 6.0 – Double High-Fives All Around (SAM 6.0 features – baseline
thresholds – webinar replay)
» Video: creating custom apps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DkRxGfJW-Y
» Excellent PowerShell® reference in the admin guide
» Evaluating SAM
http://www.solarwinds.com/trials/server-applicationmonitor/complete-installation.aspx
» Thwack library & support page
http://thwack.solarwinds.com/docs/DOC-1107
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