SiteScope User's Guide


Optional Monitor Types

As a versatile and proven operational monitoring application, the range of monitoring capabilities in SiteScope continue to grow. New monitor options are regularly added in SiteScope to support the changing needs of SiteScope customers as well as users of other Mercury Interactive products. The following is a list of optional monitor types that enable monitoring for several specific applications and servers. Each of these monitor types requires a special SiteScope Option License. Several of the optional monitor types also require integration with another Mercury Interactive product or additional software modules. Contact your Mercury Interactive sales representative for more information on optional monitors. Use the hyperlinks in the table to view more detailed information about each monitor type.

Optional Monitor Types

Monitor Type

Description

Activation Requirements

SiteScope Platform

ALT Script Monitor

Enables SiteScope to automatically run Astra LoadTest Web transaction test scripts simulating a wide range of real user actions available in the Web browser.

SiteScope Option License and Astra LoadTest

Windows NT/2000 Only

COM+ Server Monitor

Monitors the performance of software components registered and running on Microsoft COM+ servers.

SiteScope Option License and COM+ probe

Windows NT/2000

J2EE Real-Time Monitor

Gathers real-time performance and availability data on J2EE application servers providing a current picture of component activity.

SiteScope Option License and Topaz for J2EE

Windows NT/2000, Linux, and Solaris

J2EE Report Monitor

Used to send J2EE component data to the Topaz database in order to create J2EE component performance reports.

SiteScope Option License and Topaz for J2EE

Windows NT/2000, Linux, and Solaris

SAP CCMS Monitor

Monitors the performance of the SAP R/3 System landscape using SAP's Computer Center Management System.

SiteScope Option License and SAP Java Connector

Windows NT/2000, Linux, and Solaris

Siebel Log File Monitor

Monitors a group of Siebel system log files for entries containing a specific event type or subtype.

SiteScope Option License and Topaz for Siebel

Windows NT/2000, Linux, and Solaris

Siebel Server Manager Monitor

Monitors Object Manager components and task information on Siebel application servers using the Siebel Server Manager client.

SiteScope Option License and Topaz for Siebel

Windows NT/2000, Linux, and Solaris

Siebel Web Server Monitor

Monitors statistical and operational information about Siebel servers using the Siebel Web server plug-in.

SiteScope Option License and Topaz for Siebel

Windows NT/2000, Linux, and Solaris

WebSphere MQ Status Monitor

Monitors the performance attributes of MQ Objects: channels and queues, on MQ Servers v5.2 and above (formerly known as MQSeries).

SiteScope Option License, IBM WebSphere MQ Java classes, and MQSeries classes for Java

Windows NT/2000 and Solaris