CPU Utilization

The CPU Utilization component allows you to monitor the percentage of CPU being used on a particular device and alerts you if certain thresholds are exceeded. CPU Utilization components using either SNMP/Virtual or WMI credentials may be added to an application profile or an application instance.

Configure the following for the CPU Utilization component:

Name. Enter a unique name for the component.
Description. Enter additional information about the component.
Critical. Click to select this check box if the component is critical.

Note: Components specified as critical cause the application to go into a down state when the component is out of threshold. Non-critical components cause the application to go into a warning state. For more information on application states, see Working with application states.

Polling frequency. Select a time (in minutes or hours) you want APM to wait between polls.
Polling timeout. Enter the length of time APM attempts to connect to the selected device. When the time you enter is exceeded without connecting, a timeout occurs and APM stops trying to connect to the device. This is considered a failed connection.
Poller retries. (SNMP Only) Enter the number of times APM attempts to send the command before the device is considered down.
Warning threshold. Enter the component thresholds for the warning state. For example, if the component value is greater than 90 percent for 5 minutes, put the component in the warning state.
Down threshold. Enter the component thresholds for the down state. For example, if the component value is greater than 95 percent for 5 minutes, put the component in the down state.