Adding and editing a JMX active monitor

The JMX Active Monitor allows you to monitor any server that supports JMX by requesting one or more JMX attributes the server supports and allows you to easily browse and add available attributes to the monitoring list.

To add a new JMX active monitor:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Monitors. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
4. Select JMX Monitor, then click OK. The New JMX Performance Monitor dialog appears.
5. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter additional information for the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor name in the Performance Monitor Library.
   • Port. Enter the port number on the server that WhatsUp Gold should use to communicate with the JMX service.
   • Use SSL with RMI Registry. Enable this option to use the JMX active monitor secured by SSL.
6. Click Add to launch the JMX Credential dialog.
7. Enter the IP address or host name of the target device to browse.
8. Ensure the Port and Use SSL with RMI Registry settings reflect your selections made in the previous dialog.
9. (Optional) Select an existing JMX credential from the list or click the browse button to access the Credentials Library, then create a new one.
10. Click OK to launch the JMX Browser which you can use to select the target device, domain/path, and attribute(s) to monitor.
11. Click OK to return to the New JMX Monitor dialog which should now display the attribute(s) you selected in the JMX Browser.
12. Select one or more attributes, then click Configure to launch the Comparison Definition dialog.

    Note: Multiple attributes can be selected and configured at once as long as they are of the same type. You can also select multiple attributes, then click Copy to configure multiple comparison types and values for the those attributes simultaneously using the same monitor.

13. Specify the Comparison Type and Comparison Value for the selected attribute(s).
14. Click OK to return to the New JMX Monitor dialog.
15. Repeat steps 12 through 14 to configure comparison settings for other attributes to be monitored.
16. Click OK to save the JMX Active Monitor.

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