Adding components to an application profile

A component is a single data point that is collected as part of an application profile. For example, the CPU Utilization component.

APM is licensed on a per-component basis, meaning that each component monitored uses one license. However, adding components to an application profile does not consume a license. A license is only consumed when a component is used by an application instance. Learn more about APM terminology.

Note: Applications as a whole can be components of another application (i.e. complex application).

To add a component to an existing application profile:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to APM > Configuration. The All Application Profiles page appears.
2. Select the application profile for which you want to add a component, then click Edit/View Application Profile. The Components list appears.
3. In the Components section, click Add components.
   
   The Component Library appears.
   
4. Click the arrow next to a component category to expand, then specify the number of that component you want to add by either entering a number into the box or by clicking the up and down arrows next to the component.
   

   Note: You can add up to 10 components at a time to an application profile. If you need more than 10 components, click Add components again to add more components.

5. Click Add selected.
6. (Optional) Select a specific device on which to test the component (other than the test device associated with the application profile) and click Test.
   
7. Enter or select the appropriate information into each of the component boxes. For more information about configuring specific components, see Component box configuration options.
8. Click Save to save your changes or click Save and Close to complete your changes.

See Also Creating a new application profile Adding critical component groups to an application profile Adding discrete applications to an application profile