Getting Started with APM

Configuring APM to monitor an application is a simple process that starts with selecting a profile that captures the data points necessary to understand the performance, health, and status of a given type of application. The application profile groups the components, discrete applications, and associated thresholds necessary to capture the data points into a blueprint that can be used to create individual application instances. These instances actively monitor your applications.

Ipswitch provides a selection of profiles for use with APM which are available in the APM installation, or by download from the WUGSpace Community. You can also create your own application profiles which can be shared on the WUGSpace Community.

After you have the necessary profiles, you can use APM to automatically discover your applications and create instances for each discovered application, or you may choose to manually create and modify instances individually before you begin monitoring.

The following flowcharts represent the typical process of setting up an application to be monitored with APM:

For more information, see the Application Performance Monitoring for WhatsUp Gold Getting Started Guide.

See Also

Introduction

APM Overview

Learning about APM terminology

APM licensing