Adding discrete applications to an application profile

A discrete application is an application upon which a complex application has a dependency. For example, IIS and SQL Server are discrete applications on which the complex application WhatsUp Gold is dependent. A discrete application is used when you are monitoring a complex application. Learn more about APM terminology.

To add a discrete application to an 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 critical component group, then click Edit/View Application Profile. The Components list appears.
3. In the Components section, click Add application, then select an application profile type from the list.
   
   The discrete application appears in the Components section.
   
4. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the discrete application.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the discrete application.
   • Critical. Select this option if the discrete application is critical.
5. Click Save to save your changes or click Save and Close to complete your changes.

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