Working with Discrete Applications

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. You may add a discrete application to an application profile or add a discrete application to an application instance as a component.

Note: Adding a discrete application to an application profile helps build the foundation of the profile, but does not add the discrete application to an application instance.

To add a discrete application to an application profile:

Select the application profile for which you want to add a critical component group, then click Edit/View Application Profile. The Components list appears.
In the Components section, click Add application, then select an application profile type from the list. The discrete application appears in the Components section.
Enter a unique name and description if desired for the discrete application, then indicate if the application is critical.
Click Save.

To add a discrete application to an application instance:

Create an application instance from an existing application profile.
In the Components section, click Add application, then select an application. The discrete application appears in the Components section.
Select the application instance to be monitored for the component along with the desired action policy.
Ensure the discrete application is enabled and specify if WhatsUp Gold should consider it as critical.
Click Save.