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ManageEngine® Applications Manager Windows Servers | ||
This section deals with the performance metrics displayed for windows servers. Refer this page for information about other servers supported by Applications Manager.
Applications Manager monitors the critical components of Windows servers to detect any performance problems. These components include CPU, memory, disk, network traffic, etc.
The Availability tab shows the availability history of the Windows server for the past 24 hours or 30 days. The Performance tab shows some key performance indicators of the Windows server such as physical memory utilization, CPU utilization, response time and swap memory utilization along with heat charts for these attributes. This tab also shows the health status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
The List view lists all the Windows servers monitored by Applications Manager along with their overall availability and health status. It enables you to perform bulk admin configurations. Click on the individual monitors listed to view detailed performance metrics. The list view also shows the virtual machines (Windows guest OS) configured in your data center along with their availability and health status.
To view detailed performance metrics of a Windows server, click on the monitor name listed in the Availability or List View tabs. The performance metrics have been categorized into 6 different tabs:
This tab provides a high-level overview of the health and performance of the Windows server along with information pertaining to the processes and services running on the system.
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| Monitor Information | |
Name |
The name of the Windows server monitor |
System Health |
Denotes the health status of the Windows server(clear, critical, warning) |
| Type | Denotes the type you are monitoring |
| Host Name | The host name of the Windows system |
| Host OS | The main OS installed on the system |
| Last Polled at | Specifies the time at which the last poll was performed. |
| Next Poll at | Specifies the time at which the next poll is scheduled. |
| Today's Availability | Shows the overall availability status of the server for the day. You can also view 7/30 reports and the current availability status of the server. |
You can use the Custom Fields option in the 'Monitor Information' section to configure additional fields for the monitor.
The overview tab shows dials for CPU, memory and disk utilization. You can click on these dials to view detailed graphs and charts for these attributes. The graphs available are History report, hour of day report, day of week report and heat chart. These graphs can be generated for both real time and historical data.
The CPU and memory utilization - last six hours graph shows the memory usage and CPU usage values for the last six hours. The attributes shown here are swap memory utilization, physical memory utilization (in % and MB), free physical memory (MB) and CPU utilization (%).
The Breakup of CPU Utilization graph provides a break up of metrics for the entire system processor with attributes such as run queue, user time(%), system time(%), I/O wait(%), idle time(%) and interrupts/sec.
The Process Details section shows information about the processes running in the Windows server. You can add processes for monitoring using the Add New Process option. You can also delete unwanted processes and enable/disable reports for specific processes. Click on any of the attributes listed to view more details.
The Service Details section shows the availability of services running in the Windows server. You can add services for monitoring using the Add New Service option. You can also stop, start, restart and delete services from within Applications Manager itself.
The Monitors in this System section shows the availability and health of the monitors configured in this server. To add new monitors for monitoring, use the Add Monitors option.
This tab provides the CPU usage statistics of the Windows server. The tab includes two graphs - one that displays the CPU utilization by CPU Cores and another that shows the Breakup of CPU utilization - by CPU cores. You can view additional reports by clicking the graphs present in the Breakup of CPU Utilization - by CPU cores section. These reports include Break up of CPU Utilization (%) Vs Time, User Time (%) Vs Time, System Time (%) Vs Time, I/O Wait Time (%) Vs Time, Idle Time (%) Vs Time, CPU Utilization (%) Vs Time and Interrupts/sec Vs Time for all the CPU cores.
The CPU tab also shows the following performance metrics:
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| Core | The name of the CPU core | ||
| User Time(%) | The percentage of time that the processor spends on User mode operations. This generally means application code. | |
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The percentage of CPU kernel processes that are in use. | |
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| I/O Wait Time(%) | The time spent by the processor to waiting for I/O to complete. | |
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| Idle Time(%) | The time when the CPU is idle (not being used by any program) | |
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| CPU Utilization(%) | Specifies the total CPU used by the system | |
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| Interrupts/sec | The rate at which CPU handles interrupts from applications or hardware each second. If the value for Interrupts/sec is high over a sustained period of time, there could be hardware issues. | |
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You can also view graphs for these attributes by selecting the necessary CPU core and then choosing the appropriate attribute.
This tab displays disk usage and disk I/O statistics of the Windows server.
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Description |
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| Disk Utilization | |
Disk |
The name of the disk drive |
Used(%) |
Denotes how much disk space out of the total disk space has actually been used (in percentage) |
| Used(MB) | The disk space used in mega bytes The percentage of total usable space on the disk that was free. |
| Free(%) | |
| Free(MB) | The unallocated space on the disk in mega bytes. |
Disk I/O Statistics:
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| Transfers/sec | The number of read/write operations on the disk that occur each second. | |
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| Writes/sec | The percentage of elapsed time that the disk drive was busy servicing write requests. | |
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| Reads/sec | The percentage of elapsed time that the disk drive was busy servicing read requests. | |
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| % Busy Time | The percentage of time the disk was busy. | |
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| Average Queue Length | The average number of both read and write requests that were queued for the disk during the sample interval. | |
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You can also delete disks that have been physically removed using the Delete Orphaned Disk option.
This tab shows details about Network Interfaces.
| Parameters |
Description |
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| Network Interface | |
| Name | The name of the network interface present in the Windows system. |
Speed(Mbps) |
The estimate of the current bandwidth in Mbps |
Input Traffic(Kbps) |
The rate at which packets are received on the interface, in kilo bytes per second. |
| Output Traffic(Kbps) | The rate at which packets are sent on the interface, in kilo bytes per second. |
| Errors | Number of packets that could not be sent or received. |
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This tab shows details about Network Adapters.
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Description |
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| Network Adapter | |
| Name | The name of the network connection as it appears in the 'Network Connections' folder. |
Status |
Status is a string indicating the state of the network adapter's connection to the network. Following are the possible values:
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Net Enabled |
Specifies whether the network connection is enabled or not. |
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This tab shows information pertaining to the recent Windows events.
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| Rule Name | The name of the event log rule. |
| Log File Type | The type of the Windows event log file. |
| Source | The source that generated the event. |
| Event Id | The identifier of the event. |
| Type | The type of the event. |
| User Name | User name of the logged-on user when the event occurred. If the user name cannot be determined, this will be None. |
| Description | Description of the event. |
| Generated Time | The time when the event was generated. |
This tab contains information about system configuration attributes.
| Parameters | Description |
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| System Information | |
| Host Name | The name of the system. |
| Manufacturer | The name of the machine manufacturer. |
| Model | Product name that a manufacturer gives to the computer. |
| Domain | The name of the domain to which the system belongs. |
| BIOS Version | The current BIOS version that is running on the motherboard of the system |
| OS Information | |
| OS Name | The name of the operating system instance. |
| OS Version | Version number of the operating system. |
| OS Release | The latest service pack installed on the computer. If no service pack is installed, the value will be '-' |
| Manufacturer | Name of the operating system manufacturer. For Windows-based systems, this value is "Microsoft Corporation". |
| OS Installed Date | The date the OS was installed on the system. |
| Registered User | Name of the registered user of the operating system. |
| Windows Directory | Windows directory of the operating system. |
| OS Language | Language version of the operating system installed. |
| Memory Information | |
| Total Physical Memory (MB) | Total amount of physical memory as available to the operating system. |
| Total Virtual Memory (MB) | The total amount of area on the hard disk that windows uses as if it were RAM. |
| Processor Information | |
| Id | Unique identifier of a processor on the system |
| Model | The processor model type |
| Implementation | The processor family type. |
| Manufacturer | Name of the processor manufacturer |
| Speed(MHz) | Current speed of the processor |
| Cache (KB) | Size of the processor cache. A cache is an external memory area that has a faster access time than the main memory. |
| Network Interface Settings | |
| Name | The name of the network adapter. |
| IP Address | The IP address configured for this network interface |
| Type | The network medium in use. |
| Mac Address | The Media access control address for this network adapter. A MAC address is a unique 48-bit number assigned to the network adapter by the manufacturer. It uniquely identifies this network adapter and is used for mapping TCP/IP network communications. |
| Manufacturer | The name of the network adapter's manufacturer |
| Status | The current status of the network adapter |
| Printer Settings | |
| Name | Name of the printer |
| Server | Name of the server that controls the printer. If this value is not shown, it means the printer is controlled locally. |
| Type | Denotes whether the printer is controlled locally or remotely |
| Default | Indicates whether the printer is the default one. Values are either True or False. |
| Status | Current status of the printer |
| Location | Physical location of the printer |
The following are metrics pertaining to the hardware of Dell and HP servers:
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| Temperature | Sensor | The name of the temperature sensor. | |
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| Temperature Reading (deg C) | The current /present temperature reading. | |
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| Status | The temperature status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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| Fan | Sensor | Name of the fan sensor. | |
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| Fan Speed (RPM) | The fan speed values displayed in RPM. |
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| Status | The fan status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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| Power | Sensor | Name of the power supply. | |
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| Reading (Watts) | The power supply reading values displayed in Watts. | |
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| Status | The power status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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| Voltages | Sensor | Name of the voltage supply. | |
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| Reading (Volts) | The voltage reading values displayed in Volts. | |
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| Status | The voltage status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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| Battery | Sensor | Name of the Battery sensor.. | |
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| Status | The battery status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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| Memory | Sensor | Name of the Memory sensor. | |
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| Memory Device Type | The type of memory device | |
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| Size (MB) | The amount of memory currently installed in MB. | |
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| Status | The memory status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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| Disk | Sensor | Identifies the disk's label | |
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| Device Name | The device name configured for the disk | |
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| Size (MB) | The allocated size in MB | |
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| Status | The disk status - Critical, Warning, Clear. | |
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| Array | Sensor | The name of the array disk | |
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| Bus protocol | The bus type of the array disk | |
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| Size (MB) | The amount in MB of the used space on the array disk. | |
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| Status | The array status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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| Chassis | Sensor | The user-assigned chassis name of the chassis. | |
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| Model | The system model type for this chassis | |
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| Status | The chassis status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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| Processor | Sensor | The location name of the processor device status probe | |
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| Processor Brand | The brand of the processor device. | |
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| Processor Current Speed | The current speed of the processor device in MHz |
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| Processor Core Count | The number of processor cores detected for the processor device. | |
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| Status | The processor status - Critical, Warning, Clear | |
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If a component is functioning normally, the status indicator is green.
The status indicator changes to orange or red if a system component violates a performance threshold or is not functioning properly. Generally, an orange indicator signifies degraded performance.
A red indicator signifies that a component stopped operating or exceeded the highest threshold.
If the status is blank, then the health monitoring service cannot determine the status of the component.
Note: Currently hardware performance monitoring is supported in SNMP and WMI monitoring mode. |
Hardware Device-Level Configuration
Hardware Configuration option available under Host Details in the right hand side of the details page, will allow you to opt for the various hardware components you want to monitor. This operation can also be done using the Performance Polling option under the Admin tab which will globally configure the hardware stats.
Advanced Settings
By clicking the Advanced Settings option available under Host Details in the right hand side of the details page, you can go to the Performance Data Collection page for Servers.
Here you can use the Hardware Health monitoring option to enable or disable hardware monitoring in servers. You can also opt the various hardware components (like power, fan, disk,etc.,) to be monitored by checking the options given. This will globally configure the hardware monitoring status. You can also configure the health status by defining values in the respective text boxes:
Critical Severity: If the status matches with any of the values defined in the Critical Severity text box, then Applications Manager displays the status of the hardware device as Critical. The values defined by default are failed, error, failure, nonRecoverable, criticalUpper, criticalLower, nonRecoverableLower and critical.
Warning Severity: If the status matches with any of the values defined in the Warning Severity text box, then Applications Manager displays the status of the hardware device as Warning. The values defined by default are degraded, warning, nonCritical, nonCriticalUpper, nonRecoverableUpper and nonCriticalLower.
Clear Severity: If the status matches with any of the values defined in the Clear Severity text box, then Applications Manager displays the status of the hardware device as clear. The value defined by default is 'ok'.
Note If the status of the device does not match with any of the values defined in the severity text box, the device status is displayed as unknown. Status values defined within the severity text boxes are comma-separated and case-insensitive. |
See Also
Creating New Windows Server Monitor
Servers |
Windows Server Cluster |