3.1

RTO PinPoint Installation and Configuration Planning Checklist

When you have completed installing RTO PinPoint, you will define your applications for monitoring. The application definition is an important part of the monitoring process as it tells PinPoint exactly the infrastructure that is important for your application.  The infrastructure consists of servers, applications, databases, processes, services, and pages.  Use this form to assist you in the application definition planning process.

 

List of applications to monitor prepared and available

RTO PinPoint monitors applications and prompts you to define the application infrastructure and components. This includes the servers operating the application and the various application components such as ASP.NET pages, web pages, COM+ components, processes, and databases.

 

First generate the names of the applications you wish to monitor.

 

Application

Administrator

Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application infrastructure

Next, define the application infrastructure by identifying the servers that house the applications. These servers can be identified by name or IP address. Servers can be Web, Application, File, or Database servers. 

 

Application

Server(s)

Type and Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application Components and Construction

Using RTO PinPoint advanced configuration, you define the application components. We use this detail definition to monitor the specific application operations. For example, you define the COM+ transaction components for the servers that are hosting applications using this infrastructure.

 

Application Server Types

 

Components available for definition

ASP.NET

ASPX page

COM+ Transactions

Web Service

Process Instance

 

Citrix Server

Published Applications

Published Desktops

Application Instances

Processes Instances

 

SQL Server

Database

Process Instance

 

Page Server

Web page

Process Instance

 

File Server,

General Windows Server

Process Instance

 

 

Application

Server(s)

Component Detail

Example: Fleet Tracking

AppSrv01 – ASPX

Login.aspx, subint,aspx

 

       Web Service

Default Web Site

 

       Process Instance

FleetTrack

 

       COM+

FleetTrack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 User Account for Analysis Engine/Console server

The Analysis Engine operates using a service account which should have access to the servers you are monitoring and administrative access on the server running the Analysis Engine.

 

 

Account/Password

Comment

 

 

 

Microsoft® .NET installed

 

SMTP Server for Performance Alerts

The console will send SMTP alerts to the designated recipient. An SMTP server is required to send the address. This is most likely your mail server and is generally referenced by name, but can be identified by IP address. Usually an account is required to send messages through SMTP servers (unless anonymous access setting for SMTP is on). The account is an account with rights to the message server. The account is commonly referenced by domain\account name.

 

 

SMTP Server Address

Account used to send message

 

 

 

 

Alert recipients selected

For each application you can designate a recipient for serious and critical alerts. These can be the same address (recipient) for each application, different recipients, or any combination thereof. Identify the recipients for alerts.

 

Application

Alert Recipient

Email Address