IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools for Java - Getting started with Health Center

Here are some concepts and guidance for running Health Center.

The Health Center tool is provided in two parts:

• The Health Center client is a GUI-based diagnostics tool for monitoring the status of a running Java Virtual Machine (JVM), installed within the IBM Support Assistant (ISA) Workbench.
• The Health Center agent provides the mechanism by which the Health Center client obtains information about your Java application. The agent uses a small amount of processor time and memory and must be manually installed in an IBM JVM.

Figure 1 shows an overview of where the Health Center client and agent are located, when installed in ISA and the JVM.

To complete all the following steps:

• Step 1 - Install the Health Center client:

  Note: This step, and step 2, are covered by the YouTube™ video Install IBM Support Assistant and Health Center.

  1. Download and install the IBM Support Assistant Workbench.
  2. Install the Heath Center in the ISA Workbench
     • Start the ISA Workbench.
     • If the "IBM Support Assistant Customization Wizard" is displayed. click Cancel to exit this wizard.
     • From the menu bar in ISA, select Update > Find New... > Tools Add-ons. The "Find new tools add-ons" wizard will be displayed.
     • Type health in the search box, then click the arrow next to JVM-based Tools to show matching tools. (See Figure 2).
       
       Figure 2. Find for the Health Center add-on
       
       
       
     • Select "IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools for Java - Health Center" from the list then click Next.
     • Complete the wizard by following the on-screen instructions.
     • ISA will prompt you to restart the Workbench - select Yes to restart.
• Step 2 - Launch the Health Center client:
  1. Start the ISA Workbench.
  2. From the Welcome page, click Analyze Problem.
  3. On the "Analyze Problem" tab, select Tools as in Figure 3.
     
     Figure 3. Where to find the installed tools in the ISA Workbench
     
     
     
     
  4. You will be presented with a list of all the installed tools. Select "IBM Monitoring and Diagnostic Tools for Java - Health Center" and then click on Launch.
  5. The Health Center application will now launch and the Health Center: Connection wizard will be displayed.
     

     Important note: Your application must be enabled for monitoring before Health Center can be connected.

• Step 3- Enable your application for monitoring:

  Note: This step, and step 4, are covered by the YouTube™ video How to enable a Java application for live monitoring by the Health Center .

  1. On the first page of the Health Center: Connection wizard, click the 'Enabling an application for monitoring' link as in Figure 4.
     
     Figure 4. Health Center Connection wizard application enablement link
     
     
     
  2. Follow the help topic displayed.
  
  
• Step 4 -Connect Health Center to the enabled Java application:
  1. Complete the Health Center: Connection wizard to start monitoring the enabled Java application.
  2. For further information refer to the help within the Health Center.
  
  
• Step 5 -Read the release notes.