Situations

Internet Service Monitoring provides predefined situations for service level agreements.

Tip: Before modifying a predefined situation, always make a copy of it using Create Another.

Scenario

You are monitoring Java Virtual Machine using the TCPPORT monitor and would like Internet Service Monitoring to report the Java Virtual Machine host name instead of the agent host name if the monitored Java Virtual Machine stops responding.

Update the situation to report the Java Virtual Machine host name:
  1. In the Tivoli Enterprise Portal, in the Navigator right-click Internet Service Monitoring and select Situations.
  2. In the Situation Editor, select the following values:
    • In the Attribute Group list, KIS TCPPort
    • In the Attribute Item list, ServiceLevel
  3. In the Formula field, set the situation trigger for ServiceLevel to !=1.
  4. Click Advanced.
  5. In the Advanced Situation Options dialog box, on the Display Item tab, select Host in the Item list and click OK.
  6. Click Apply to save the situation.
  7. Distribute the situation to one or more managed systems and click Apply.
  8. In the left column, right-click the new situation and select Start to start the situation.