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APM V8 Dashboard RBAC Failed to load user groups for LDAP registry
IBM Application Performance Management V8.x uses Liberty profile server provided security to authenticate users to the APM Dashboard. If LDAP registry is configured to authenticate users for APM, ldapRegistry.xml contains the filters to limit the users and user groups from LDAP. When Role Based Access Control (RBAC) page is accessed from APM dashboard, the number of LDAP users received by the APM server may exceed the default limit of Liberty profile server. This article discusses the symptoms and troubleshooting of this problem. Environment:... [More]
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ITCAM for Transactions Tracking : Upstream/Downstream links in Topology
This pdf guide describes how to create 2 new links : https://ibm.box.com/s/eilf4p6f363u9ig48604tfn16l2gzpjr - Transaction Topology (Upstream) link and - Transaction Topology (Downstream) link that filter nodes in the TEP Transaction Reporter "Transaction Topology" view. To access one of these 2 new links in the TEP "Transactions" view, click on the chain icon for a transaction, and select the requires link in the list. Subscribe and follow us for all the latest... [More]
Tags: tt ttracking composite topology hdt15 ericmtn apm reporter tx ericmon |
IBM APM Application Performance Management 8.1 server logs - rotation log settings
The following link described how to collect the main logs of APM 8.1 server, using 'collectLogs.sh' : https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSHLNR_8.1.4/com.ibm.pm.doc/install/trouble_logs_server.htm but how do you control the APM server main logs file size, and number of log files? this is not currently documented apparently.. So I searched around and here is what I have found so far for the main components included in APM server: - APM MIN : In /opt/ibm/wlp/usr/servers/min/s erver.xml ... [More]
Tags: hdt15 apm ericmtn 8.1 server ericmon |
ITCAM for Transactions WRT agent tips,best practices,pitfalls (part5)
APPLICATION NOT REPORTED BY WRT AGENT Q1) ITCAM for Transactions Web Response Time (WRT/T5) agent in TEP views, under "Web Response Time", does not report an expected application that is served by a https server How to investigate further this kind of issue? A1) Enable the following extra tracing on WRT agent system, in kfcmenv file: Windows : CANDLE_HOME \tmaitm6\wrm\analyzer\kfcmenv KFC_DEBUG_SSL=Y Unix : CANDLE_HOME /tmaitm6/wrm/kfcmenv KFC_DEBUG_SSL=Y; export KFC_DEBUG_SSL restart... [More]
Tags: performance apm time ericmon hdt15 cipher wrt https response web traffic ericmtn decryption suite monitoring ssl |
IBM APM 8.1 - Synthetic agent SN - Useful info - tips - Part1
1) After you have uploaded a Selenium test script to the APM server, using APM UI console and the "Synthetic Script Manager" feature : 1a) the script should be uploaded into the server in : /opt/ibm/wlp/usr/servers/apmui/tmp 1b) /opt/ibm/wlp/usr/servers/apmui/logs/ messages.log on server should contain a line like: com.ibm.smai.synthetic.ui.utils. ScriptUploadTools I fileMap: {fileSize=xxxB, scriptName=<script name> } 1c) on the Synthetic agent side , -... [More]
Tags: performance synthetic synthetic_monitoring apmv8 playback ericmon apm hdt15 monitoring ericmtn |
ITCAM for Transactions - ISM - IFix install fails
This blog describes a possible solution to the error : " Another version of this product is already installed " when you are trying to upgrade ISM agent on Windows. Example : Applying 7.4.0.2-TIV-CAMIS-Windows-IF0001 on ISM agent v 7.4.0.1 for reference, 7.4.0.2-TIV-CAMIS-Windows-IF0001 readme link: https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=isg400003684 Windows ISM agent version already installed v7.4.0.1 : ... [More]
Tags: services ericmon internet itcamfortrans itcamism fixpack upgrade itcam ifix ericmtn apm monitoring hdt15 |
ITCAM for Transactions: Robotic,RPT,best practices,pitfalls Part3
Continuation of this blog, now part 3. 10) Using for example Rational Performance Tester (RPT) version 9.0.1 with ITCAM4Tx Rational Integration Plugin (RIS) version 7.4.0.1 IF0014 installed on Windows, the Tivoli script export is failing with error : === " Problem Opening Wizard . The selected wizard could not be started.", details: "The selected wizard could not be started. Plug-in " com.ibm.tivoli.rpt.sdk.transp erf.eclipse " was unable to instantiate class " com.ibm.tivoli.transperf.ecli... [More]
Tags: performance tester ericmtn composite hdt15 itcam4tx plugin apm tivoli v6 itm ericmon v7.4 rational itcamfortrans rpt monitoring export |
ITCAM for Transactions WRT agent tips,best practices,pitfalls (part4)
1) How to configure the WRT agent, so it analyzes only the network traffic received on one of the NIC adapter of the machine where WRT agent is installed? In order to do this, you can set up the variable : KFC_CAPTURE_DEVICE_NAME in kfcmenv file . You can refer to documentation link: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS5MD2_7.4.0.1/com.ibm.itcamt.doc/rt/User_Guide/Web1/wrtnic.html See example and results below, for a WRT agent installed on Linux OS: A) Ifconfig command results [root@rhel68-64bit... [More]
Tags: response monitoring wrt ericmtn time wrm kfc_capture_device_name ericmon web hdt15 kfcmenv performance apm |
ITCAM for Transactions: Robotic,RPT,best practices,pitfalls Part2
Part 2 of this blog 9) kt6agent jvm and RPT execution runtime jvm, max heap size increase (KT6_JVM_OPTIONS - kt6env - managed_jvm.xml) If you start to see that your robotic script playbacks are running fine and produced monitoring data in TEP robotic views for some times, then suddenly there is no more monitoring and response time data reported in TEP, it's possible that too many scripts are played back and the T6's JVM or the RPT execution runtime's JVM got out of memory. Review and apply the following... [More]
Tags: ericmtn itcamfortrans ericmon apm itcam robotics hdt15 rrt itcam4tx |
IBM APM 8.1.4 Synthetic Agent (SN) ports used
Question: What are the ports opened by APM Synthetic Agent (SN)? Answer: When the APM Synthetic Agent (SN) v8.1.4 is started on Linux OS environment with command like : cd /opt/ibm/apm/agent/bin/ ./synthetic_playback- agent.sh start then you can check, which ports are opened, and which process opened each port, using command like : netstat -tulpn For example, if Xvnc is already started, it's opening port 6001. and here are the main ports opened after SN agent was started : Port Number Process Name... [More]
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