Start ITCAM for WebSphere Application Server, enable counters, and view data

After installing and configuring ITCAM for WebSphere® Application Server, you must start it and enable counters to view data. If you restart the WebSphere Application Server, you will need to start ITCAM for WebSphere Application Server and enable the counters again.

1. To start ITCAM for WebSphere Application Server, complete the following steps:
   1. In the WebSphere Integrated Solutions console navigation tree, expand Monitoring and Tuning > Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI).
   2. In the Name column, locate the application server that you want to start monitoring and click the name.
   3. In the configuration tab, under Additional Properties, select ITCAM for WebSphere Application Server, or ITCAM for WAS.
   4. If it is not already selected, select Enable IBM® Tivoli® Composite Application Manager for WebSphere Application Server Data Collector or Enable ITCAM for WAS Data Collector. Click Apply. Click Save.
   5. Click the Runtime tab and select Start Monitoring.
2. To enable counters, complete the following steps:
   1. Click the Configuration tab, ensure that Enable IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere Application Server Data Collector is selected. Click Apply.
   2. In theConfiguration tab, select Save directly to the master configuration, this will return you to the Performance Monitoring Infrastructure window.
   3. In the Name column, locate the application server that you want to start monitoring and click the name.
   4. Select the Runtime tab and click the custom link.
   5. To enable application server level counters, select the counters you want to enable.
   6. Some counters are only applicable at instance level. To enable instance level counters, expand ITCAM Application Performance, select the instance level node, and then select the counters you want to enable.
      Note:

      • You cannot enable instance level counters unless there is traffic for the instance.
      • When you enable instance level counters, they appear disabled at the ITCAM Application Performance level, but at request level, they are enabled. Also, when you view the performance graphs, the counters are enabled. For more information, see Instance level counters in TPV appear disabled.
   7. Click Enable to enable the counters you selected.
   8. In the navigation tree, select Performance Viewer>Current Activity, select the application server you want to start monitoring and click Start Monitoring.
3. To view data, complete the following steps:
   1. In the Server column, locate the application server that you want to start monitoring and click the name.
   2. Under your server name, expand Performance Modules.
   3. Select ITCAM Application Performance.
   4. Click View Modules.