Adding middleware applications to the Application Performance Dashboard

Create an IBM integration stack application and add the IBM MQ, IBM Integration Bus, and DataPower appliance instances that you want to monitor to it.

Procedure

To display the components in the IBM integration stack, complete the following steps in the Application Performance Dashboard:

  1. In the Application Performance Dashboard, click Add Application.
    Screenshot of the Add Application (+) button.
  2. In the Edit Application window, add an application name and click Add components Screen capture of the Add component button..
  3. In the Select Component window, select IBM Integration Bus.
  4. In the Component Editor, select the required component instances and click Add.

    Any detected IBM Integration Bus instances are automatically added to this list.

  5. Click Back and repeat steps 3 - 4 for WebSphere MQ and DataPower Appliance. Continue adding IBM Integration Bus, IBM MQ, and DataPower appliance instances until the IBM integration stack is complete.
    Enterprise Service Bus application that is associated with WebSphere MQ, IIB, and DataPower Appliance instances.
  6. Click Close, then Save to return to the Application Performance Dashboard.

Results

Tip: If the Aggregate Transaction Topology does not initially show the topology that you expect, wait for it to refresh and check again in a few minutes. If the topology is still not what you expect, there might be a problem with your application not communicating with the expected components. Check your environment.