Generic server sensor

The generic server sensor discovers the application servers that are running on a host computer system.

The sensor first discovers listening ports (IP address and ports), established connections, and processes that are running on targeted computer systems. Templates are used to match runtime process information. When specified criteria are matched, the information is used to seed specific application sensors, such as the Apache sensor or a custom application server sensor.

The processes can be running on IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. For processes that are running on IPv6 only, the processes are discovered, but a seed that starts a more specific sensor is not created.

Custom server templates are used to discover application servers that Agile Service Manager does not automatically categorize. You can create custom server templates. If multiple custom server templates match the application runtime process information, only the first custom server template that is matched causes the custom application server sensor to run.

Sensor name that is used in the GUI and logs

GenericServerSensor

Limitations

A sensor that requires credentials and a generic custom sensor can both discover the same target system during multiple discoveries. Depending on the nature of the data discovered without credentials, the system cannot guarantee that objects that are created by the custom server template are reconciled with sensor-created artifacts.

On Solaris operating systems that support virtualization, from the global zone, the generic server sensor does not support the discovery of runtime processes in local zones.

Model objects created

The sensor creates the following model object:

  • sys.RuntimeProcess

netstat command instead of lsof command for AIX operating system

The generic server sensor by default uses the netstat command instead of the lsof command on the AIX® operating systems. Thanks to this, the LPAR and WPAR processes are separated and WPAR generic sensor is run to discover applications that are installed on WPARs.
For details, see WPAR generic sensor.