Working With the Enterprise Manager Monitor

The Enterprise Manager Monitor (known simply as the Monitor) allows you to quickly identify problems with components or systems in the Repository framework and, in some cases, to correct the problem. The following topics provide additional information about the Monitor:

• About the Enterprise Manager Monitor

• Enabling Monitoring for Sun Master Index

About the Enterprise Manager Monitor

The Monitor alerts you to the status of components (for example, whether they are running) and allows you to send commands to the components such as start or shut down. From the Monitor, you can double-click a Sun Master Index application or related project component to go directly to the problem. The Monitor allows you to filter the list of displayed instances to quickly identify exceptions and to navigate to specific versions of a Service to monitor the progress of each instance. Sun Master Index components cannot be stopped or restarted from the Monitor, but eWays and other associated components can.

The Monitor provides visual cues to let you know when a component needs attention. For example, the Connectivity Map displays a flashing red square when a Service becomes inactive. If you configure the Alert Agent or SNMP Agent, you can avoid having to run the Monitor continuously. The agent will notify you when a specified problem occurs.

Enabling Monitoring for Sun Master Index

You can use the Enterprise Manager to monitor most components of a Sun Master Index system, including Collaborations, Business Processes, and eWays. Selecting any of the displayed components displays more information about their status, alerts, log entries, and so on.

In order to view the special tools for each component type, you must have the Enterprise Manager Plug-in files uploaded and installed for those types. For more information about installing the Enterprise Manager Plug-ins for Sun Master Index, Adapters, and other components, see Installing Plugins Using Enterprise Manager Web Applications Manager in Using the Java CAPS 6 Installation GUI. The name of the Sun Master Index plug-in is eView Enterprise Manager Plug-in.