Understanding PeopleSoft Target Types

After the PeopleSoft targets have been discovered you can begin monitoring and managing PeopleSoft systems and targets. Concepts and tasks relating to systems and targets are discussed in individual chapters devoted to each target type.

The following PeopleSoft specific target types allow monitoring and management of a PeopleSoft environment:

Field or Control	Definition
PS Application Database (PS App DB)	Refers to the PeopleSoft application database running the application, such as CRM or HCM. There can only be one PeopleSoft application for each installed application database.
PS Application Server Domain	Key target type of a PeopleSoft environment. It does all of the complex logic and computations and builds the contents that the web server uses to display pages.
PS Process Scheduler Domain	Enables batch job scheduling and processing.
PS Process Monitor	Enables you to monitor and submit processes configured to run on a Process Scheduler server.
PS PIA	Allows Enterprise Manager to manage the PIA component. It corresponds to a Web domain in Weblogic, server in WebSphere. This target type contains one or more PS Web Site targets.
PS Web Site	Comprises the specific web application and its corresponding HTML files, image files and resource files. It also includes configurations and page content. PS Web Site targets always belong to a PS PIA target.
ELK Server	Peoplesoft Elasticsearch and Kibana instances.