Create application monitoring and dashboards using MCS and Dashboard Designer in DX UIM

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

This article provides a strategy for deploying application monitoring across multiple servers and creating simple UP/DOWN dashboards within DX Unified Infrastructure Management (UIM).

Environment

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management 23.4.*
• Monitoring Configuration Service (MCS)
• Operator Console (OC) Dashboard Designer

Cause

Guidance

Resolution

Deploy monitoring profiles across application groups and visualize the data by following these steps:

1. Create Dynamic Groups:
   • Access the Operator Console and navigate to Groups.
   • Create a dynamic group targeting a small set of servers for initial testing (e.g., based on a specific naming convention or application tag).
2. Configure MCS Profiles:
   • In the Monitoring tab, select the newly created group.
   • Deploy a Processes profile using a reference device to ensure configurations are consistent across the group.
3. Validate and Expand:
   • Verify the monitoring outcome on the initial set of servers.
   • Once confirmed, expand the group membership to include all target servers for the application group; MCS will automatically deploy the profiles to the new members.
4. Create Dashboards:
   • Open the Dashboard Designer (or Business Intelligence portlet in newer versions).
   • Add widgets to represent the process status.
   • Configure the data source for each widget to point to the QOS_PROCESS_STATE or alarm data for a simple UP/DOWN visualization.

Additional Information

 

• DX UIM MCS Quick Start Guide
• If additional assistance is required contact Broadcom support.