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The Dashboard tab is divided into two areas - : the Category Details table (left pane) and the Main area (right pane). Each area can include different control elements, such as tabs and view controls, and displays information in various formats, such as tables.
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| Technology | Column name | Description |
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| Oracle | Database ID | The ID of the database. |
| Web | Web server type | The type of the Web server. |
| Web | Server-side installed indication | An indication if the server-side is installed. |
| Web | Client-side installed indication | An indication if the client-side is installed. |
| J2EE | J2EE type | The J2EE type. |
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You can control the way data is displayed in the table. See “About sorting data” on page 184.
Managing instances and clusters
Depending on the chosen entity (instance or cluster) in the Instances & Clusters tree, a different set of buttons appear at the bottom of the Display Instances & Clusters table. The following table describes the activities that can be performed with the buttons:
Table 3-10 Display 10 Display Instances & Clusters buttons
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| Instance | Add Instance | Add a new instance. |
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| Instance | Edit | Edit the selected instance. If the instance is part of a cluster, the edit button is disabled and editing is done by selecting the cluster and clicking Edit. |
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| Instance | Delete | Delete the selected instance from the Display Instances & Clusters table and invoke the uninstall process for the instance. |
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| Instance | Set AppTier | Assign the instance to an AppTier. See |
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| Instance | Customize Columns | Customize the columns for one or more instances. |
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| Cluster | Add Cluster | Add a new cluster. This can only be performed for J2EE, Web, and Oracle. |
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| Cluster | Edit | For J2EE and Web , this button opens the Add Servers window within the cluster installation. |
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For Oracle , this button opens the Add New Oracle Cluster window. |
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| Cluster | Advanced Edit | This button opens the Instance Properties window in the Install Web Cluster process from within you can click Advanced to change the properties. |
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| Cluster | Set AppTier | Assign |
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An AppTier is an application tier in your environment; Precise agents monitor, process, and communicate performance-related information for that tier. An AppTier can consist of one or more instances or clusters of the same technology.
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To set AppTiers in the Display Instances & Clusters table1. On
On the Instances & Clusters view, select one instance or cluster from the Filtered Instances or Clusters table and click Set AppTiers.
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A check mark in an instance or cluster row, to the left of the Environment column, indicates whether this instance or cluster is part of this environment.
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- You can change the instance or cluster AppTier name by selecting an environment row, and clicking change AppTier.
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Click OK to save the instance's or cluster’s AppTiers setup, or Cancel to close the dialog box without saving.
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Any AppTier change performed on an instance which is part of a cluster, is automatically applied to all instances of that cluster.
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You can customize the header and the value you want displayed on the Filtered Instances table.
To customize column headers for instances1. Select
- Select one or more instances for which you want to set their custom columns.
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- In the Instances view, click Customize Columns.
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- Type the values you want to set for the selected instances or select one of the available values in the combo.
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- to leave the current value.
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- You can (optionally) change the columns headers name by clicking the Change Column Names button.
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- Click OK to save the customized columns setting, or Cancel to close the dialog box without saving.
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Known in previous versions as the Patch view, the Updates view in version 9.0 displays available updates and manages their application process. Using the Updates view, you can check which updates were applied to your servers, view the update properties, and launch the update application process.For more information about reviewing and managing updates, see "To view and manage updates" on page 35. For more information about applying updates, see "Applying an update" on page 37the update properties, and launch the update application process.
To view and manage updates1. In
- In AdminPoint, select Setup>Updates.
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- In the screen that appears, select one of the following display modes from the drop-down menu(s) above the table.
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. This mode displays all servers that the update selected in the “For” drop-down menu should be applied to, and the current application status. The Server Status table displays the following information:
Header Description Update ID
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Name of the update. Server
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Name of the server. Status
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An icon that indicates whether the update was applied successfully or with errors. Application Type
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Indicates how the update was applied to the server. The application types include:
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- Applied (Directly). The update was applied directly on the selected server.
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- Applied (Upon Installation). The update was automatically applied on the server when the server was installed.
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- Applied (Indirectly). The changes and functionalities provided by the update were applied on the selected server when a newer update containing these functionalities was applied to it.
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- Update Required. The update should be applied on the selected server.
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Update Required (Priority). The updated must be applied on the selected server before it is applied on other servers in the same Framework.
A FocalPoint is installed on the selected server. Within each node, the servers with FocalPoints installed on them must be updated before the other servers. Therefore, the update must be applied on the selected (FocalPoint) server before it is applied on other servers in the same node.Info
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Because there can be multiple nodes in a Precise installation, there can be multiple servers with this status. This status only refers to servers in the same node. You can update a server (without a FocalPoint) in a different node before updating the selected server, if the servers with FocalPoints installed on them in the other node have already been updated.
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- Pending Prerequisites. The update cannot be applied until all prerequisites are fulfilled. A list of prerequisites can be found per update on my.precise.com.
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- Pending Server-Update Version Upgrade. The server version is not supported by the update. The server version must be upgraded before the update can be applied.
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The date and time that the update was applied on the server. Node
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Name of Framework node that the selected server is part of. Installed Agents
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List of all agents that are currently installed on the server.
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Update Status
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. This mode displays all updates currently loaded and their status for all relevant servers. The table displays the following information:
Header Description Update ID
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Name of the update. Server
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Name of the server. Status
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An icon that indicates whether the update was applied successfully (insert icon) or with errors (insert icon). Application
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Types Indicates how the update was applied to the server. The application types include:
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- Applied (Directly) The update was applied directly on the selected server.
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- Applied (Upon Installation). The update was automatically applied on the server when the server was installed.
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- Applied (Indirectly). The changes and functionalities provided by the update were applied on the selected server when a newer update containing these functionalities was applied to it.
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- Update Required. The update should be applied on the selected server.
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- Update Required (Priority). The updated must be applied on the selected server before it is applied on other servers in the same Framework.
A FocalPoint is installed on the selected server. Within each node, the servers with FocalPoints installed on them must be updated before the other servers. Therefore, the update must be applied on the selected (FocalPoint) server before it is applied on other servers in the same node.
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Because there can be multiple nodes in a Precise installation, there can be multiple servers with this status. This status only refers to servers in the same node. You can update a server (without a FocalPoint) in a different node before updating the selected server, if the servers with FocalPoints installed on them in the other node have already been updated.
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- Pending Prerequisites. The update cannot be applied until all prerequisites are fulfilled. A list of prerequisites can be found per update at my.precise.com
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- Pending Server-Update Version Upgrade. The server version is not supported by the update. The server version must be upgraded before the update can be applied.
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The date and time that the update was applied on the server. Node
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Name of Framework node that the selected server is part of. Product
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Name of the Precise components that are affected by the update.
You can control the way data is displayed in the table. See “About sorting data” and "About filtering data" on page 184.
Applying an update
To apply an update1. Go
- Go to my.precise.com and locate the desired update.
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- Download the update to a local directory on the computer from which you run the Precise StartPoint GUI.
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- Go to AdminPoint>Setup>Updates.
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- In the Updates view, click Apply updates. The Update Installation wizard appears.
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In the “Select Updates” screen, locate the desired update in the Available Updates table.
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If the update does not appear, click Add Update and enter the file path from the folder you downloaded the update to. Alternatively, click the browse button, select the path, and click OK. The update now appears in the Available Updates table.
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For more information regarding a specific update, see the Description area at the bottom of the screen. To view all information for the update, scroll down or click the expand icon at the top right of the area to open a new window with the information.
Selecting an update to appear in the Available Updates table does not apply the update. The update application process begins only after the servers have been selected.
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Select the desired update in the Available Updates table and move it to the Updates to Install table using the arrows between the two tables.
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If there is a newer update that contains the update you selected, the newer update will be selected and appear in the Available Updates table.
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Click Next. The “Select Servers” screen appears, displaying all servers and their update status.
By default, all the servers will be selected to be updated. You can choose to exclude servers from the application process at this time by removing the selection mark next to them.Info
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In some cases, applying the update to one server will only be allowed if another server is updated at the same time. In these cases, you will be prompted to include the relevant servers in the selection to be updated.
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- Click Next. The update application “preparing” phase begins. If there are pre-action items to be executed, they will appear on the screen and must be completed to continue to the update application “applying update” process. Perform these action items.
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- Once all pre-action items are completed, the update application process will resume. If there were no pre-action items, the update application process will automatically continue.
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- The “Applying Updates” screen appears, displaying an update application process progress bar for each server.
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After the update application is complete, post-action items will appear on screen. Perform these action items. You can decide to perform these action items at a later stage.
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If there are no pre- or post-action items, the wizard will automatically move from through the “Preparing”, “Pre Action Items”, “Apply update”, and “Post Action Items” screens.
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