This section includes the following topics:

• Sampling Alerts custom metrics from the monitored instance
• Monitoring WebSphere MQ network time with Insight Savvy for Network

Sampling Alerts custom metrics from the monitored instance

To enable sampling of Alerts custom metrics for this instance

1. After adding all Tier installation instance properties inputs, click Advanced.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Check Enable sampling of custom metrics for this instance.
4. Click OK.

Monitoring WebSphere MQ network time with Insight Savvy for Network

The WebSphere MQ Tier - Network Monitoring dialog box displays two lists of Listener ports. The left list shows all ports available for the WebSphere MQ instance. The right list shows ports to be monitored by the Insight for Network savvies.

If you want the Insight Savvy for Network to monitor WebSphere MQ network time, you need to specify the TCP/IP ports to be used by this WebSphere MQ instance. To obtain the Listener ports for a server:

• Windows
  • The ports that are used by the selected Queue Manager are stored in the following registry folder:
    SOFTWARE\IBM\MQSeries\CurrentVersion\Configuration\Services\<Queue Manager name>\Listener\Port
• UNIX
  • Run the following command to locate a port number: PS - ef | grep rUnmqlsr
    In the output, search for the name of the selected Queue Manager and the parameter –p, which is followed by the port number. If –p does not occur, the default port 1414 is used.
• Alternative option

  • Check the Services file on the server that provides the service.
    If the service is not defined in the Services file, run the netstat command to see a list of all open connections on the server.
    If the service provider is a UNIX server, use the lsof utility located in the <precise_root>/products/insight/hostname/bin folder on the Insight installation server.
    To use the utility to obtain a list of all TCP/IP ports used by a service, run the following command:
    lsof-P|grep LISTEN|grep<listener_process_name>
    To access a list of lsof utility options, run the command:
     lsof –h

    The lsof utility is only available if the Insight Savvy for Network is installed. If you want to run this utility before completing the Savvy installation, log in as root user and locate the file bin/lsof.operation_system_version in the Insight installation folder.

    
    

To set network monitoring options for the WebSphere MQ Tier

1. In the WebSphere MQ Tier - Network Monitoring dialog box, select the Associate MQ activity with network statistics check box.
2. In the left list, select the ports to be monitored by the Insight Savvy for Network. Use the arrow button to move ports to the right list.
   To specify a port that does not appear in the list, type the port number in the text field below the list. Then use the arrow button to move the port to the right list.
3. Click Next.

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