Beginning with version 9.9 (June 2018), you can install the Precise framework on AWS and Azure as well as monitor VMs in those environments.
While the Precise installation process is relatively straight forward, installing in an AWS or Azure environment includes some unique requirements.
You must make sure that the correct inbound rules are open in AWS or Azure.
Installing the Precise Framework
For information about installing the Precise Framework, see Precise framework installation.
Installing Precise for databases
For information about installing Precise for databases, see:
- SQL Server: Precise SQL agent installation
- Oracle: Precise Oracle agent installation
- Db2: Precise DB2 tier collector installation
- Sybase: Precise Sybase tier collector installation
Precise Ports
In order to access Precise and the monitored VMs, you must open certain ports. These ports must be open for environments that are on-premise as well as those that are on Cloud based environments.
The following table shows the standard set of ports that must be open.
The ports in the following table are by default. You can change the port number during installation, if necessary.
Precise Component | Port | Note |
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Precise GUI | 20790, 20798 | Verify that these ports are open on the Precise GUI-installed machine and from all of the machines that are going to access the Precise GUI. |
Precise Framework | 20702 | Verify that this port is open on the main precise installation machine and is accessible from all of the listener machines and all of the product Focal Point machines, such as Oracle FP, SQL Server FP etc. |
Precise Listener | 20702 | Verify that this port is open on each of the Precise listener machines and is accessible from the Precise framework machine and all of the product Focal Point machines, such as Oracle FP, SQL Server FP etc. |
The following table lists the default ports for the monitored database instances.
Instance | Port | Note |
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SQL Server | 1433 | SQL Server default port. Verify that this port is open on the SQL Server database server machine and is accessible from all of the following machines:
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Oracle | 1521 | Oracle server default listener port. Verify that this port is open on the Oracle database server machine and is accessible from all of the following machines:
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Sybase | 5000 | Sybase server default port. Verify that this port is open on the Sybase database server machine and is accessible from all of the following machines:
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Db2 | 50000 | Db2 server default port. Verify that this port is open on the Db2 database server machine and is accessible from all of the following machines:
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For more details on each instance installation, see Installing the Precise framework.
Enabling ports in an AWS server
You must enable the ports in the AWS server by adding inbound rules.
To add inbound rules
- Log in to the AWS console and search for EC2 services in the search bar.
- From EC2 resources, select Running Instances.
- Using the host name, search for any instance that needs its port opened, and then select the machine.
- In the Description section of the lower tab, select the Security group name as highlighted in the following image.
- Select Inbound Rules from the ‘Security Groups’ details tab and edit the ‘Inbound rules’
Select ‘Add rule’ and fill the details in.
The parameters are:
Type info: type of port you want to open: database server, web servers, some custom port etc.
Ex: database
Port range info: range of port to open.
Ex: 1433 for SQL
Source info: Which machines can access this port.
The list of ports that need to be open is summarised in the table below:
Technology | Open Port | Notes |
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