More about monitoring scripted and managed databases

You can configure OpenEdge Management to monitor both scripted and managed databases. Using the dbagent, OpenEdge Management can monitor a database that is running on the same host as OpenEdge Management or on a different host, regardless of whether the database is managed (recognized by the AdminServer and Progress Explorer) or scripted (not under AdminServer control).

Currently OpenEdge Management can monitor:

Monitoring a scripted database through a remote-enabled AdminServer

When OpenEdge Management monitors a scripted database that is running through a remote-enabled AdminServer, the scripted database communicates directly with that AdminServer, which then uses the Sonic infrastructure to communicate with OpenEdge Management. The advantage to setting up monitoring in this way is that the scripted database can connect right into an AdminServer that is remote-enabled for all resources; it is not necessary for the dbagent to open a separate port into OpenEdge Management.

You configure OpenEdge Management and the remote-enabled AdminServer by using the OpenEdge Management Remote Monitoring Configuration Utility. For details, see Chapter 7, "Configuring Remote Monitoring for OpenEdge Management."

Monitoring a managed database through a remote-enabled AdminServer

OpenEdge Management can monitor a managed database that has been autodiscovered running under a remote-enabled AdminServer.

Monitoring scripted databases outside the AdminServer running OpenEdge Management

OpenEdge Management can monitor scripted databases that are running outside of the AdminServer in which OpenEdge Management is running. In order to monitor a database that is scripted, you must create a remote database resource.

To monitor a scripted database once you migrate it, OpenEdge Management uses the dbagent installed with your OpenEdge database. This deployment is shown in Figure 5–6.

Figure 5–6: Monitoring scripted databases on another machine

If you are using the AdminServer on Machine B to manage your databases, you can use Progress Explorer to configure those databases for monitoring by OpenEdge Management. If you are not using the AdminServer on Machine B, you will need to modify the startup parameters of each database to start the dbagent when the database is started. See the Database Management Guide for more information.


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