IBM App Connect Enterprise Server Monitoring
Overview
The IBM App Connect Enterprise Server acts as a child monitor under the IBM App Connect Enterprise, offering detailed visibility into individual server performance and integration flows. It monitors deployed applications, REST APIs, and services while tracking message flow execution and throughput. By providing in-depth metrics on transaction processing, thread usage, and message rates, the ACE Server helps ensure seamless integration and prompt identification of performance issues.
Creating a new IBM App Connect Enterprise Server monitor
To learn how to create a new IBM ACE Server monitor, follow the steps given below:
- Click on New Monitor link.
- Select IBM App Connect Enterprise Server.
- Enter a Display Name for the monitor.
- Enter the Host Name of the server on which the Integration Server is running.
- Provide the Port at which the Integration Server is running. The default port is 4414.
- Add the Credential Details credentials of the Node user with Admin privileges.
- Select the SSL is enabled box if SSL is enabled in IBM App Connect Enterprise Server.
- Click on the Enable Event Log Monitoring option if you want to monitor Event Logs.
- Enter the polling interval time in minutes.
- Choose the Monitor Group from the combo box with which you want to associate IBM App Connect Enterprise Server Monitor (optional). You can choose multiple groups to associate your monitor.
- Click Add Monitor(s). This discovers IBM App Connect Enterprise Server from the network and starts monitoring them.
Monitored Parameters
Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on the IBM App Connect Enterprise Server instance in the Middleware/Portal section. Displayed below is the IBM App Connect Enterprise Server bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:
- Availability tab gives the availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
- Performance tab gives the health status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
- List view tab enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.
By clicking on the respective monitor name from the list, you'll be taken to the IBM App Connect Enterprise Server dashboard. Click on the IBM App Connect Enterprise Server monitor to see all the metrics listed under the following tabs:
Overview
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| INTEGRATION SERVER DETAILS |
| Server Name | Name of the Integration Server. |
| Server Start Up Time | Time when the server was started. |
| Server Status | Current state of the server.
Possible Values: Running, Stopped. |
| RESPONSE TIME |
| Response Time | The response time of the server (in ms). |
| APPLICATION STATS |
| Total Applications | Total number of applications discovered under all the servers. |
| Running Applications | Total number of applications that are running. |
| Stopped Applications | Total number of applications that are stopped. |
| REST API STATS |
| Total REST APIs | Total number of REST APIs discovered under the server. |
| Running REST APIs | Total number of REST APIs that are running. |
| Stopped REST APIs | Total number of REST APIs that are stopped. |
| SERVICE STATS |
| Total Services | Total number of services discovered under the server. |
| Running Services | Total number of services that are running. |
| Stopped Services | Total number of services that are stopped. |
Applications
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Application Details |
| Application Name | Name of the application. Note: Click on an Application name to view the Message Flow details. |
| State | Current state of the application. |
| Start Time | The time when the application was started. |
| Minutes since last deployment | Displayes the minutes since the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Deployed Time | Time when the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Days since last deployment | Total number of days since the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Bar File Name | The name of the BAR file. |
| Application Message Flow Details |
| Message Flow Name | The name of the message flow. |
| State | The state of the message flow.
Possible Values: Running/Stopped. |
| Type | The type of the message flow. |
| Application Name | Name of the Application associated with the message flow. |
| Total Commits | The number of messages in the transaction. |
| Maximum Messages/sec | Maximum number of messages processed per second. |
| Threads in Use | Number of threads currently in use by the message flow. |
| Threads Capacity | Thread capacity of the current queue. |
| Threads Demanded | Total number of threads demanded by the message flow. |
REST APIs
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Rest API Details |
| Rest API Name | Name of the Rest API. Note: Click on an REST API name to view the Message Flow details. |
| State | Current state of the Rest API. |
| Start Time | The time when the Rest API was started. |
| Minutes since last deployment | Displayes the minutes since the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Deployed Time | Time when the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Days since last deployment | Total number of days since the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Bar File Name | The name of the BAR file. |
| REST API Message Flow Details |
| Message Flow Name | The name of the message flow. |
| State | The state of the message flow.
Possible Values: Running/Stopped. |
| Type | The type of the message flow. |
| REST API Name | Name of the Application associated with the message flow. |
| Total Commits | The number of messages in the transaction. |
| Maximum Messages/sec | Maximum number of messages processed per second. |
| Threads in Use | Number of threads currently in use by the message flow. |
| Threads Capacity | Thread capacity of the current queue. |
| Threads Demanded | Total number of threads demanded by the message flow. |
Services
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Service Details |
| Service Name | Name of the service. Note: Click on an Service name to view the Message Flow details. |
| State | Current state of the service. |
| Start Time | The time when the service was started. |
| Minutes since last deployment | Displayes the minutes since the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Deployed Time | Time when the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Days since last deployment | Total number of days since the BAR file was last deployed. |
| Bar File Name | The name of the BAR file. |
| Service Message Flow Details |
| Message Flow Name | The name of the message flow. |
| State | The state of the message flow.
Possible Values: Running/Stopped. |
| Type | The type of the message flow. |
| Service Name | Name of the Service associated with the message flow. |
| Total Commits | The number of messages in the transaction. |
| Maximum Messages/sec | Maximum number of messages processed per second. |
| Threads in Use | Number of threads currently in use by the message flow. |
| Threads Capacity | Thread capacity of the current queue. |
| Threads Demanded | Total number of threads demanded by the message flow. |
Policies
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Policy Details |
| Name | Name of the policy. |
| Policy Type | Type of the policy. |
| Deployed Time | Time when the policy was last deployed. |
| Days since last deployment | Total number of days since the policy was last deployed. |
| Policy Last Modified Time | Time when the policy was last modified. |
| Days Since Last Modified | Total number of days since the policy was last modified. |
Resource Statistics
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| JVM RESOURCE USAGE DETAILS |
| Committed Memory | The total amount of memory committed for use by the JVM (in MB). |
| Used Memory | The amount of memory currently being used by the JVM (in MB). |
| Initial Memory | The initial amount of memory allocated to the JVM at startup (in MB). |
| Used Memory Percentage | The percentage of memory currently being used by the JVM (in %). |
| Max Heap Memory | The maximum amount of heap memory that can be allocated to the JVM (in MB). |
| Min Heap Memory | The minimum amount of heap memory that can be allocated to the JVM (in MB). |
Event Log
Note: For each poll, the latest 25 Events will be displayed in the UI.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| Event Log Details |
| Event Unique ID | Unique identifier for the event. |
| Event Time | Timestamp when the event was recorded. |
| User Name | Name of the user associated with the event. |
| Event Message | A detailed message about the event. |
Configuration
| Parameter | Description |
|---|
| CONFIGURATION DETAILS |
| Server Name | The name of the server. |
| Allow BAR Regeneration | Indicates whether bar regeneration is allowed or not. |
| Broker Default CCSID | The CCSID of the default broker. |
| Default Queue Manager | The name of the default queue manager. |
| Build Level | The build number specific to the node version. |
| Platform | The name of the platform. |
| Platform Architecture | The name of the platform architecture. |
| Platform Version | The name of the platform version. |
| Version | The IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) version. |
