The document describes the features and capabilities of the Longitude Event Monitor. It allows users to view events in real-time, customize topology and map views, troubleshoot problems by drilling down into historical data, suspend or disable events, set intelligent thresholds based on workload data, receive different types of alerts, and execute corrective actions and scripts.

1. Longitude’s Central Monitoring Station
Heroix Longitude Event Monitor
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2. Summary
• The Event Monitor is a
real-time single-
l ti il
interface event display.
• With it you can:
– Troubleshoot problems
– Adjust monitoring
settings
– Respond to issues as
they occur
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3. Longitude Event Monitor
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4. View Events
Vi E t
• Customizable Topology and
Map Views can:
– Simplify complex or
distributed environments
– Graphically represent
your physical or logical
hierarchy
– Categorize events with
color-coded icons
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5. Events in Image View
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6. Events in Image View
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7. Events in Image View
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8. Identify P bl
Id if Problems & Root Causes
R C
• Troubleshoot with drill
down’s historical data to:
– See if a problem is
persistent or transient
• Use the real-time
statistics dashboard to:
– See which processes
add to particular
p
conditions
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9. Identify Problems & Root Causes
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10. Identify Problems & Root Causes
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11. Suspending & Disabling Events
S di Di bli E t
• Longitude’s Event Monitor
lets you:
– Suspend an event to
avoid continual
notifications
– Suppress events not
applicable to your
environment
– Re-enable disabled or
suspended events
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12. Suspending & Disabling Events
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13. Intelligent Thresholds
I t lli t Th h ld
• Eliminate guesswork
when setting th h ld
h tti thresholds:
– View workload values
• Minimum
• Maximum
• Average
– Change thresholds
globally or for a set of
servers
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14. Intelligent Thresholds
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15. Intelligent Alerts
I t lli t Al t
• Receive alerts as an:
– E il
Email
– Page
– Text message
– SNMP Trap
• Escalate events based on:
– Nature
– Severity
– Frequency
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16. Intelligent Alerts
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17. Corrective Actions
C ti A ti
• Longitude will:
– Execute corrective
commands or scripts
– Leverage
homegrown scripts
–RRecognize general or
i l
specific instructions
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18. Corrective Actions
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19. Next Steps
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C t tH i Now
info@heroix.com
1-800-229-6500
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20. Next Steps
Tour - View full Product Flash Tour
Trial - Download a Free Trial
Pricing - See Pricing Information
Contact Heroix N
C t tH i Now
info@heroix.com
1-800-229-6500
© Copyright 2009 Heroix