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Business-Oriented Network Performance Management
Getting Started Guide
(UPM 6.4.0)
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Introduction
Colasoft UPM is a business performance management solution provided by Colasoft.
Components
Colasoft UPM consists of nChronos Server (hereinafter referred to as “frontend”) and UPM Analysis
Center (hereinafter referred to as “UPM Center”).
Frontend
Frontend devices can be deployed at the critical nodes on the communication link for business
system, and capture business communication data by switch port mirroring or network TAP. The
frontend collects and analyzes the performance index parameters and application alarm information
in real-time, and uploads to UPM Center via the management interface for overall analysis.
UPM Center
UPM Center is deployed to converge frontend devices, collect the business performance indexes and
alarm information uploaded by frontend devices, and display the analysis results.
Architecture
UPM Center communicates with frontend using B/S (Browser/Server) architecture in determined
hops to thereby intensively monitor and manage the whole network.
The architecture between UPM Center and frontend devices is visualized as the following figure:
Deployment
Colasoft UPM is developed based on the idea of distributive deployment and intensive management.
You can deploy frontend devices at any network links that need to be monitored to capture traffic.
The frontend devices upload the data to UPM Center and UPM Center analyzes the data and shows
the analysis results and manages the frontend devices.
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The deployment of UPM is visualized as the following figure:
Start to Use UPM
Time Synchronization
In order to guarantee data consistency between nChronos Server and UPM, users need to
synchronize their time.
Login into nChronos Server webpage, click Time Synchronization->NTP Internet time server, input
the IP address of UPM server, click OK.
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UPM Login
Input the IP address of UPM server in the address bar of browser: [Link] jump to
the login page of UPM, input user account at the first time, the UPM would generate the One-time
Password for you, click Login, then UPM would ask you to fix the password.
Add Center Connection Account
Click Configurations ->nChronos Server Configuration ->Center Connection Account to add center
connection accounts.
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Connect nChronos Server to UPM
Click Analysis Center on nChronos Server webpage to connect nChronos Server to UPM.
Input the following parameters:
• nChronos Server name: The name of current nChronos Server
• Center address: The address of UPM Center
• Center port: 22000 (uncheck SSL)/22100 (check SSL)
• Username: Center Connection Account username
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• Password: Center Connection Account password
An example is shown as below.
Add Probe
Click Configurations ->Probe ->Probe and Link ->Probe and Link Configuration to open the Add
Probe page. Probes should be corresponding with the links of nChronos Server.
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Application Management
Click Configurations -> Application Configuration to add, delete or edit applications.
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To add an application, click button “ ” and input the parameters in following box. Then click OK.
Add Business
Click Configurations ->Business Configuration to add, delete or edit business.
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Click button “ ” to add a business.
Following is an example of a simple business configuration for reference
I. Business Definition
Configure basic information of a business. After finishing business definition, click Next.
II. Business Logic Diagram
i. Click Add application relationship to choose an application. DB Server is
taken for an example here.
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ii. Add a client. Then click OK.
iii. Check the client and the Path Setting box will pop up. Drag a probe to the
relationship line and click OK. After that, the business is added successfully. Users
can click Finish and Exit to complete the configuration, or click Next to set alarms.
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III. Alarm Settings
Users can set alarms through alarm templates already set or customize alarms.
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IV. Business Health Settings
If users want to use health value function for monitoring applications and network, configure
them in this step.
Finally, click Finish and Exit to complete the business configuration.
Business Status Monitoring
Status of each business can be viewed on this page.
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Business Performance Analysis
Move the mouse over the business box and click the button “ ” on the Business Status
Monitoring page to jump to the Business Performance Analysis page. Users can check related
application data of the business on that page.
The page can also be accessed by clicking Business Performance ->Business Performance Analysis.
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