Monitoring Observer Reporting Server

To monitor an Observer Reporting Server installation using Observer Infrastructure. complete the following steps. This process allows you to monitor the up/down availability of your Observer Reporting Server.

Note: For WMI polling to function in Windows XP, you must disable “Use simple file sharing” in the Windows Explorer Folder Options.

1.	Download the Network Instruments Monitor Pack from http://niuserforum.websitetoolbox.com/post?id=5458658.

2.	Unzip the contents of the Network Instruments Monitor Pack to a directory of your choice.

3.	In Observer Infrastructure. choose Options > Program Options > Monitors tab .

4.	Right-click the monitor list. The monitor list is the leftmost panel of the window.

5.	Click Import, and navigate to the directory you chose in 2.

6.	Double-click the file ReportingServer.OiMonitor. The monitor is imported to the Network Instruments folder (category). If the folder does not exist,Observer Infrastructure creates it.

The monitor is imported. You must now create monitor elements for the monitor, which are specific to your environment.

7.	Ensure your Observer Reporting Server monitor is selected (the one you imported) and click New in the monitor elements list. The monitor elements list is the rightmost panel of the window.

8.	Do one of the following:

If you run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows service, expand the Performance branch and double-click “WMI - Windows Services”. The New Monitor Element window appears.

If you run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows process (you do not run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows service), expand the Performance branch and double-click “WMI - Windows Processes”. The New Monitor Element window appears.

9.	Do one of the following:

If you run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows service, click the

button near the Service Name field. The Enter WMI Connection Parameters dialog appears.

If you run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows process (you do not run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows service), click the button near the Process Name field. The Enter WMI Connection Parameters dialog appears.

10.	Type a host name (or specify one using the button), and type your user name and password. Click OK.

11.	Do one of the following:

If you run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows service, select the NI Observer Reporting Server service from the list, and click OK. You return to the New Monitor Element window.

If you run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows process (you do not run Observer Reporting Server as a Windows service), selectObserverReportingServer.exe, and click OK. You return to the New Monitor Element window.

12.	Ensure either “Availability” or “Process Count” is selected for Statistics Type.

13.	Configure the rest of your settings, including display name, monitor category, and alarm conditions.

14.	Click Finish to save your monitor element.

15.	Click OK to close the Program Options window.

16.	The final steps involve adding the monitor to your Observer Reporting Server appliance in Observer Infrastructure.

17.	In your device list, right-click the target Observer Reporting Server appliance and choose Device Properties. The Device Properties window appears.

18.	Click the IP tab, and ensure HTTP is enabled in the IP Applications list.

If the Network Instruments IP applications do not exist in your list, follow the instructions at Monitoring other Network Instruments products to add them.

19.	Click the Monitors tab, then click the Add button and choose the monitor you created. Click Add.

20.	Click OK to save your changes.

Observer Infrastructure is now monitoring your Observer Reporting Server appliance. You can add more monitor elements to the Observer Reporting Server monitor, such as CPU utilization, using the same process.