Monitoring performance with IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere Application Server

IBM® Tivoli® Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for WebSphere® Application Server is an optional component that provides response time and CPU usage statistics for WebSphere Application Server applications. You can view this data in the Tivoli Performance Viewer console in WebSphere Application Server.

About this task

ITCAM for WebSphere Application Server support for WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is available for download in Integrated Service Management Library.

The ITCAM for WebSphere Application Server component is composed of a data collector. This data collector is referred to as the ITCAM Data Collector for WebSphere.

Configure the data collector to a WebSphere Application Server instance. The data collector then runs within the same JVM as the application server and captures information about the running applications. When you configure the data collector, a new Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) module is created in the application server. The data that ITCAM for WebSphere Application Server provides augments the data provided by the application server through the existing PMI statistics.

The ITCAM Data Collector for WebSphere can integrate with IBM SmartCloud® Application Performance Management capabilities to enable you to:
  • Track transactions for quick problem isolation.
  • Monitor SOA environments to understand the performance of web services.
  • Perform operational monitoring of products such as; WebSphere Application Server, IBM Business Process Manager, and WebSphere Portal.
  • Use deep diagnostic functionality available in ITCAM for Application Diagnostics.

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What to do next

For a complete set of monitoring functionality for WebSphere Application Server, use ITCAM for Application Diagnostics.