Monitoring on Demand (TM)

In the Monitoring on Demand (MOD) pages, you can view and adjust the monitoring level for all servers, and schedule adjustment of this level at fixed times.

To view the Monitoring on Demand page, from the top navigation, click Administration > Monitoring on Demand. On the Monitoring Schedule (to the far right of panel), click the Schedule Change/Override button for the Group/Server name to display the Modify Server Settings page. For z/OS, click the Schedule Change/Override button for the WebSphere Application Server Control Region to display the Modify Server Settings page.

You can also access this page from the toolbox icon on the Server Activity Display page.

You can use the Modify Server Settings page to change the monitoring level for the selected Data Collector, select a different schedule, or change the current sampling rate. Overriding a monitoring level lasts until the next monitoring level begins, as determined by the schedule.

Selected Group/Server displays the server the changes are applied to.
  1. Select the Schedule Selection from the drop-down menu.
  2. Select the Override Monitoring Level from the drop-down menu.
    • System Default
    • L1 Production Mode
    • L2 Problem Determination Mode
    • L3 Tracing Mode
  3. Select the Enable Method Profiling check box and type the number of minutes that you want to use.
  4. Select the Sampling Rate for the monitoring level you select.
  5. Override Transaction CPUMON Level (CICS only) Select the level from the drop-down menu.

The monitoring level for a server defines the amount of data collected for it. The higher the monitoring level, the more details are collected and the larger processor usage is introduced by the Data Collector. The available Monitoring Levels are L1 (Production mode), L2 (Problem Determination mode), and L3 (Tracing mode).

You can create schedules that defines preset times at which the monitoring level is to be changed, then apply different schedules to different servers. You can also set (override) the monitoring level manually for any server at any time.

To view the monitoring level for all servers, adjust it manually and assign schedules for its adjustment, select MOD Console in the left navigation pane. See MOD Console.

To view the schedules and modify them, select Schedule Management in the left navigation pane. See Schedule Management.

To create a new blank schedule, select Create Schedule in the left navigation pane. See Creating a schedule.

To create a schedule as a copy of an existing schedule, select Duplicate Schedule in the left navigation pane. See Duplicating a schedule.

Tip: To change the default monitoring level, used when no schedule or override is applied, see Configuring the Data Collection settings.