NetIQ AppManager Suite - Features Overview
A list of high-level features available in AppManager 7
Get the broadest and deepest management view of your cross-platform infrastructure
Centrally manage the health, performance and availability of more than 65 applications and services out of the box across Windows, UNIX, Linux, VoIP and network devices. You can also extend monitoring to a broad range of systems and devices using the AppManager SNMP Toolkit.
Utilize rule-based management groups
Rule-based management groups allow administrators to define criteria for grouping servers, which will automate the organization of objects for mapping and management.
Scale your architecture to match your business
Robust, flexible architecture enables you to efficiently manage thousands of servers. This enables administrators to more efficiently manage large server configurations.
Snap in seamlessly with other management products
Integrate AppManager with additional systems and network management products, such as Microsoft Operations Manager, Netcool/OMNIbus, CA Unicenter, Tivoli Enterprise, HP OpenView, and BMC Remedy with available connectors.
Auto-deploy agents and modules for “zero-touch” monitoring including:
- Rapid response to changing environments
- Multiple, firewall-friendly deployment servers Control over when deployments are made
- Wait for approvals or complete automation as required
Self-maintaining service maps
Service maps built using rule-based management groups will automatically be updated as components enter or are withdrawn from the environment, ensuring operations is working with current information
Scheduled report distribution
Automatically communicate the information your customers and managers demand.
Schedule jobs
Efficiently perform critical tasks using AppManager’s robust job scheduling and script execution engine.
Collect data efficiently and easily
Benefit from AppManager’s single repository containing all of your management information, both events and performance data, enabling a central view of all servers and resources. This single repository enables efficient and comprehensive reporting.
Visualize your data
Use interactive charting and snapshot reports to give a visual view of your data for easier analysis and information sharing.
Gather and report on service level metrics
Use ResponseTime modules to gather information, even without a remote agent on the system being measured. Synthetic transactions (i.e. LDAP Authentication; Web Transaction, etc.) validate that a system is actually providing the expected service, as well as a breakdown of the individual transaction steps in many cases.
