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ITRS Geneos Training

Module 201: Introduction to Geneos

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Introduction to Geneos: Admin

Introductions

FacilitiesTechnology

Health & Safety

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This module lasts for 30 minutes.

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Introduction to Geneos: Objectives

At the end of this module, you will be able to explain theconcepts and architecture of Geneos:

Fundamental concepts of Geneos

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- v r ur v rv w

Real world examples of Geneos functionality

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Introduction to Geneos

Geneos Applications

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Geneos Applications: Introduction

Geneos is the general product name for a family of

system management and monitoring products.

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eneos s es gne to a ress t e mon tor ng ansystem management needs of critical real-time

applications.

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ITRS Geneos Training

Introduction to Geneos

Geneos Architecture

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3-Tier Architecture

Visualisation Active

Consoles

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Instrumentation

Consolidation

Net Probes

Gateways

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Net Probe

Runs as a rocess on

Geneos Architecture

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the box)

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Net Probe

Geneos Architecture

Data Views

itrsgroup.comitrsgroup.comSlide 10System X SystemY System Z

System YSampler

System XSampler

System ZSampler

Samplers / Plug-ins

(These terms areinterchangeable)

(Simple tables of strings)

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Net Probe

Geneos Architecture

Data Views

itrsgroup.comitrsgroup.comSlide 11Disk partitions Set of CPUs Trading system

CPU

Sampler

DiskSampler

LatencySampler

Samplers / Plug-ins

(These terms aretransposable)

(Which are simpletables of strings)

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Geneos Architecture

A Data View

Head lines

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Table cells

The term ManagedVariable can be, and is,used for table cells andheadlines.

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Geneos Architecture

Gateway

(Runs as a process onthe box)

Server

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Net probes

TCP / IPCommunication

Data views aresent to the

Gateway

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Geneos Architecture

Gateway

There is likely to be alot of data.

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How do we knowwhich tables andtable cells are

interesting at agiven point in time?

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Geneos Architecture

We use Rules, whichdefine Severity where

selected conditionsare breached.

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Severity Colourscells

Now we can scan thetables for colour.

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Geneos Architecture

So we Propagate

There may be a lot oftables though.

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severity, such that dataviews inherit thehighest severity fromtheir contents.

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Geneos Architecture: A Rule

if %processorTime > 90 then

severity critical

93

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else if %processortime > 80

severity warning

else

severity ok

endif

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Geneos Architecture: Severities

Severity Numeric value Colour

Undefined 0 Grey

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OK 1 Green

Warning 2 Yellow

Critical 3 Red

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Geneos Architecture: Managed Entities

Gateway

Entity X

Managed Entities areused to group together

related data viewsfrom a net robe.

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Entity Y

Entity Y

They are given userdefined names.

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Geneos Architecture: Managed Entities

Examples of the use of entities:

A probe is monitoring both infrastructure andhardware, the designer would like the samplers to

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combined

A designer has 5 SQL toolkits that monitor a

process, 3 are dev and 2 are prod, entities are usedto spilt them up

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Windows PC Active Console

A standard windowsapplication, run froman .exe

Geneos Architecture

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Net probe(s)

Gateway(s)

TCP / IPCommunication

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Active Console

Provides a

visualisation on your

Geneos Architecture

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configurable GUI.

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Gateway

Geneos Architecture: Other Outputs

E-mail

SMS

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Database(Not required forMonitoring, justrecording)

Scripts

WebPages

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Geneos Architecture

Active Console(s)

(Visualisation)

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Net probe(s)

Gateway(s)

(Consolidation)

(Instrumentation)

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Geneos Architecture: Setup and Persistence

ActiveConsole

Gateway SetupEditor

1) Edit and commit

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Gateway

Net probe(s)

Gateway(s)

unt me econ gurat on

3) Save the new setup

4) The gateway reconfigures the net probes.

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3-Tier Architecture

Visualisation Active

ConsolesDockables,

Dashboards

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Instrumentation

Consolidation

Net Probes

Gateways

Plug-ins,

Samplers, data-views

Rules, Severity,

Managed Entities

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