IPS Data Manager by HyPerformix

With Data Manager, you can:

• Automatically gather performance data from numerous sources using a patent-pending data gathering engine.
• Centralize enterprise-wide performance data for use by the IPS product family of performance and capacity management solutions.
• Validate the integrity and usefulness of collected performance data to ensure meaningful results when used by de IPS product family.

MANAGE PERFORMANCE AND CAPACITY DATA THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION LIFE CYCLE.

Description

Enterprise environments typically utilize a number of systems management tools to monitor applications and systems. These tools generate large volumes of data that must be analyzed in order to pinpoint and react to performance issues. This analysis is time consuming and requires skilled resources that must be familiar with all of the various sources of data.

Because of the volume of data and lack of skilled resources it is difficult to fully realize the value of performance monitors in today’s enterprise.

Features

IPS Performance Data Manager provides a central repository for performance data to help you gain the maximum benefit from your investment in monitoring and modeling solutions.

Capabilities include:

• Central repository for performance data – provides the data to perform historical performance and capacity analysis.
• Heterogeneous data support – Supports the following data sources: BMC Perform, HP OpenView Performance Agent, IBM Tivoli Monitor (ITM), Mercury LoadRunner and SiteScope, Microsoft Performance Manager, ICS-DB2, and SAR for HP-UX, IBM AIX, Linux, and Solaris.
• Automated data gathering - supports automated data input using a data gathering engine.
• Normalized performance data – stores inputted data in a common format that can be used by the IPS product family. Stores performance metrics, workload, workflow, and topology information.
• Automated time synchronization – synchronizes performance data across multiple time zones.
• Data management tools – provides maintenance tools and utilities to manage the data repository content.
• Reporting – open architecture allows the use of your favorite reporting tool.
• Scheduled Data Loads – data imported into the repository can be scheduled to occur at regular intervals (figure 3). You can also examine the details for loaded data (figure 4) in order to verify the status of your data imports.

Benefits

The benefits of IPS Performance Data Manager include:

• Extended value of monitoring products – by utilizing monitored data to create performance models and perform proactive performance management.
• Improved Productivity – by reducing the time it takes to gather and process performance data.
• Faster model creation – by having all performance data consolidated in a single location.
• Integration with the IPS product family – ensures long term investment protection in the IPS product family by using a common data repository for all products.

Requirements

System Requirements

• SVGA graphics with a minimum of 256 colors at a resolution of 800 x 600
• Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP
• cD-ROM or DVD drive
• Microsoft Excel 2002/2000 from Microsoft Office XP/2000
• Oracle database server version 9i
• Sun Microsystems JDK 1.4.2
• Apache Jakarta Tomcat version 5.0
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3.0
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
• Pentium-class CPU operating at 1.0 GHz or faster
• 56 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
• 75 MB of disk space for IPS Performance Data Manager