Software helps monitor usage of products in enterprise.
Press Release Summary:
Tivoli® Monitoring for Virtual Servers supports virtualization products such as Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite and VMware ESX. In addition to providing 2 Proactive Analysis Components, software monitors availability of services and processes, errors, resource use, and workload of virtual server products. It warns when usage is not normal for day or time and integrates with Tivoli Enterprise Console®, Tivoli Business Systems Manager, and Tivoli Data Warehouse.
Original Press Release:
IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Servers Enhances Monitoring Solutions
At a glance
Broadens monitoring coverage of products in the enterprise for:
Availability of services and processes
Errors
Resource consumption
Server workload
Helps enhance value of IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment
Warns when usage not normal for day or time
Interlocks when IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console®, IBM Tivoli Business Systems Manager, and Tivoli Data Warehouse (if desired)
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Overview
IBM Tivoli® Monitoring for Virtual Servers expands the Tivoli monitoring suite with support for popular virtualization products:
Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite
VMware ESX
It enhances the value of existing Tivoli monitoring environments with the addition of two new Proactive Analysis Components (PACs). Availability, resource use, and workload of the virtual server products are monitored.
The new PACs integrate with the Tivoli environment, including:
IBM Tivoli Enterprise(TM) Console
IBM Tivoli Business System Manager
IBM Tivoli Data Warehouse.
Planned availability dates
May 13, 2005 (electronic software delivery)
June 3, 2005 (media and documentation)