Using the Data Source Scanner

The data source scanner queries your machine for data sources that can be monitored.

On the Real-Time Monitoring tab, in the Monitor group, click System.
Click Have Data Sources detected and then click Next.
In the Hostname field, specify the machine that is to be scanned.
Optional: In the Alias text box, specify the alias name. The alias must be a highly descriptive synonym for the monitored server. It is recommended that you group measures on a particular machine. For example, both WebLogic and IIS might be installed on the same computer. Both servers require monitoring, but the two performance measures must appear in separate menu trees.
Click Next. The data source scanner now queries your system for the following data sources on various platforms:
- .NET
- Active Server Pages
- Apache
- Coldfusion
- IBM Universal Database DB2
- Internet Information Servers
- iPlanet Directory Servers
- Microsoft Proxy Servers
- Microsoft SQL Servers
- Netscape Directory Servers
- Netscape Enterprise 3.0
- Netscape/iPlanet Directory Server
- Operating System Data, such as hard disk, CPUs, and network interfaces
- Oracle Databases
- Rstat which often can be queried on UNIX-based systems and provides large amounts of operating system-related data.
- SilkPerformer Agent
- SilkPerformer Controller
- Silverstream
While your system is scanned, the data source scanner might display dialog boxes that request credentials for specific data sources (for a remote execution daemon, for example).

The scanner also checks whether your system resides within a remote NT domain. In such instances, you must provide the domain name of the specified host.

Note: The specified user must possess administration security rights, which are necessary for monitoring NT based systems.
When the Progress section indicates Done, click Next.
Check the check boxes for those measures that you want to include in the initial monitor view and then click Finish.

A connection to the specified host is established, and an initial view that contains the measures you selected is displayed.