AVEVA System Monitor installation

The AVEVA System Monitor constantly checks the License Server to ensure that it is accessible. In the event that the software on a node is unable to acquire a license, the System Monitor sends a warning so you can quickly fix licensing acquisition issues to ensure that operations are not interrupted.

The AVEVA System Monitor consists of the following components:

• System Monitor Agent: The System Monitor Agent maintains the manifest of user-defined rules, handles monitoring of the machine to detect unhealthy conditions, and securely communicates with the System Monitor Manager to report those conditions. The System Monitor Agent is installed by the System Monitor Agent Install Manager on every System Platform node, including the System Monitor Manager node.
  The System Monitor Agent communicates with the System Monitor to monitor the license acquisition from the node to the license server.

• System Monitor Manager: The System Monitor is automatically selected for installation whenever the Galaxy Repository feature is selected. Note that you can use the Customize Installation option to deselect the System Monitor, and then select for installation on a different node. The System Monitor also has an SMTP server that can send email notifications if a process it is monitoring requires attention.

For each System Platform node, configuration of the System Monitor is required after installation. The System Monitor Agent on each System Platform node must be configured to point to the System Monitor node. The System Monitor node must be configured to point to itself (the System Monitor Manager Name is the node name). The System Monitor Manager node also requires configuration of its SMTP server and email addresses for notifications. See Advanced Sentinel System Configuration for additional information.

In addition to the license monitoring functionality that the System Monitor provides by default, your System Platform licenses include the ability to configure System Monitor on a single node to monitor and manage the performance and availability of the core AVEVA software, the engineered software application(s), and the related hardware and network infrastructure. To configure this additional functionality, see the AVEVA System Monitor User Guide.

Important: If you have a System Monitor license and are running a full version of SQL Server (not Express), you can configure System Monitor Reports. This feature is only available for fully-licensed System Monitor installations, not basic mode, and is not available if you are running SQL Server Express. If your System Monitor installation will be fully licensed, the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) server should be configured and the services started before initiating installation of the System Monitor Manager. This will enable deployment of System Monitor Reports. If SSRS is not configured before installation of the System Monitor Manager, reports will have to be manually deployed. See the AVEVA System Monitor User Guide for additional information.