Monitors module

This module enables you to create and manage monitor profiles.

To access	From the Performance Center navigation toolbar, click and select Monitors (under Assets).
Relevant tasks	Create and configure monitor profiles

Test Resources Tree

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements	Description
	New Folder. Enables you to create a new resource folder.
	New Monitor Profile. Opens the Create New Monitor Profile dialog box, enabling you to add a new monitor profile.
	New Monitor Over Firewall. Opens the Create New Monitor Over Firewall dialog box, enabling you to create a monitor-over-firewall agent.
	New Analysis Template. Opens the Create New Analysis Template dialog box, enabling you to create a new analysis template in Performance Center. For details, see Customize Analysis templates.
	Delete. Deletes selected resource.
	Filter. To filter the test resource tree by resource name, type the name (or part of the name) in the search box. Performance Center displays all resources that contain the search string.
	Copy/Paste. Copies selected item to a different location in the test resources tree.
	Cut/Paste. Moves selected item to a different location in the test resources tree.

This pane enables you to view and manage a selected monitor profile.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements	Description
	Add Monitor. Opens the Add New Monitor dialog box, enabling you to select a monitor.
	Edit Monitor. Opens the Edit Monitor dialog box, enabling you to add and manage a monitor type for the selected monitor profile.
	Delete Selected Item. Deletes the selected monitor profile from the Monitor Profile grid.
	Refresh Monitor List. Refreshes the monitor list so that it displays the most up-to-date information.
	Copy Monitor. Copies the monitor profile to another monitor.
Monitor	The name of the monitor.
Server	The server whose resources are being monitored.
Counters	The counters that are being monitored.
Related Tests	Displays all tests in which the currently selected monitor profile is used. ID. The ID of the related test. Click the link to open the related test in the Performance Test Designer window. For details, see Performance Test Designer > Groups and Workload. Name. The name of the related test. Description. A description of the related test.

This pane enables you to create, view, upload and download analysis templates.

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements	Description
	Upload New Analysis Template Content. Opens the Upload Analysis Template dialog box, enabling you to upload analysis templates to Performance Center. For details, see Upload the file to Performance Center.
	Download Analysis Template Content. Downloads the selected analysis template zip file to your machine.
	Refresh Content. Refreshes the pane so that it displays the most up-to-date information.
Name	The name for the analysis template.
Uploaded By	The user who uploaded the analysis template zip file.
Template File	The name of the analysis template zip file.
Uploaded Date	The date the analysis template zip file was uploaded .

This view enables you to select monitor profiles and monitor-over-firewall agents to use in your performance test.

To access	From the Performance Center navigation toolbar, click and selectTest Management (under Testing). Select a performance test in the test management tree and select Edit Test. In the Performance Test Designer window, click Monitors.
Important information	You must have monitor profiles defined before you can select them for the test.
Relevant tasks	Design a performance test Create and configure monitor profiles
See also	Configure monitors

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements	Description
	Add Monitor Profile. Opens the Monitor Profiles tree in the right pane, enabling you to select or create a new monitor profile for the test.
	Add Monitor OFW. Opens the Monitors Over Firewall tree in the right pane, enabling you to select or create a new monitor-over-firewall agent for the test.
	View Selected. Opens a window that displays all of the measurements of the selected monitor profile.
	Remove Selected. Removes the selected monitor profile or monitor-over-firewall agent from the test.
Associated Monitors grid	Displays the monitors and monitor-over-firewall agents selected for the test.
Monitor Profile Tree / Monitor Over Firewall Tree	Enables you to select a monitor profile or monitor-over-firewall agent for the test. Expand the Resources tree, select a monitor profile or monitor-over-firewall agent, and click to move it to the Associated Monitors grid on the left.