Steps
On the machine on which you want to install APM System Monitoring, access the GE Digital APM distribution package, and then navigate to the folder Setup\APMSystemMonitor.
Open the file Setup.exe.
The Meridium APM System Monitor installer appears.
Select Next.
The License Agreement screen appears.
Read the License Agreement and, if you agree, select the I accept the terms of the license agreement check box. Then, select Next.
The Select Installation Location screen appears.
Select Next to accept the default location.
The Select the features you want to install screen appears.
If this is a machine that will serve as an APM System Monitoring agent, then select the APM System Monitor Agent check box.
If this is the machine that will serve as the APM System Monitoring administrator, then select the APM System Monitor Administrator check box.
If this is the machine that will serve as the APM System Monitoring controller, then select the APM System Monitor Server check box.
Select Next.
The Complete the Installation screen appears.
Select Install.
The Setup Status screen appears, displaying a progress bar. When the installation is complete, the Installation is Complete screen appears.
Select Finish.
The Meridium APM System Monitor installer closes.
If the machine will serve as the APM System Monitoring controller or an APM System Monitoring agent, navigate to C:\Program Files\Meridium\APMSystemMonitor, and then open the file Meridium.System.Monitor.ServiceManager.exe. If the machine will serve only as the APM System Monitoring administrator, skip this step and proceed directly to step 16.
The Meridium APM System Monitor Service Manager window appears.
If the machine will serve as the APM System Monitoring controller, then, in the Controller section, select Configure. Otherwise, skip this step.
The Controller Configuration window appears.
In the Mongo URL box, enter the URL for the MongoDB database, and then select Save and Restart.
The machine is configured as the APM System Monitoring controller.
If the machine will serve as an APM System Monitoring agent, then, in the Agent section, select Configure. Otherwise, skip this step.
The Agent Configuration window appears.
Ensure that the values in the Controller Server and Discovery Port boxes match the values specified for the APM System Monitoring controller, and then select Save and Restart.
The machine is configured as an APM System Monitoring agent.
Close the Meridium APM System Monitor Service Manager window.
APM System Monitoring is installed on the machine.
The Meridium System Monitor Admin window appears.
In the Location box, enter the location of the APM System Monitor controller, and then select Update Location.
The connection status displayed in the lower-left corner of the window changes to Connected.
Select Config, and then select Settings.
The System Monitor Settings window appears.
If you want to disallow discovery, clear the Allow Discovery check box.
Note: Disallowing discovery is not recommended, but may be necessary, depending on your firewall settings. A firewall may prevent automatic discovery by APM System Monitoring.
Select Update.
The System Monitor Settings window closes.
On the Meridium System Monitor Admin window, select Config, and then select General.
The General Config window appears.
In the Log Level To Store and Log Level to Output sections, select the check box for each log level that you want to monitor.
Tip: GE Digital recommends that you select only the Error check boxes. If additional check boxes are selected, the log files produced may be very large.
Enter values in the Email Server, From Address, and To boxes, and then select Update.
Tip: If you want to configure emails to be sent to multiple recipients, you can enter a list of comma separated values in the To box.
The General Config window closes.
On the Meridium System Monitor Admin window, select Config, and then select Agents.
The Agents window appears.
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