Service Probe for IBM WebSphere Application Server : SPM Integration with Management Agent for WebSphere

SPM Integration with Management Agent for WebSphere
The purpose of TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Performance Manager integration with Management Agent for WebSphere is to monitor and manage Java EE Web Services (JAX-RPC/JAX-WS) that are deployed in WebSphere Application Server.
Integration with TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Performance Manager is responsible to boot the management agent and service probe.
Figure 14 SPM integration with Management Agent for WebSphere
A Stand-alone Application Server (Stand-alone node or Single node) installation is a single node running on Application Server Process independent of a Network Deployment Cell.
You can have only one Application Server within the same stand-alone installation. For multiple servers requirement within the same installation, use Server Profiles mechanism.
 
Components
Three components are essential to capture event and activity happening in the WebSphere Application Server and publish them on the Service Performance Manager JMS Queue in the format specified by Service Performance Manager. All these components run in the WebSphere Application Server.
Service Agent
Service Agent coupled with WebSphere Application Server captures events or activities happening in the WebSphere Application Server and notifies the same to the Service Probe with details.
Service Agent captures the following events or activities and notifies the following details to the service probe:
Service Agent provides an option to start with Application Server startup or if server is already started, then provide an option to start the service agent without restarting the server.
Service Agent Handler
Handler is an independent component based on Java EE Web Service Specification. It works to collect service execution information like (Message Context) and passes the service execution information to the Service Agent Core Component. The Service Agent Core Component extracts information for TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Performance Manager and passes this data to the Service Probe.
It also provides an option to integrate with the existing TIBCO ActiveMatrix Management Agent for WebSphere handler to handle the service and reference service execution.
Service Probe
Service Probe is an independent component apart from Service Agent and Handlers that is responsible for publishing stats and infrastructure information on TIBCO ActiveMatrix Service Performance Manager JMS queue.