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A profile is a simple set of customizing data, which determines which KPIs have to be collected and in which way. For example, the "DB profile" is defined for monitoring of database-specific KPIs or the "BW profile" can be configured for monitoring only KPIs relevant for BW system performance.
Datavard InsightsTM administrators can customize the creation of profiles and allows the defining of customer specific monitoring with KPIs on which the monitoring should be focused.
Standard profiles are delivered with CC installation and are ready for use.
KPI
KPIs, short for Key Performance Indicators, are the base unit information that the Datavard InsightsTM Monitor works with.
From an abstract level it can be any kind of measurable information, for example, CPU utilization or CPU load, memory size, number of network packets, short dumps, active users, speed of conversion, or time of DSO activation in NetWeaver BW.
A KPI is calculated in a satellite system or in the central monitor system by Collectors, which are described in the next section.
Collectors
Collectors are responsible for the collection of data for KPIs.
Technically, a Collector is a specific implementation of logic designed for gathering data, and this uses the same standardized communication interface like all other implemented collectors.
Within each collector, the process of getting and measuring data for one or more KPIs is implemented.
As an additional functionality, collectors can receive certain parameters or inputs and send detailed and structured information back.
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