In the previous chapters, we discussed the various paradigms in OEM Grid Control such as group, system, and service targets to model and monitor the IT infrastructure, as well as the associated business services within an enterprise. We also discussed in detail how to the monitor these targets using the various monitoring features provided out-of-box such as the target home pages, the metric charts, the availability history page, and the alerts page. These monitoring pages are intended to be used by the respective administrators and do not provide a real-time view. Even though these monitoring features provide detailed information about various facets of these targets, these may not be sufficient in all scenarios. Moreover, these monitoring pages do not provide real-time views and require manual reload of the page every time.

Mission-critical business services and the associated IT infrastructure very often require real time monitoring. Continuous...