Installing and Configuring Replication Monitoring

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# Installing and Configuring Replication Monitoring

This document describes the steps necessary to install and configure Replication Monitoring.

- Replication Monitoring Requirements

- Configuring Event Replicator for Adabas to send Statistics, Events and Heartbeats

- Starting Elasticsearch and Kibana

- Configuring Adabas Analytics Collector MF using the Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration

- Starting Event Replicator Target Adapter

- Copying IBM MQ Series Jar Files (Optional)

- Restarting Adabas Analytics Collector MF

- Verify the Replication Monitoring Installation

- Import and Explore Adabas Analytics Collector MF Kibana Examples

## Replication Monitoring Requirements

To use Replication Monitoring, the following products must be installed:

- Adabas Analytics Collector MF 1.1 or above.

- Event Replicator for Adabas 3.6.1 or above. Details on the installation of Event Replicator for Adabas can be found under Installation.

- Event Replicator Target Adapter 3.3 or above. Details on the installation of Event Replicator Target Adapter can be found under Installing Event Replicator Target Adapter.

  Note
  This is a prerequisite if you want to use Heartbeat.

- Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration 3.3. or above. Details on the installation of Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration can be found under Installing Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration.

- Elasticsearch 6.2.4 or above. Details on the installation and setup of Elasticsearch can be found under https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html.

- Kibana 6.2.4 or above. Details on the installation and setup of Kibana can be found under https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/index.html

Elasticsearch and Kibana are open source and available for download at https://www.elastic.co/products.

## Configuring Event Replicator for Adabas to send Statistics, Events and Heartbeats

There are four Event Replicator for Adabas parameters that can be setup via the Adabas Event Replicator Subsystem, or in the Replication startup parameters (DDKARTE ADARPD statement) to receive Replication metrics, Replication Events, and Replication Heartbeats:

- STATINTERVAL

- DSTATLOG

- DEVENTLOG

- DHBINTERVAL

### STATINTERVAL

    ADARPD STATINTERVAL=interval

The value for `interval` specifies how often the Event Replicator Server should send out statistics. The value is specified in seconds and the minimum value is 60. A value of 0 means statistics are not sent.

For more information read about the `STATINTERVAL` parameter .

### DSTATLOG

    ADARPD DESTINATION NAME=destination_name
    ...
    DSTATLOG=YES
    ...

The `DSTATLOG=YES` parameter specified as part of a destination definition tells the Event Replicator Server to send the replication statistics to the Adabas Analytics Collector MF environment.

For more information read about the `DSTATLOG` parameter .

### DEVENTLOG

    ADARPD DESTINATION NAME=destination_name
    ...
     DEVENTLOG=YES

The `DEVENTLOG=YES` parameter should be specified as part of the Adabas Analytics Collector MF destination set up. This option instructs the Event Replicator Server to send replication event information to the Adabas Analytics Collector MF environment.

For more information read about the `DEVENTLOG` parameter.

### DHBINTERVAL

    ADARPD DESTINATION NAME=destination_name
    ...
    DHBINTERVAL=interval
    DCLASS=SAGTARG

The value `interval` specifies how often Event Replicator Server should send heartbeats to this destination. The value is specified in seconds and the minimum value is 60. A value of 0 means heartbeat events are not sent. This parameter can be separately applied to each destination.

It can only be used with destinations that also specify `DCLASS=SAGTARG` i.e. where the Destination target is the Event Replicator Target Adapter.

It is possible to specify multiple destinations to receive the statistics, events, and heartbeats, or a single destination may be defined.

For more information read about `DHBINTERVAL` parameter.

## Starting Elasticsearch and Kibana

For Elasticsearch, open a Command Prompt (Windows) or a telnet session (UNIX) and type:

    cd <Elasticsearch_install_dir>/bin
    elasticsearch

Where <Elasticsearch_install_dir> is the path to your Elasticsearch installation.

For Kibana, open a Command Prompt (Windows) or a telnet session (UNIX) and type:

    cd <Kibana_install_dir>/bin
    kibana

Where <Kibana_install_dir> is the path to your Elasticsearch installation.

## Configuring Adabas Analytics Collector MF using the Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration

To add an Adabas Analytics Collector MF environment:

1. Start Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration.

2. Go to Window > Preferences, select Adabas Analytics Collector MF and click Add.

3. Enter a name to identify this Adabas Analytics Collector MF environment.

4. In the Root Directory field:

   - If the installation of the Adabas Analytics Collector MF is a local installation, click the Browse button and navigate to <SAG_install_root>/AdabasAnalyticsCollectorMF.

   - If the installation of the Adabas Analytics Collector MF is on a remote host, check the Remote box and manually enter the fully qualified path to the product root.

5. Click OK.

6. This is an optional step. Click the Validate button to validate the settings you entered.

7. Click OK to add this Adabas Analytics Collector MF environment for management.

8. Click OK to exit Preferences.

Further details are also given in Setting Configuration File and Preferences

To configure an Elasticsearch target to receive the Event Replicator for Adabas statistics and events:

1. In the Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration, expand the node you just created for this Adabas Analytics Collector MF environment.

2. Expand the Targets node.

3. Right click on Elasticsearch and click New.

4. Enter the information to identify your Elasticsearch installation.

5. For the Index use "reptor_monitor" if you plan to use the provided Adabas Analytics Collector MF examples.

6. Save the target definition under a name of your choice using the Save icon or File > Save.

Further details are also given in Configuring Target Definitions for Adabas Analytics Collector MF

To configure an Elasticsearch target to receive Event Replicator Target Adapter metrics and Event Replicator Server heartbeats:

1. Please take care that the following ports are not in use already and ensure - depending on your configuration and/or firewall settings - that these ports are open for inbound communication.

   Port number | Used for
   --- | ---
   4981 | Adabas Analytics Collector MF shutdown
   4000 | Event Replicator Target Adapter JMX metrics
   9200 | Elasticsearch
   9300 | Elasticsearch
   5601 | Kibana

2. Expand the Targets node.

3. Right click on Elasticsearch and click New.

4. Enter the information to identify your Elasticsearch installation.

5. For the Index use "targetadapter" if you plan to use the provided Adabas Analytics Collector MF examples.

6. Save the target definition under a name of your choice using the Save icon or File > Save.

Further details are also given in Configuring Target Definitions for Adabas Analytics Collector MF

To configure a source to receive statistics and events from mainframe Event Replicator for Adabas:

1. Expand the Sources node.

2. Right click on either EntireX Communicator or Websphere MQ and click New.

3. Enter the information to identify the message queue where you will receive statistics and/or events.

4. For the target pick the target you created above to receive Event Replicator for Adabas statistics and events.

5. Save the source definition under a name of your choice using the Save icon or File > Save.

Further details are also given in Configuring Source Definitions for Adabas Analytics Collector MF

To configure a source to receive Event Replicator Target Adapter metrics and Event Replicator Server heartbeats:

1. Right click on Target Adapter under the Sources node and click New.

2. Enter the information to identify where your Event Replicator Target Adapter publishes its metrics to JMX beans. This is the port identified as the "JMX Port" during installation of the Event Replicator Target Adapter, by default port 4000.

3. If you are unsure of what port to use, look for the value set for the variable `ART_JMX_PORT` in the file installArtPath.bat (.sh for UNIX) under the Event Replicator Target Adapter installation location.

4. For the Target pick the target you created above to receive Event Replicator Target Adapter metrics and Event Replicator Server heartbeats.

5. Save the source definition under a name of your choice using the Save icon or File > Save.

Further details are also given in Configuring Source Definitions for Adabas Analytics Collector MF

## Starting Event Replicator Target Adapter

Start the Event Replicator Target Adapter from the Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration as described in Starting Event Replicator Target Adapter from the Administration Tool .

## Copying IBM MQ Series Jar Files (Optional)

If you are planning to use IBM MQ Series as a messaging source, you will need to obtain the following jar files and copy them into your Adabas Analytics Collector MF installation:

- com.ibm.mq.jar

- com.ibm.mqjms.jar

- dhbcore.jar

Copy these jar files into this location: <SAG_install_root>/AdabasAnalyticsCollectorMF/jars/lib.

## Restarting Adabas Analytics Collector MF

To restart the Adabas Analytics Collector MF

Restart the now configured Adabas Analytics Collector MF service (Windows) or daemon (UNIX).

1. On Windows, use the Services applet to restart the service called Software AG Adabas Analytics Collector MF v1.0.0.x Service.

2. On Linux, execute the commands `eapStopDaemon.sh` and `eapStartDaemon.sh` found in the <SAG_install_root>/AdabasAnalyticsCollectorMF/sh directory.

3. Examine the Adabas Analytics Collector MF log file at <SAG_install_root>/AdabasAnalyticsCollectorMF/log/EAPMonitorMain.log.

   - Look for any lines that contain ERROR to identify any potential problems.

## Verify the Replication Monitoring Installation

Important
Follow this step in order for the provided Adabas Analytics Collector MF examples to work.

To verify the installation

1. Ensure your replication environment is set up to perform replication from Adabas to an Event Replicator Target Adapter target.

2. Perform at least one update or insert or delete on your source Adabas nucleus. This will:

   - cause replicated data to flow from Event Replicator for Adabas to Event Replicator Target Adapter;

   - cause Event Replicator for Adabas statistics, events, and heartbeats and Event Replicator Target Adapter metrics to flow to Adabas Analytics Collector MF and on to Elasticsearch;

   - populate the Elasticsearch data points including the necessary schema;

   - allow Kibana to interpret the data points and schema and allow the provided Adabas Analytics Collector MF examples to work.

## Import and Explore Adabas Analytics Collector MF Kibana Examples

To import Adabas Analytics Collector MF Kibana Examples

1. Open Kibana:

   - Open a browser and point to your Kibana installation (default is http://localhost:5601).

2. Create index patterns:

   - In the Kibana menu (left pane) click Management.

   - In the Management pane (right pane) click Index Patterns.

   - Under Define index pattern locate the Index pattern text box and enter "targetadapter-*".

   - Click button Next step.

   - Under Configure settings locate the Time Filter field name drop down box and select field timestamp.

   - Click button Create index pattern.

   - Near the upper left corner of the window click button + Create Index Pattern to create another index pattern.

   - Under Define index pattern locate the Index pattern text box and enter "reptor_monitor-*".

   - Click button Next step.

   - Under Configure settings locate the Time Filter field name drop down box and select field timestamp.

   - Click button Create index pattern.

3. Import the Kibana Examples:

   - Near the upper left corner of the window click tab Saved Objects.

   - Near the upper right corner click button Import.

   - Navigate to the Adabas Analytics Collector MF Kibana examples directory.

     - The default location should be <install_root>/third-party/Kibana-Examples.

   - Select file EAP-everything.json and click button Open.

   - If prompted with "Automatically overwrite all saved objects?" click button Yes, overwrite all objects.

   - If prompted with "Index Pattern conflicts":

     - o use the drop down boxes under New index pattern to map:

       - ID "targetadapter-*" to the new index pattern "targetadapter-*" and

       - ID "reptor_monitor-*" to "reptor_monitor-*".

     - Click button Confirm all changes.

   - You should then see 13 saved Dashboards and 44 Visualizations.

To explore Adabas Analytics Collector MF Kibana Examples

1. Open Kibana (if not already open):

   - Open a browser and point to your Kibana installation (default is http://localhost:5601).

2. Open any dashboard:

   - Click Dashboard in the left hand pane.

   - Click on any dashboard name. Suggested starting points are:

     - ReptorMonitor: Global for Event Replicator for Adabas statistics and/or events.

     - Event Replicator Target Adapter Dashboard for Event Replicator Target Adapter metrics.

     - Latency for flow timing of the whole system.

     - Replicator Heartbeat Dashboard for heartbeats.

   You should see many visualizations that change as replication flows from the source Adabas nucleus through Event Replicator for Adabas through messaging down to Event Replicator Target Adapter and on to the target RDBMS(s) or other Event Replicator Target Adapter target types.

To import your own dashboards and visualizations from Kibana 5.1.2

- If you have an existing installation of Elasticsearch/Kibana 5.1.2 and you have created your own dashboards and visualizations that you want to preserve, it is suggested that you do an "Export Everything" from your Kibana 5.1.2 installation. Then back up your Elasticsearch data and delete your .kibana index. Then follow normal Elastic upgrade instructions and finally import all of your dashboards and visualizations into your new Kibana 6.2.4 installation.

### On this page

- Replication Monitoring Requirements
- Configuring Event Replicator for Adabas to send Statistics, Events and Heartbeats
- Starting Elasticsearch and Kibana
- Configuring Adabas Analytics Collector MF using the Event Replicator Target Adapter Administration
- Starting Event Replicator Target Adapter
- Copying IBM MQ Series Jar Files (Optional)
- Restarting Adabas Analytics Collector MF
- Verify the Replication Monitoring Installation
- Import and Explore Adabas Analytics Collector MF Kibana Examples