This document covers the following Command Central topics that are specific to EntireX:

• Scope

• Monitoring EntireX Broker KPIs

• Configuration Types that EntireX Broker Supports

See also Administering EntireX Broker using the Command Central GUI | Command Line.

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Scope

Software AG Command Central is a tool that release managers, infrastructure engineers, system administrators, and operators can use to perform administrative tasks from a single location. Command Central can assist with the following configuration, management, and monitoring tasks:

• Infrastructure engineers can see at a glance which products and fixes are installed, where they are installed, and compare installations to find discrepancies.

• System administrators can configure environments by using a single web user interface or command-line tool. Maintenance involves minimum effort and risk.

• Release managers can prepare and deploy changes to multiple servers using command-line scripting for simpler, safer lifecycle management.

• Operators can monitor server status and health, as well as start and stop servers from a single location. They can also configure alerts to be sent to them in case of unplanned outages.

For EntireX, you can use Command Central to perform the following operations on EntireX Broker:

• View the EntireX Brokers running in each environment of your IT landscape

• View the versions of EntireX Brokers

• Monitor EntireX Broker installations

• Monitor runtime status, KPIs (key performance indicators), and alerts of EntireX Broker instances

• Start, stop, and restart EntireX Broker

• Configure the following parameters of EntireX Broker:

  • Application Monitoring

  • Attribute File

  • Autostart

  • Monitoring KPIs

  • Persistent Store

  • SSL Ports

  • TCP Ports

  • Security

  • Trace

• Enable and specify EntireX Broker Trace Level temporarily

• Display Services

• Stop Service

• Display Server Instances of a Service

• Stop Server Instance

• Create new EntireX Brokers

• Delete existing EntireX Brokers

For more information see the separate Command Central documentation or the online help provided with Command Central.

Monitoring EntireX Broker KPIs

The visual key performance indicators (KPIs) and alerts enable you to monitor webMethods EntireX Broker's health. The following KPIs help you administer, troubleshoot, and resolve performance issues in EntireX Broker:

KPI	Description
Clients	Number of active clients.
Servers	Number of active servers.
Conversations	Number of active conversations.

Configuration Types that EntireX Broker Supports

The EntireX Broker component supports the configuration instances listed in the following table.

Instance	Type	Use to...
APPLICATION-MONITORING	APPLICATION-MONITORING	Configure Application Monitoring.
ATTRIBUTE-FILE	ATTRIBUTE-FILE	Show and edit the EntireX Broker Attribute file.
BROKER-AUTOSTART	BROKER-AUTOSTART	The autostart value of an EntireX Broker instance determines whether it will be started when the computer is restarted.
SSL	BROKER-PORTS	Show and edit the EntireX Broker SSL Transport parameters.
TCP	BROKER-PORTS	Show and edit the EntireX Broker TCP Transport parameters.
BROKER-PSTORE	BROKER-PSTORE	Define how unit-of-work messages are stored to disk.
BROKER-SECURITY	BROKER-SECURITY	Enable or disable EntireX Broker security.
BROKER-TRACELEVEL	BROKER-TRACELEVEL	Show and edit the EntireX Broker Trace Level.
MONITORING-KPI	MONITORING-KPI	Show and edit the Monitoring KPI settings, like the marginal and critical bounds, etc.