Introduction to Administering EntireX RPC Servers using Command Central (UNIX and Windows)

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

See also:

Note:
Command Central functionality that is not EntireX-specific is described in the separate Command Central documentation or the online help provided with Command Central. On Empower, the documentation is provided under webMethods > EntireX > EntireX 10.8 > Additional Documentation.


Scope

This section applies to RPC server instances running on UNIX and Windows platforms. You can use Command Central to perform the following operations on EntireX RPC servers:

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

  • View the versions of EntireX RPC servers

  • Monitor EntireX RPC server installations

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

  • Start, stop, and restart EntireX RPC servers

  • Configure the following parameters of EntireX RPC servers:

    • Broker connection parameters

    • Configuration file

    • License keys

    • Monitoring KPIs

    • Server settings

    • Trace

    • Classpath *

    • Library locations *

    • CICS connection parameters *

    • MQ connection parameters *

    • IMS connection parameters *

    • NET Library parameters *

    • XML deployment parameters *

    • XML mapping file parameters *

  • Enable and specify EntireX RPC trace level

  • Create new EntireX RPC servers

  • Delete existing EntireX RPC servers

Note:
Configuration parameters marked with an asterisk (*) do not apply to all types of RPC server (see Supported Configuration Types below). These parameters are described in the relevant sections.

Monitoring EntireX RPC Server KPIs

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

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KPI Description
Active Workers Absolute number of active workers.
Busy Workers Absolute number of busy servers.

Supported Configuration Types

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

Instance Type Use to... Applies to
BROKER BROKER Configure broker connection settings All
CONFIGURATION-FILE CONFIGURATION-FILE Show and edit the RPC server configuration file All
LICENSE-KEYS LICENSE-KEYS Show and set the license key file All
MONITORING-KPI MONITORING-KPI Show and edit the monitoring KPI settings, such as marginal and critical bounds, etc. All
SERVER SERVER Configure server settings All
TRACE TRACE Show and edit the EntireX RPC server trace level All
CLASSPATH CLASSPATH Classpath to the RPC server implementation Java
LIBRARY-LOCATIONS LIBRARY-LOCATIONS Path to the library containing the C server programs C
CICS CICS CICS-specific parameters CICS Socket Listener
MQ MQ MQ-specific parametrers IBM MQ
IMS IMS IMS-specific parameters IMS Connect
.NET .NET .NET-specific parameters .NET
XML MAPPING FILES XML MAPPING FILES The list of XML mapping files configured for this RPC server XML/SOAP
DEPLOYMENT DEPLOYMENT Allow dynamic deployment of XML mapping files.