Manage the GE Digital APM System Administration Tool

About the GE Digital APM System Administration Tool

The GE Digital APM System Administration tool is an interface that lets you configure settings that exist in configuration files that are used by GE Digital APM components.

You can interact with the GE Digital APM System Administration tool via the APM System Administration window, which contains the following sections:

  • Configuration: A menu that contains only the configuration items that exist for the components that are installed on the machine on which you are working. When you select a configuration item in this menu, the contents of the configuration file appear in the workspace.
  • Workspace: Displays settings that are available in the file that is selected in the Configuration menu. The settings that are displayed for each file do not represent a comprehensive view of the file. Instead, only the settings that require modifications or entries are displayed. Above the file settings, the file path to the underlying configuration file is displayed. This provides the location and the name of the file.

    Below the file settings, the following options appear:

    • Open File: Opens the underlying configuration file in the appropriate application (e.g., Notepad).
    • Save: Saves your changes to the underlying configuration file.
    • Exit: Closes the APM System Administration window. If you select this button and have unsaved changes, a message will appear, asking if you want to save those changes.
    • Help: Displays the GE Digital APM Help system.

The following image shows an example of what the GE Digital APM System Administration tool looks like. Keep in mind that the links on the Configuration menu will vary depending upon the components that are installed on the machine where you access the tool.

Access the GE Digital APM System Administration Tool

About this task

The GE Digital APM System Administration Tool is installed by the GE Digital APM Server and Add-ons installer when you install any GE Digital APM Server or add-on component. You can use the GE Digital APM System Administration Tool to modify settings in configuration files that support GE Digital APM components.

Procedure

  • Automatically from the GE Digital APM Server and Add-ons installer. On the last screen of the installer, a check box appears that allows you specify whether or not you want to launch the GE Digital APM System Administration Tool when the installer closes. If the check box is selected, when the installer closes, the GE Digital APM System Administration Tool will open automatically.
  • Manually by selecting the icon on the Start menu on a machine where the GE Digital APM Server or Add-ons component is installed.

Results

The following image shows what the GE Digital APM System Administration Tool looks like when you access it. Keep in mind that the items on the Configuration menu will vary depending upon the components that are installed on the machine where you access the tool.