Application and Network

Services, and Domains

Creating Services
• Service Configuration provides two types of services:
– Application Service and Network Service

• Service type selection streamlines configuration of services

• Application Service – Applications & Monitored Elements (and groups)
• Network Service – Monitored Elements (and groups)
– Service type also narrows the number and type of metrics available as triggers
for service alert profiles

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Application Services
Includes one or more service members
Message ID Example
• Applications
– Applications / Protocols
– Application groups
– Message IDs

• Monitored Elements
– InfiniStream interface(s)
– Network Service(s)

• Location Keys – optional

– User defined virtual interfaces
such as Sites or APN’s

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Network Services
• Service Configuration
– Administrators configure network services by combining one or more
physical interfaces (Monitored Elements)
– Optional location keys
– Does not contain Applications or Application groups

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Service Configuration
Start by creating Services
in the bottom left panel

Configured
Service Hierarchy

Use the button to create

a new service.
Select Type:
Application or Network

Configured
Services

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Service Settings
• Service Name
• Monitor
– List of available service monitors

• Alerts (Optional)

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Configuration – Service Alerts
• Click plus sign to add alert profile
• Three types – baseline, threshold, availability
– Multiple metrics

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Alert Triggers
• Three types
– Baseline
– Threshold
– Availability

• Metrics
– Specific to Type

• Attributes
– Enter values for thresholds as
applicable for the alert type and
metric

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 Add Service Members
Select
Applications

Select
Monitored
Elements

Select
Location Keys
(optional)

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Network Service Configuration
• Network services provide visibility into a subset of interfaces when
using applications
– Network Dashboard
– Traffic Monitor
– Reporting

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Established Service Hierarchy & Domains
Service Hierarchy

Service Domain

Service

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Assigning Services and Domains
• Service Hierarchy is available to group, EVERYONE, by default
– All users can access the Enterprise hierarchy and any child services or
domains
• Access assignment can be by Users or User Groups

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