Resources Administration allows an administrative user to review, add, update or delete resource records.
Let's get into the details:
Click on any column header to sort entries in that column. Subsequent clicks cycle through:
1) Default order
2) Ascending order
3) Descending order
Resource Attribute Columns
| Field | Description |
| Resource | Name of the resource |
| Site | Site name as found in [PROTOPDIR]/etc/custid.cfg |
| Demo Name | Name replacing resource name when running the portal in demo mode |
| Agent | The shared agent monitoring this resource; if listed, the named agent monitors more than one OE component, reducing ProTop overhead |
| Server | The name of the server this resource is running on |
| Type | Tells the agent to use a common "type" configuration file. *See A Note on Resource Type below |
| Environment | Describes a group of resources: production, test, development, and so on |
| Default Chart | ProTop Trends page that gains focus when selecting the current resource |
| HB Check | Interval, in seconds, between heartbeat checks |
| Active | Enabled - yes/no |
| Enable External Alerts | Allow sending messages downstream via Alert Response configuration |
| Calculate Uptime | Considered this resource when calculating "5-nines" style uptime metrics |
| Pencil Icon | Select this button to edit a resource |
| Trashcan icon | Select this button to permanently delete a resource record |
*A Note on Resource Type
This column allows admins to create groups of resources that might have common .cfg files on the agent side. So, for instance, you might want to have a different set of alert thresholds for replication targets. So you could create that grouping by putting “repltgt” in the type field of the relevant resources. Then, when the agent runs for one of those resources, it will look for etc/alert.repltgt.cfg and, if found, it will use that config rather than the default alert.cfg. See Configuration File Hierarchy for more information.
Edit a Resource
Select the pencil icon button near the end of a resource line to edit it. It will be replaced by a diskette icon for saving your changes. And, it swaps the trashcan icon with a slash circle icon to use for abandoning your changes.
When a resource of type OEDB is selected for editing, the following fields are rendered in addition to most of those detailed in the table above:
| Field | Description |
| dbPath | If the resource is a database, the absolute path to the database |
| DLC | Absolute path to Progress software |
| CUD | Show tables in trends portal with create, update or delete counts higher than this |
| OS Reads | Show tables in trends portal with OS reads higher than this |
| Reads | Show tables in trends portal with read counts higher than this |
| Churns | Show tables in trends portal with churn higher than this |
| Description | Displayed as a tooltip when hovering over a resource name in the Alerts Dashboard |
For all other resource types only the Description field is rendered in addition to the fields above.
Add Resource Button
When the Add Resource Button is selected, a popup window appears, allowing the user to add a resource record:
| Field | Description |
| Site | Site name as found in [PROTOPDIR]/etc/custid.cfg |
| Name | Resource name |
| Type | See table at the bottom of the page |
| HB Check | Interval, in seconds, between heartbeat checks |
| Environment | Describes a group of resources: production, test, development, and so on |
| Demo Name | Name replacing resource name when running the portal in demo mode |
| Server Name | Host designation for the machine resource inhabits |
| Sort Order | Override the default sort order for this resource for this site |
| Active | Indicates the resource is being monitored (checked) or not |
| Default Chart | Initial ProTop Trends Dashboard page that renders for this resource |
| Description | Displayed as a tooltip when hovering over a resource name in the Alerts Dashboard |
Next Button (Visible only when adding a database or "OEDB" type resource as in our example above)
A popup window appears, allowing the user to add database specific attribute a resource record:
| Field | Description |
| DB Path | If the resource is a database, the absolute path to the database |
| CUD | Show tables in trends portal with Create, Update or Delete counts higher than this |
| OS Reads | Show tables in trends portal with OS reads higher than this |
| Reads | Show tables in trends portal with reads higher than this |
| Churns | Show tables in trends portal with churn higher than this |
Resource Types
| Field | Description |
| AdminServer | Typically used with OpenEdge Explorer or OpenEdge Manamgent |
| Application | Generic interface allowing ProTop to monitor pretty much anything |
| Classic AppSrv/WS | Progress classic application server or WebSpeed |
| Database | Progress OpenEdge database |
| NameServer | Works alongside the AdminServer above |
| Operating System | Server operating system: Windows, Linux or UNIX |
| PASOE | Pacific App Server |