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Riverbed OPNET AppMapper Xpert™

Application Dependency Mapping

Benefits• Gainvisibilityintoapplicationdependenciesindynamicenvironments,includingvirtualiza-

tion,SOA,andcloudcomputing.

• Accelerateapplicationtroubleshootingbypinpointingcomponentsthatareassociatedwithaspecificapplication.

• Quicklyassesstheserviceimpactofinfrastructureeventsoroutages.

• Improvechangemanagementandreduceriskbyidentifyingapplicationsthatdependonaparticularserverornetworkdevice.

• Determineapplicationdependenciestoreduceriskassociatedwithcloudmigration,servervirtualization,anddatacenterconsolidation.

• Providedetailed,accurateinformationtobusinessunitstakeholdersaboutthecompleteapplicationenvironment,includingenablingcomponentsoftheunderlyinginfrastructure.

Key Features• Automaticallydiscoverrelationships

amongapplicationandinfrastructurecomponentsforcomplex,multi-tierapplications.

• Leverageexistingperformanceman-agementinstrumentation.

• Produce“run-time”applicationmapsthataccuratelyreflectdependenciesatthetimeofexecution.

• Createadetailedmapofanapplica-tion’sdependencies,startingwithasingleapplicationidentifier(e.g.,servername,URL,methodname,process,databasequery,etc.).

• Combinenetwork-levelinformationwithapplicationdetailsregardingprocesses,classes,components,anddatabases.

• Visualizedependenciesthroughsimpleapplicationmaps.

• Easilyadd/deleterelationships.

• Searchforanyelementthroughouttheapplicationinfrastructure,suchasauser,host,URL,methodname,SQLquery,etc.

• AuthenticateusersusingLDAP,ActiveDirectory,Radius,andTACACS+.

• AvailablethroughSoftware-as-a-Serviceorlicensedsoftware.

OVERVIEW

Riverbed® OPNET AppMapper Xpert™ software automatically discovers application and infrastructure relationships to create a run-time application dependency map.

»» Leverages application performance management instrumentation in order to produce a comprehensive model of the application ecosystem based on behavior observed in the run-time environment.

»» Is uniquely suited to dynamic operating environments, such as SOA, virtualization, and cloud.

»» Supports virtually any application type, including custom and popular third-party software.

Automatically generate a run-time application dependency map.

DATA SHEET: OPNET AppMapper Xpert™

Integrations with Other Riverbed Performance Management Solutions• Discoverinter-serverrela-

tionships,leveragingRiver-bedOPNETAppResponseXpertapplianceorOPNETAppTransactionXpertsoft-wareagentsforvisibilityintonetworktraffic.

• UnderstandserverroleswithinthearchitecturebyaddingdetaileddatafromRiverbedOPNETAppInter-nalsXpertsoftware.

• Obtainsystem-andprocess-levelinformationforserversandclientsusingintegrationwithRiverbedOPNETAppSensorXpertsoftware.

• RetrievedatabaseuserandtransactioninformationforserversandclientsleveragingintegrationwithRiverbedOPNETAppSQLXpert.

• IncorporateapplicationmapsintoOPNETAppResponseXpertdashboardsandtroubleshootingworkflows.

Compare OPNET AppMapper Xpert software to Other Solutions• OPNETAppMapperXpertsoftwareprovidesarun-timemodelofapplicationdependencies

uniquelysuitedforoperationalworkflows,unlikeCMDB-basedsolutionsthatfocusonstaticITdependencymodels.

• OPNETAppMapperXpertsoftwareautomaticallydeter-minesthedependencymapforallkindsofapplications,including“homegrown”ones.

• Othersolutionscommonlyrelyonpre-determinedarchitecturemodelsforpopularthird-partyapplications,ormanualinputtodefinedependencies.

• OPNETAppMapperXpertsoftwareisuniquelysuitedtodynamicoperatingenvironments,suchasvirtualizedserversandSOAapplications,becauseitproducesanaccuraterun-timemodeloftheapplicationatthetimeofexecution.

• Staticmodelscannotachievethesamelevelofaccuracy.

• TheSaaSdeliverymodelminimizesupfrontcostsandacceleratesbenefits.

Ask Us About...• WhyOPNETAppSensorXpert’sAppNetworkPathfeature,basedonpatenteddiscovery

andtracingtechnology,providesthemostaccuratenetworkpathanalysis.

• AppSensorXpert’scustomizabledatacollectioncapabilities.

OPNET AppSQL Xpert

OPNET AppSensor Xpert

OPNET AppTransaction Xpert

AppMapper Xpert

OPNET AppInternals Xpert

Packet Trace Warehouse

OPNET AppResponse Xpert

• Application components (JVMs, CLRs, DBs, processes)

• Server infrastructure

• Virtual-to-physical mapping

• Cross-tier component relationships

• Transactions• Front-end web page URLs• Tier relationships• Application recognition• Business Groups

• Transactions• Tier relationships

• System- and process-level information• Physical and virtual server infrastructure

• Databases• Users• Transactions and table usage

“Riverbed’s capabilities in OPNET AppMapper Xpert…are indeed an impressive

com-bination of practi-cal, easily deployed options that deliver unique insights

into realtime, applica-tion-to-application, and

application-to-infrastructure interdependencies.”

OPNET AppMapper Xpert Brings Real-time Perspectives to Application Exosystem Performance and OptimizationEnterprise Management Associate

DATA SHEET: OPNET AppMapper Xpert™

RELATED SOLUTIONS

Riverbed® OPNET AppResponse Xpert™ appliance

End-User Experience, Network Monitoring and Analytics

OPNETAppResponseXpertappliancepassivelymonitorsandanalyzesend-userexperienceforalltypesofenterpriseapplications.Onboardanalyticsprovideapplicationrecognition,useridentification,root-causeanalysis,andpowerfulbusiness-levelsummarization.OPNETAppResponseXpertappliancesimultaneouslyprovidesdeepmonitoringofthenet-workandhighvolumeforensicstorage.OptionalmodulesincludetheDatabasePerformanceModule,theUnifiedCommunicationsModule,andtheNetFlowmodule.

Riverbed OPNET AppInternals Xpert™ software

Deep Application Component Monitoring and Analytics

OPNETAppInternalsXpertsoftwaretracesusertransactionsthroughtheapplicationandprovidesdeepmonitoringfortheindividualcomponents.Ittrackshundredsofthousandsofsystemandapplicationmetricsandperformspowerfulcorrelationanalyticstodetectpatternsofbehaviorthatrapidlyidentifytherootcauseofapplicationperformanceproblems.ExclusivelowoverheadtechnologyenablesOPNETAppInternalsXpertsoftwaretocontinuouslytraceusertransactionsacrossallapplicationtiers,withcode-leveldetail.correlationanalyticstodetectpatternsofbehaviorthatrapidlyidentifytherootcauseofapplicationperformanceproblems.ExclusivelowoverheadtechnologyenablesOPNETAppInternalsXpertsoftwaretocontinuouslytraceusertransactionsacrossallapplicationtiers,withcode-leveldetail.

OPNET AppSQL Xpert™ software

Agentless Database Performance Monitoring

OPNETAppSQLXpertsoftwareprovidesdeepvisibilityintodatabasetransactionperformancethroughreal-timemonitoring.Ittracksdatabaseusageformonitoring,troubleshooting,andperfor-manceoptimization.OPNETAppSQLXpertsoftware’spassiveapproachimposeszerooverheadondatabaseoperation.

OPNET AppTransaction Xpert™ software

Deep Transaction Performance Analysis and Prediction

OPNETAppTransactionXpertsoftwareprovidesdetailedanalysisofmulti-tierapplicationtransactions.Usingcode-levelandnetwork-levelforensicdata,itbuildsadetailedtransactionmodelforroot-caseanalysisandpredictivestudies.OPNETAppTransactionXpertPacketTraceWarehouseofferscentral-izedcontrolofenterprise-widedesktopagentsthatcollectpackettracesandenvironmentalconditions(CPU,memory,I/O,etc.)fromuserdesktops.Itprovidesafederatedrepositoryofforensicdatatoaccelerateperformancetroubleshootingandapplicationmapping.

OPNET AppSensor Xpert™ software

Agentless Application and Infrastructure Monitoring

OPNETAppSensorXpertsoftwareprovidesbroadinfrastruc-turemonitoring,usingremoteinstrumen-tationinterfacestocaptureperformanceinformationfrominfrastructurecomponentsincludingservers,applicationcomponents,theapplicationdeliverynetwork,andvendor-specificmanagementsystems.OPNETAppSensorXpertsoftwaresuppliesreal-timeandhistoricaldataforamorecompletepictureoftheapplication’soperatingenvironment.

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