Solution Overview

OPNET Technologies, Inc.

AppInternals TM

Deep Application Component Monitoring and Analytics

OPNET’s AppInternals Xpert delves into the complex software frameworks and operating systems Compare AppInternals Xpert
of modern servers to extract vast amounts of performance and forensic data to support all aspects to Other Solutions
of Application Performance Management (APM) from the server perspective. AppInternals Xpert n Monitors and analyzes performance
can provide analysis for any type of application, but excels, in particular, in Java and .NET environ- metrics across application tiers,
including the application infrastruc-
ments. It continuously monitors thousands of system and application metrics within each server,
ture, middleware, portals, database,
across all application tiers, and automatically detects and ranks performance and behavior anoma- OS/VM, web services, Java, .NET, and
lies. AppInternals Xpert uses patented technology to automatically provide deep instrumentation more.

in application code with very low overhead. Its patented correlation technology automatically n Supports custom applications and
popular commercial offerings includ-
reveals relationships among metrics, highlighting the corresponding causal connections among
ing SharePoint, PeopleSoft, Docu-
components, resources, and behavior to perform root cause analysis. AppInternals Xpert also mentum, and more.
utilizes advanced, low-overhead, continuous tracing techniques to provide deep visibility into ap- n Achieves deep visibility of the entire
plication code as it executes. It can assemble a complete picture of a transaction’s path across tiers application with very low overhead,
leveraging exclusive analytics to
for near real-time and historical analysis.
automatically limit instrumentation
points.
Benefits
n Troubleshoot application performance problems faster. “We’ve been at this for months and
n Detect application performance problems earlier. couldn’t figure out why our server was
n Ensure the performance of business transactions. dying. You figured it out in 5 minutes.”
n Eliminate the “finger-pointing” among IT teams concerning the source of application Infrastructure VP
performance problems. Electronic Media Company

n Ensure successful application deployments.

“All I can say is – wow!”
Application Engineering Team Leader
Use AppInternals Xpert to: A National Sports Association
n Monitor applications at the component level to proactively detect performance problems.
n Troubleshoot website errors and overall slowness. “Extremely powerful.”
Consultant
n Troubleshoot intermittent performance problems.
Large Federal Systems Integrator
n Continuously monitor applications to detect memory leaks.
n Analyze applications prior to deployment, identifying slow Java or .NET methods and
other resource bottlenecks that can impact performance in production.

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Key Features
n Deep transaction tracing to iden- Related Solutions
tify specific method calls and SQL
statements that cause application AppResponse Xpert™
performance problems. End-User Experience, Network Monitoring
and Analytics
n Memory analysis and real-time
memory leak detection with low- AppResponse Xpert is an appliance-based
overhead, “always-on” monitoring solution that monitors and analyzes end-
to identify code-level source of
user experience for all levels of trans-
memory leaks, which are typi-
cally very difficult to detect and actions, and the underlying network.
diagnose.   On-board analytics extract transactions
from application flows and break down
n Patented deviation tracking that Correlate performance metrics across application tiers to application response time, identifying
automatically learns abnormal v. automatically identify related metrics and diagnose root cause
which parts of the infrastructure are con-
normal behavior for thousands of of performance problems.
tributing most to delays.
performance indicators.
n Advanced correlation technology that finds relationships among hundreds of thousands of AppTransaction Xpert™
performance metrics from across application tiers to support troubleshooting.     Deep Transaction Performance Analysis
n Forensic data capture that automatically captures and archives in-depth troubleshooting data and Prediction
for key events, based on pre-defined policies.
AppTransaction Xpert is a powerful tool
n Real-time dashboards and alerts that report on key performance indicators (KPIs) with drill- for detailed analysis of individual transac-
downs to specific resources. Dynamic thresholds automatically adjust limits based on histori- tions. In today’s complex application
cal performance, reducing false alarms and the need for configuration. architectures, a single transaction can
n Broad support for business applications and middleware components including SharePoint, involve many tiers and require thousands
SAP, SQL, Oracle, WebLogic, WebSphere, VMware, Apache, and more. of messages to traverse the network.
AppTransaction Xpert processes and
Integration with Other OPNET APM Xpert™ Solutions merges traces taken in the production
environment, making extensive use of
n Drill-down from AppResponse Xpert’s end-user monitoring to understand problematic back- patented visualization and analytics to
end performance when an end-user transaction is slow.
accelerate troubleshooting in production,
n Import end-user experience and network-based KPIs from AppResponse Xpert for correlation as well as pre-deployment testing and
and analysis. prediction.
n Export server data into OPNET’s industry-leading transaction analysis solution, AppTransac-
tion Xpert.
n Visualize time-aligned transaction traces in AppTransaction Xpert, captured from both the
About OPNET Technologies
server and the network for a combined multi-tier view of an end-to-end transaction. OPNET Technologies, Inc. is a leading
provider of application and network
Ask Us About... performance management solutions.
OPNET’s solutions deliver broad visibility
n How our analytics rapidly sift
and monitoring across infrastructure
through thousands of potential
root causes to target relevant domains as well as deep data collection
indicators, for faster, more accurate and analytics to enable powerful root
troubleshooting. cause diagnosis. These solutions have
been operationally proven in thousands
n How our approach to data retriev-
of customer environments worldwide.
al extracts targeted information
from a vast performance manage-
ment database.
n How AppInternals Xpert is able to
maximize visibility while minimiz-
ing overhead.
Identify the code-level source of memory leaks with
low-overhead, “always-on” monitoring.

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