Foglight 5.9.4 - Administration and Configuration Guide

The Federation view contains information about the server federation. Federation is a Foglight feature that addresses the needs of customers who monitor large-scale environments that are naturally partitioned into logical units. Each of these partitions is traditionally served by one Foglight Management Server instance and its distributed clients/agents. Federation enables the use of one Management Server to operate, while using other Management Servers as the data source. The Federation Master Server manages the operation of those units, merging their data into a central model. Clicking an entry in this view drills down to the Foglight Server Topology view.

Figure 30. The Federation view section of the Management Server Configuration dashboard.

This view displays the following information:

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Mode tells you whether the current Management Server installation is a Federated Child or a Federation Master in a federated system.

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Standalone indicates that your monitoring environment is not federated.

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Master indicates that the server is a Federation Server.

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Children contains the number of children of the current Management Server installation in a federated system. If this setting shows zero ‘0’, combined with the Mode value of Child/Standalone, that is a good indicator that your monitoring environment is not federated.

Explore the High Availability view

The High Availability view indicates if Foglight is running in High Availability (HA) mode. Configuring Foglight in HA mode allows you to run multiple servers in a JBoss partition offering HA. For more information on starting Foglight in High Availability mode, see the High Availability Field Guide.

Figure 31. The High Availability view section of the Management Server Configuration dashboard.

This view displays the following information:

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Status shows if Foglight is running in HA mode (

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Peers shows the number of servers in the cluster, not including the current server.

Explore the Server view

The Server view displays information related to the Foglight Management Server.

The view shows the following settings:

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Version. The version number of the Management Server whose configuration items you are viewing.

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Build. The build version of the Management Server whose configuration items you are viewing.

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Foglight Home. The installation directory of the Management Server on the computer on which it is installed.

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JBoss Server Directory. The installation directory of the JBoss application server that is running the Management Server, on the computer on which the Management Server is installed.

Explore the Federation Configuration view

This view contains information about federation settings. The federation settings are defined in the file <foglight_home>/config/federation.config. For more information about this file, see the Federation Field Guide.

Figure 32. The Federation Configuration view section of the Management Server Configuration dashboard.

The Federation view displays the following settings:

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Connection URLs. The JNDI-provider URLs for federated servers. These URLs should use the JNDI JNP port (see Explore the Ports view ), as configured in <foglight_home>/config/server.config on the corresponding federated server. This setting is defined by the JndiURLs parameter in the file <foglight_home>/config/federation.config.

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Max Alarm Update Delay (millis). The maximal delay in milliseconds that is allowed for the federation server to check all federated servers for alarm changes. This setting is defined by the MaxAlarmUpdateDelay parameter.

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Max System Time Difference (millis). The maximal acceptable difference in system time between federated servers and the federation server, in milliseconds. This setting is defined by the MaxSystemTimeDifference parameter.

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Topology Queries. A list of one or more topology queries that identify topology objects that are be merged with the federated topology model. This setting is defined by the TopologyQueries parameter.

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Topology Refresh Period (millis). The number of milliseconds between major topology refresh operations. A major topology refresh operation involves re-fetching all relevant topology objects from all federated servers and merging them into the local topology model. This setting is defined by the TopologyRefreshPeriod parameter.

Explore the Database view

This view contains information about database settings. The database settings are defined in the file <foglight_home>/config/server.config. For more information about this file, see the Installation and Setup Guide set.

Figure 33. The Database view section of the Management Server Configuration dashboard.

The Database view displays the following settings:

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Database Name. The name of the database. This setting is defined by the server.database.name parameter.

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Embedded. Indicates if the Management Server is using an embedded or external database. Possible values are true or false.This setting is defined by the server.database.embededd parameter.

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Hibernate Dialect. The name of the component that defines the database hibernate dialect.

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Host. The name of the database host. This setting is defined by the server.database.host parameter.

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Port. The port number used by the database. This setting is defined by the server.database.port parameter.

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Secure Connection. Indicates if the Management Server is using a secure connection. Possible values are true or false. This setting is defined by the server.database.secureconn parameter.

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Type. The type of the database. This setting is defined by the server.database.type parameter.

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User. The database user name. This setting is defined by the server.database.user parameter.

Explore the JVM view

This view contains information about JVM settings.

The JVM view displays the following settings:

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Name. The name of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) of the computer in which the Management Server is running.

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Version. The version number of the JVM.

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Vendor. The name of the JVM vendor.

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Architecture (bit). The bit architecture of the JVM.

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Options: Add JVM settings to the server.config file by entering and saving them in this field.

For example, if you have a lot of data in your environment, you may see a "Out of Memory" problem when running the Management Server. You may decide to increase the JVM heap size by specifying the JVM options -Xms1280m -Xmx1280m. Restart the server and these settings will take effect.

The JVM settings that appear in this view are not the full set. By default, the Foglight launcher sets a number of additional JVM settings. To see all of the JVM parameters, look for them under VM Options in the log file for the current session, <foglight_home>/logs/ManagementServer_<date>_<time>_001.log, as shown in the code listing below that illustrates the default JVM settings.

VM Options:

-dsa

-da

-Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true

-Xrs

XX:+UseAltSigs

exit

-Dsun.java.command=org.jboss.Main

-Xms782m

-Xmx782m

-XX:MaxPermSize=195m

-Djava.endorsed.dirs=C:\Quest\Foglight\lib\endorsed

-Djava.awt.headless=true

-Dsun.rmi.dgc.client.gcInterval=86400000

-Dsun.rmi.dgc.server.gcInterval=86400000

-XX:+ForceTimeHighResolution

-XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC

-XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled

-Dsun.lang.ClassLoader.allowArraySyntax=true

-Djava.security.manager

-Djava.security.policy=C:\Quest\Foglight\config\

server.policy

Explore the OS view

The OS view contains information about the OS of the machine on which the Management Server is running.

Figure 34. The OS view section of the Management Server Configuration dashboard.

The view displays the following settings:

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Type. The name and version of the operating system on which the Management Server is running.

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Patch. The patch level of the operating system on which the Management Server is running.

Explore the WCF view

The WCF view contains information about the Web Component Framework (WCF) included with the Management Server.

Figure 35. The WCF view section of the Management Server Configuration dashboard.

The view displays the following settings:

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Version. The version number of the Web Component Framework that is included with the Management Server.

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Build. The build version of the Web Component Framework that is included with the Management Server.

Explore the Mail (Global Settings) view

This view shows the email settings that are used by Foglight to send messages to specified recipients. For example, you can configure Foglight to generate and send reports to a specified mail recipient, or email warning messages to Foglight administrators when certain thresholds are reached. For information on how to configure email actions in Foglight, see Configuring email notifications.


	IMPORTANT: In some situations you need to create or receive email alerts that contain a URL to the browser interface. To ensure the URL points to the computer on which the Management Server is running, ensure that the CATALYST_URL registry variable contains the correct computer name and port number.For example: http://MyHost.MyDomain.com:8080/For information on how to look up Foglight registry variables, see Working with Foglight Registry Variables.

Figure 36. The Mail (Global Settings) view section of the Management Server Configuration dashboard.

The Mail (Global Settings) view displays the following settings:

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Connection Timeout. The default connection timeout for sending emails to specified email recipients. This setting is defined by the global value of the mail.connection.timeout Foglight registry variable.


	IMPORTANT: The mail.connection.timeout variable does not come with Foglight. To configure the global connection timeout, you need to create this variable and set it to a desired value.

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From. The default email address used by Foglight from which emails are sent. This setting is defined by the global value of the mail.from Foglight registry variable.

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SMTP Host. The default email host name used by Foglight from which emails are sent when required. This setting is defined by the global value of the mail.host Foglight registry variable.

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SMTP Port. The default port number of the email server used by Foglight from which emails are sent when required. This setting is defined by the global value of the mail.port Foglight registry variable.

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Recipient. The default email address used by Foglight to which emails are sent when required. This setting is defined by the global value of the mail.recipient Foglight registry variable.

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Socket Timeout. The default socket timeout for sending emails to specified email recipients.


	IMPORTANT: The mail.socket.timeout variable does not come with Foglight. To configure the global socket timeout, you need to create this variable and set it to a desired value.

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User. The default user name for logging into the email server that is used by Foglight to which emails are sent when required. This setting is defined by the global value of the mail.user Foglight registry variable.

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Use STARTTLS. Indicates whether the STARTTLS protocol is enabled. Possible values are true or false. This setting is defined by the global value of the mail.smtp.starttls.enable Foglight registry variable.

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Use SSL. Indicates whether you want to enable the SSL protocol and use encryption when sending emails from Foglight. Possible values are true or false. This setting is defined by the global value of the mail.use.ssl Foglight registry variable.

Explore the Ports view

This view lists the ports used by Foglight.

Figure 37. The Ports view section of the Management Server Configuration dashboard.

The Ports view displays the following ports:

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HA Pooled Invoker Port

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HA JNDI UDP Group Port

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For complete information about the above ports, such as their default numbers or communication points involved, see Default port assignments.

Default port assignments

The following table shows the default port assignments for the ports listed in the Ports view along with a few other ports that are used for communication with the database or internal application ports. The port numbers can be specified at installation time, or after the installation using the configuration parameters in the file <foglight_home>/config/server.config. For more information, see the Installation and Setup Guide set.


	NOTE: In addition to the ports listed below, in some configurations, the Management Server may use additional ports, such as the ports used by JGroups which is the underpinning component of Foglight HA. JGroups is a toolkit for reliable multicast communication. In a default configuration, it dynamically allocates some UDP ports for the communication between cluster members. Network traffic from those ports does not go beyond the local subnet. Therefore, no special firewall configuration is needed.

Table 8. Default port assignments for Foglight.
Port		Server/Client Communication
Default Number	Name	Listens On	Used By	Firewall Impact?	Communication Direction
1098	JNDI RMI Port	N/A
NOTE: This port is not involved for server/client communication.
Description: Port for the Remote Method Invocation (RMI) naming service.
Configuration parameter: foglight.jndi.rmi.port
1099	JNDI JNP Port	N/A
This port is not involved for server/client communication.
Description: Port for the bootstrap JNP service.
Configuration parameter: foglight.jndi.jnp.port
1100	HA JNDI JNP Port	Management Server	Management Server	No	From HA Management Server Primary to HA Management Server Secondary and the other way around
NOTE: Foglight does not support a firewall between two server instances.
Description: Port for the bootstrap JNP service when Foglight is running in the High Availability (HA) mode. For more information about the HA mode, see the High Availability Field Guide.
Configuration parameter: foglight.ha.jndi.jnp.port
1101	HA JNDI RMI Port	Management Server	Management Server	No	From HA Management Server Primary to HA Management Server Secondary and the other way around
Description: Port for the Remote Method Invocation (RMI) naming service when Foglight is running in HA mode. It can be used to observe the network traffic between the Management Server and other computers on the same network. If it finds another JBoss server, it checks the partition name to see if the JBoss server is a primary or a secondary server. For more information about the HA mode, see the High Availability Field Guide.
Configuration parameter: foglight.ha.jndi.rmi.port
1102	HA JNDI UDP Group Port	Management Server	Management Server	No	From HA Management Server Primary to HA Management Server Secondary and the other way around
Description: Port for the UDP group when Foglight is running in the HA mode. For more information about the HA mode, see the Installation and Setup Guide set.
Configuration parameter: foglight.ha.jndi.udpgroup.port
3528	ORB (IIOP) Port	Management Server	Foglight Client	Yes	From Foglight Client to Management Server
Description: Corba ORB port used by the Foglight Client.
Configuration parameter: foglight.orb.port
3529	ORB (IIOP) SSL Port	Management Server	Foglight Client	Yes	From Foglight Client to Management Server
Description: Corba ORB SSL port used by the Foglight Client.
Configuration parameter: foglight.orb.ssl.port
4444	JRMP Invoker Port	N/A
NOTE: This port is not involved in server/client communication.
Description: Port for the RMI/JRMP invoker.
Configuration parameter: foglight.jrmp.invoker.port
4446	HA Pooled Invoker Port	Management Server	Management Server	No	From HA Management Server Primary to HA Management Server Secondary and the other way around
Description: Pooled invoker port when Foglight is running in the HA mode. For more information about the HA mode, see the High Availability Field Guide.
Configuration parameter: foglight.ha.pooled.invoker.port
4447	HA JRMP Invoker Port	Management Server	Management Server	No	From HA Management Server Primary to HA Management Server Secondary and the other way around
Description: Port for the RMI/JRMP invoker when Foglight is running in the HA mode. For more information about the HA mode, see the High Availability Field Guide.
Configuration parameter: foglight.ha.jrmp.invoker.port
8080	HTTP Port	Management Server	Browser interface and Agent Manager	Yes	From the browser interface to the Management Server and from the Agent Manager to the Management Server
Description: HTTP/1.1 connector used for HTTP connections.
Configuration parameter: foglight.http.port
8443	HTTPS SSL Port	Management Server	Browser interface and Agent Manager	Yes	From the browser interface to the Management Server and from the Agent Manager to the Management Server
Description: HTTP/1.1 connector used for HTTPS connections.
Configuration parameter: foglight.https.port
The Management Server uses the HTTP port for local access even if you are accessing the browser interface through an HTTPS connection. If that is the case, both ports are open: the HTTPS port for external requests coming from the browser interface and the HTTP port for local requests. For example, the reporting service accesses the Management Server through the HTTP port while external requests use HTTPS.
8448	QP5 Application Port	Management Server	Management Server	No	Local to Management Server
Description: Port for the SQL parser.
Configuration parameter: foglight.qp5app.port
41705	JavaEE Agent	Management Server	JavaEE Agent	Yes	From JavaEE Agent to Management Server
Description: Port used by the JavaEE Agent. For more information about the JavaEE Agent, see your Cartridge for Java EE Technologies documentation.
Configuration parameter: Unlike other configuration parameters that are described in this table, whose values can be viewed and edited in the server configuration file, <foglight_home>/config/server.config, this port can be set in the configuration file that ships with the JavaEE Agent. For more information about this file, see your Cartridge for Java EE Technologies documentation.
45566	Cluster Mcast Port	Management Server	Management Server	No	From HA Management Server Primary to HA Management Server Secondary and the other way around
Description: Cluster multi-cast port. It is used when Foglight is running in the HA mode. For more information about the HA mode, see the High Availability Field Guide.
Configuration parameter: foglight.cluster.mcast_port

Import a new language for PDF Reports

The Foglight Management Server supports to configure a new language for a PDF report. Once this language is imported, users can view the PDF report without installing this language as it has been embedded into the report by default.

To import a new language for PDF reports:

On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration > Setup > Management Server Configuration.

The Management Server Configuration dashboard appears in the display area, showing a list of views that are associated with the Management Server.

In the Report section, click the Edit button next to Import a new language for PDF.

The Import Language Font dialog box appears.

Each field contains specific information about the imported language that is used to view the PDF reports.

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Font Name: Specifies the name of the imported language, for example, Garuda.

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Character Start Range: Specifies the start range of Unicode characters. The value of this field must be integer, for example, 3584 (for Thai). Search for Unicode character ranges yourself and enter the corresponding start range in this field.

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Character End Range: Specifies the end range of Unicode characters. The value of this field must be integer, for example, 3711 (for Thai). Search for Unicode character ranges yourself and enter the corresponding end range in this field.

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Font Path: Specifies the file folder under which the language file (.ttl) locates. for example, C:\temp. This field is mandatory for the languages that are not installed on your operating system (OS). If you are going to import a language that has been installed on your OS, leave this field blank.

Run the Management Server Configuration Report

Some Foglight dashboards have reports associated with them. This allows you to run a report based on the current dashboard. You can generate the report using the Reports menu in the top-right corner.

The Management Server Configuration dashboard is associated with the Management Server Configuration Report. Run this report by selecting Management Server Configuration Report from the Reports menu, and specifying the input parameters in the report wizard.

Figure 38. The Management Server Configuration page with the Reports menu selected.

The report wizard provides more information about the Management Server Configuration Report and instructions on how to set the input values. For more information about reports in Foglight, see the Foglight User Help.

Connection Status

View the host connection status

The Connection Status dashboard lists the users that are logged in to the Management Server. For each user, the list shows the client IP address, login time, request name, and request time.

To view the connection status:

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On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration. In the Investigate column, Server section, click Connections.

The Connection Status dashboard appears in the display area, showing a list of users that are logged in to the Management Server.

View Audit Information

View audited operations

Use the View Audit Information dashboard to explore log entries. Log entries show the users that are logged in, changes made to user security settings, or any changes made to rules, schedules, or registry variables. Select a time period for which you want to view the logs, and optionally, print the desired set of entries to a file.

To view log entries:

On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration > Setup > View Audit Information.

The View Audit Information dashboard opens.

Observe the audited entries. Each entry contains specific information about the date and time at which the audited action is performed, name of the user who initiated the action, name of the service that carried out the action, and the operation name.

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Time Range: Displays the date and time at which the specified action occurred.

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User Name: Displays the user name for the user who caused the action to be performed.

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Service Name: Displays the name of the Foglight service that performed the action.

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Operation Name (Name): Displays the operation that was performed by Foglight. If applicable, the name of the item that was changed is also displayed in this column.

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Entity ID: Displays the entity ID.

Optional — Reduce the number of columns that appear in the audit log table.

Click the Show/Hide columns button to the right of the Search box, and then indicate which columns you want to display.

Optional — Print the list of audit logs to a file.

Click the Show/Hide columns button. At the bottom of the list, under Actions, click Export. Select the desired output format: Export as PDF, Export as CSV, Export as Excel, or Export as XML.

Clicking Export as PDF opens the PDF output in your web browser.

Clicking Export as CSV, Export as Excel, or Export as XML opens a dialog box, allowing you open the exported file, or to save it to disk.


	IMPORTANT: The appearance of the dialog box may be different, depending on the type and version of your web browser.


	IMPORTANT: If you show or hide one or more columns in the audit log table, this layout is reflected in the export file. For example, if you display only the time range and the operation name, only those columns appear in the export file.

Operations audited by Foglight

The following table lists the operations that are audited by Foglight. In addition to the operations listed below, Foglight audits the following operations:

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Agent starting, stopping, deleting, activating, deactivating, marking as obsolete

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Alarm clearing, acknowledging, and auto-acknowledging

Table 9. Operations audited by Foglight and the originating service.
Service	Operation
AgentPropertyServiceImpl	cloneConfigModel(PropertyPath, String)
	cloneConfigModel(String, String, String, String)
	deleteClonedConfigModel(PropertyPath)
	deleteClonedConfigModel(String, String, String)
	removePrivateProperty(PropertyPath)
	removePrivateProperty(String, String, String)
	saveConfigModel(PersistableConfigModel, Boolean)
AgentServiceImpl	activate(String)
	deactivate(String)
	delete(String)
	markObsolete(String)
	startDataCollection(String)
	stopDataCollection(String)
AlarmService	acknowledgeAlarm(String)
	autoAcknowledgeAlarm(String)
	clearAlarm(String)
CartridgeServiceImpl	activateCartridges(Collection<String>, boolean)
CartridgeServiceImpl	installCar(String)
CartridgeServiceSL	activateCartridge(String)
	deactivateCartridge(String)
	uninstallCartridge(String)
com.quest.nitro.admin.ui.xwork.support.SessionAuditor	com.quest.nitro.admin.ui.xwork.action.navigation.LandingPageActionsessionDestroyed(HttpSessionEvent)
	sessionCreated(HttpSessionEvent)
	sessionDestroyed(HttpSessionEvent)
DerivationServiceBean	deleteDerivations(Set<String>)
DerivationServiceBean	saveDerivation(DerivationInterface)
DynamicModelServiceBean	deleteModelAssociation(ModelAssociation)
	deleteModelAssociation(String)
	saveModelAssociation(ModelAssociation)
Foglight4MigrationServiceSL	cancelScheduledTasks(String, String)
	migrateAgent(String, String, String, Map<String, Object>)
	migrateData(String, String, String, Map<String, Object>)
	migrateDcm(String, String, String, Map<String, Object>)
	refreshFgl4Server(String, boolean)
	registerFgl4Server(String, String, String, Integer, String, String, String, File, boolean)
	registerHostNameMapping(String, String, String)
	unregisterFgl4Server(String)
	unregisterHostNameMapping(String, String)
LicensingBean	importLicenseFromFile(String)
LicensingBean	removeLicense(String)
NitroExtendedLdapLoginModule	abort()
	commit()
	logout()
MonitoringPoliciesDeployerBean	exportToFile(String)
MonitoringPoliciesDeployerBean	importFromFile(String)
PersistenceConfigServiceBean	deleteGroupingPolicy(GroupingPolicy)
	deleteGroupingPolicy(String)
	deleteLifecycle(Lifecycle)
	deleteLifecycle(String)
	deleteRetentionPolicy(RetentionPolicy)
	deleteRetentionPolicy(String)
	deleteSchema(Schema)
	deleteSchema(String)
	saveGroupingPolicy(GroupingPolicy)
	saveLifecycle(Lifecycle)
	saveObservationLifecycle(ObservationLifecycle)
	saveRetentionPolicy(RetentionPolicy)
	saveSchema(Schema)
	setDefaultLifecycle(ObservationLifecycle)
RegistryServiceBean	deleteRegistryVariables(Collection<RegistryVariableInfo>)
RegistryServiceBean	saveRegistryVariable(RegistryVariableInterface)
RemoteAgentManagementServiceImpl	downloadClientFile(String, String, File)
	initializeAgent(String, String, String)
	initializeAgentAsync(String, String, String)
	installAgentPackage(String, String)
ReportingServiceBean	deleteGeneratedReports(List<DataObject>)
	deleteReportResults(List<String>)
	deleteReportResults(String)
	deleteScheduledReport(ScheduledReport)
	executeReport(ReportContext)
	generateReport(ReportContext, String)
	saveScheduledReport(ScheduledReport)
RuleServiceBean	deleteRule(String)
	deleteRules(Set<String>)
	saveRule(Rule)
	suspendRuleActions(String, Date)
	suspendRuleAlarms(String, Date)
	unsuspendRuleActions(String)
	unsuspendRuleAlarms(String)
ScheduleServiceBean	deleteSchedules(Set<String>)
ScheduleServiceBean	saveSchedule(NamedScheduleInterface)
ScriptingBean	invoke(ScriptInvocation)
	runNamedScript(String, ScriptExecutionParams)
	runScript(String, ScriptExecutionParams)
	runScript(String, String, Object[])
	runScript(String, String, TopologyObject)
	runScript(String, String)
	verify(ScriptVerification)
	verifyScriptText(String)
SecurityServiceBean	addGroupToUser(SecUser, SecGroup)
	addRoleToGroup(SecGroup, SecRole)
	addRoleToUser(SecUser, SecRole)
	changeOwnPassword(String, String, String)
	changeUserPassword(String, String, String)
	createGroup(String, String, String, boolean)
	createGroupNesting(SecGroup, SecGroup)
	createRole(String, String, String, boolean)
	createUser(String, String, String, String, boolean, boolean, boolean)
	deleteGroup(SecGroup)
	deleteGroupNesting(SecGroupNesting)
	deleteObjPermission(SecObjectPermission)
	deleteRole(SecRole)
	deleteUser(SecUser)
	deleteUserObjPermission(SecUserObjPermission)
	setObjAceByIds(String, String, int, boolean, String)
	setObjAceByNames(String, String, int, boolean, String)
	setUserObjAceByIds(String, String, int, boolean, String)
	setUserObjAceByNames(String, String, int, boolean, String)
	storeGroup(SecGroup)
	storeGroupNesting(SecGroupNesting)
	storeLdapConfig(SecJaasLdapConfig)
	storeObjPermission(SecObjectPermission)
	storeRole(SecRole)
	storeUser(SecUser)
	storeUserObjPermission(SecUserObjPermission)
SupportBundleServiceImpl	createSupportBundle()
	createSupportBundle(SupportBundle)
	deleteBundle(SupportBundle)
ThresholdServiceBean	deleteThreshold(String)
	deleteThreshold(Threshold)
	saveThreshold(Threshold)