lync_monitor
lync_monitor Probe

 The lync_monitor probe monitors the health and performance of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 by gathering information about Performance of the server and the audio and video quality of network media. Additionally, the probe collects usage information (CDR) about Lync Server, which helps you to calculate the return on investment of your deployment and also enables you to plan future growth of your deployment.
The lync_monitor probe is delivered with a default configuration with a selected set of profiles to be monitored. The profiles are grouped in seven predefined groups or categories, as follows:
  • Eventlogs: Monitor Windows event logs for specific event contents.
  • Files: Monitor specific files.
  • Filesystems: Monitor file systems for specific patterns.
  • Performance counters: Monitor performance counters for QoE Monitoring Server, CDR Service, LDM Memory, Mediation Server etc;
  • Processes: Monitor different processes running on the system.
  • Services: Monitor lync related services.
  • WMI: Monitor specific WMI classes.

    • Installation notes

  • In order to monitor the lync server, Nimbus robot (version 3.02 or above) should be installed on the server.
  • Install 'lync_monitor' package into your local archive.
  • Drop the package from your local archive to the targeted robot.
  • Double click the probe in the Nimbus Manager.
  • Configurator opens with a default set of profiles in an inactive state.
  • Activate the profiles to start monitoring.

    • Notes

    For each activated 'Eventlog' profile, the probe scans windows events on the lync server from the last scanned event entry to match the given criteria. If the system generates large number of events between the interval, then scanning large number of events may affect the performance of the system.
    Revision history
    Date Description State Version
    19.10.2016 What's New:
    The probe is now FIPS 140-2 compliant with AES-128 encryption.

    For Detailed Release Notes-Please refer
    https://wiki.ca.com/rest/ca/product/latest/topic?format=rendered&language=&space=UIMPGA&hid=lync_monitor_RN     		GA 3.12
    08.08.2016 What's New:
    1. Ability to calculate QoS sample values.
    2. Added support to calculate delta value of QoS samples, and display that delta in QoS and Alarms.
    3. Ability to monitor all instances of a selected network interface. For more information, see Monitor Network Interfaces in IM Configuration or AC Configuration.
    4. Ability to dynamically discover and monitor database instances of the Lync server. For more information, see Enable Database Discovery in IM Configuration or AC Configuration.
    5. Ability to change the alarm source to IP address of the robot.
    6. Added support for .NET Framework 4.5.

    For Detailed Release Notes-Please refer
    https://wiki.ca.com/rest/ca/product/latest/topic?format=rendered&language=&space=UIMPGA&hid=lync_monitor_RN     		3.11
    31.03.2016 What's New:

    Added monitoring support of:
    - Skype for Business Server 2015
    - Microsoft Key Health Indicators for Lync Server 2010, Lync Server 2013 and Skye for Business Server 2015.
    - Ability to rename the QoS group name and QoS name. For more information, see Rename QoS Group and QoS Names.

    Fixed Defects:
    - The probe now associates all alarms with a new subsystem ID, 2.1.7. For more information, see Update the Subsystem ID. Support case number 266112
    For Detailed Release Notes-Please refer
    https://wiki.ca.com/rest/ca/product/latest/topic?format=rendered&language=&space=UIMPGA&hid=lync_monitor_RN     		3.00
    30.06.2015 Added Features:
    1. The probe can now be migrated to standard static alarm thresholds using the threshold_migrator probe.
    2. Added support for IPv6.

    Fixed Defect:
    The probe displayed the hostname instead of IP address as the source in alarms. (Salesforce Case: 00159505)

    For Detailed Release Notes-Please refer
    https://wiki.ca.com/rest/ca/product/latest/topic?format=rendered&language=&space=UIMPGA&hid=lync_monitor_RN

    Note: Salesforce case(s) may not be viewable to all.     		2.20
    04.03.2014 Added Support for Windows Server 2012 R2. For Detailed Release Notes-Please refer
    http://docs.nimsoft.com/prodhelp/en_US/Probes/AdminConsole/lync_monitor/ReleaseNotes/index.htm     		2.10
    30.10.2013 Support for Lync server 2013 added 2.00
    07.06.2013 Removed all thresholds to avoid multiple unwanted alarms. 1.01
    21.12.2012 Initial Release.Support for Lync_Server 2010 added 1.00
    21.12.2012 Initial Release.Support for Lync_Server 2010 added 1.00
    Requirements
    Platform: Please refer to the Platform Support Matrix located in the Download section of http://support.nimsoft.com
    Software: Microsoft Lync Server 2010,Requires Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 on the probe and the manager machines. On 64 bit Windows machine, the probe requires 64 bit Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 to run as 64 bit native application.
    Hardware: None