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ColdFusion 8 server monitoring – Part 3: Automated monitoring and request management with Alerts and Snapshots

The first two parts of this four-part series have introduced the charts and graphs of the Coldfusion 8 Server Monitor, first focusing on those of value during development (Part 1: Using the Server Monitor in development), then those most useful in production (Part 2: Using the Server Monitor in production). The end of Part 2 also introduced the ability to abort troublesome requests.

Part 3 supplements the ability to manually abort requests by using a more automated approach, called the Alerts feature. Alerts aren't just for terminating troublesome requests, you can also use them to provide useful diagnostics by informing you of potentially troublesome requests. Another useful diagnostic tool in the Server Monitor is its Snapshots feature, which helps with off-line monitoring and analysis of your servers.

In Part 4, the final part of this series, I will cover the MultiServer monitor (which is key if you need to manage more than one server), the Admin API, and a few miscellaneous topics related to the Monitor.

Check out the other parts of the ColdFusion 8 server monitoring series:

• Part 1: Using the Server Monitor in development
• Part 2: Using the Server Monitor in production
• Part 4: Multiserver Monitor, Admin API monitoring, and more

Requirements

To make the most of this article, you need the following software and files:

Adobe ColdFusion 8 (Enterprise edition required)

• Try
• Buy

Prerequisites:

Readers should have some experience with coding or managing a ColdFusion server.

Also, read Part 1 and Part 2 before proceeding to Part 3.

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