Questions[hyperichq](server)

Is there an easy way to get metrics on all processes that start with the letters XYZ? I have about 80 processes that I have to monitor individually that all start with the prefix XYZ.

I have created a query using the sigar shell: ps State.Name.sw=XYZ, which will give me a list of the processes that I want. What I need to do is define this list of processes through said query and collect and track statistics from the Process service: http://support.hyperic.com/display/hypcomm/Process+service

What I need is 3 or 4 key statistics for each of the XYZ processes defined by my query to show up as graphs in the web front end.

Note: Hyperic HQ server is installed on a windows machine and I'm monitoring a Linux box via an agent.

Thanks,

Chris

Edit: Here is my try at a plugin that may give me what I want, but it's not being inventoried/detected by the Hyperic web UI. Simply pointing me to one of Hyperic's tutorials won't do. Thanks.

<!DOCTYPE plugin [  
  <!ENTITY process-metrics SYSTEM "/pdk/plugins/process-metrics.xml">]>  

<plugin>

<server name="ABCStats">  
   <config>  
     <option name="process.query"  
         description="Process Query"  
         default="State.Name.sw=XYZ"/>  
   </config>

    <metric name="Availability"  
           alias="Availability"  
         template="sigar:Type=ProcState,Arg=%process.query%:State"  
        category="AVAILABILITY"  
        indicator="true"  
        units="percentage"  
        collectionType="dynamic"/>  

    &process-metrics;  

    <plugin type="autoinventory"/>  

    <plugin type="measurement"  
        class="org.hyperic.hq.product.MeasurementPlugin"/>  

 </server>  
</plugin>  

I've been trying to find a good solution (that can run on Windows) for monitoring/trending/alarming a distributed system comprised of primarly Java technology (Tomcat, ActiveMQ, JBossCache, etc.), but also some .Net and MySQL/SQLServer. Hyperic HQ (open source version) seems like a reasonable solution, although it doesn't support the latest version of Active MQ (5.2) or MySQL (5.1). I was wondering what sort of experiences others have had. Any advice, war stories, or alternative solutions would be greatly appreciated.

As an aside, the company I work for has adopted for general perpose monitoring ELM from TNT Software. It has many nice features, especially when it comes to centralized logging and process monitoring. However, it lacks specific detailed metrics and monitoring that Hyperic HQ can provide for many of the services that we use.