Solution Overview

OPNET Technologies, Inc.

AppMapper TM

“What’s in your Application?”

AppMapper Xpert is a breakthrough solution in the field of application discovery and dependency Compare AppMapper Xpert
mapping. AppMapper Xpert is unique in its approach; it shares the instrumentation already in place to Other Solutions
as part of OPNET’s comprehensive performance management suite, APM Xpert™, and uses the re- ■■ AppMapper Xpert provides a run-time
sulting information to produce up-to-date models of the applications present in the infrastructure. model of application dependencies
uniquely suited for operational work-
The models are based on the behavior of real users, transactions, and application components, as
flows, unlike CMDB-based solutions that
observed in the run-time environment. focus on static IT dependency models.

■■ AppMapper Xpert automatically deter-

Benefits
mines the dependency map for all kinds
■■ Accelerate application troubleshooting. of applications, including “home-grown”
■■ Ensure successful migration to cloud ones. Other solutions commonly rely
computing. on pre-determined architecture models
■■ Reduce risk associated with server virtu- for popular third-party applications, or
alization and data center consolidation. manual input to define dependencies.
■■ Provide better transparency to business ■■ AppMapper is uniquely suited to dy-
unit stakeholders about the application namic operating environments, such as
infrastructure. virtualized servers and SOA applications,
■■ Enhance configuration and change because it produces an accurate run-time
management. model of the application at the time of
execution. Static models cannot achieve
the same level of accuracy.
Use AppMapper Xpert to:
■■ Identify application and infrastructure ■■ The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery
components that are required to deliver a model minimizes up-front costs and ac-
specific application. Automatically generate a run-time application celerates benefits.
dependency map.
■■ Identify the applications that depend on a
particular server or network device before making configuration changes to that element.
“OPNET’s capabilities in AppMapper
■■ Understand the service impact of infrastructure events or outages. Xpert ... are indeed an impressive com-
■■ Identify associated components when planning to migrate an application to a cloud com- bination of practical, easily deployed
puting environment. options that deliver unique insights into
■■ Determine application dependencies before virtualizing or consolidating servers. real-time, application-to-application,
■■ Provide detailed, accurate information to business unit stakeholders about the complete and application-to-infrastructure inter-
application environment, including enabling components of the underlying infrastructure. dependencies.”
OPNET’s AppMapper Xpert Brings Real-time Per-
spectives to Application Ecosystem Performance
and Optimization,
Enterprise Management Associates

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• Transactions
• Front-end web page URLs
AppResponse Xpert • Tier relationships Related Solutions
• Application recognition
• Business Groups
AppResponse Xpert™
End-User Experience, Network Monitoring and Analytics
• Application components (JVMs, CLRs, DBs, processes)
AppInternals Xpert • Server infrastructure AppResponse Xpert is an appliance-based solution that monitors and
• Virtual-to-physical mapping analyzes end-user experience for all levels of transactions, and the
• Cross-tier component relationships underlying network. On-board analytics extract transactions from ap-
plication flows and break down application response time, identifying
• Databases which parts of the infrastructure are contributing most to delays.
AppSQL Xpert • Users
• Transactions and table usage AppInternals Xpert™
AppMapper Xpert Deep Application Component Monitoring and Analytics

AppInternals Xpert delves into the complex soft-

• System- and process-level information ware frameworks of modern servers to extract vast
AppTelemetry Xpert • Physical and virtual server amounts of performance and forensic data for all aspects of appli-
infrastructure
cation performance management from the server perspective. Ap-
pInternals Xpert supports any type of application, but excels in Java
and .NET environments. It automatically detects cause-and-effect
• Transactions
AppForensics Xpert • Tier relationships
relationships among thousands of continuously tracked system and
application metrics across multiple tiers, to diagnose root cause.

AppSQL Xpert™
Leverage diverse information sources to generate comprehen- Agentless Database Performance Monitoring
sive and accurate application models.
AppSQL Xpert provides deep visibility into database performance
through real-time monitoring of a broad range of metrics, with
Key Features drill-downs to fine-grained forensic database transaction data for
troubleshooting. It performs detailed tracking of database usage
■■ Starting with a single entry point, build out a detailed run-time map for trending and performance optimization. Its agentless approach
of an application’s dependencies. imposes zero overhead on database operation.
■■ Combine network flow information with application details on pro-
cesses, classes, components, and databases. AppTelemetry Xpert™
Agentless Application and Network Component Monitoring
■■ Automatically determine relationships among application and infra-
structure components for complex, multi-tier applications. AppTelemetry Xpert uses remote instrumentation interfaces (e.g.,
SNMP) to capture performance information from infrastructure
■■ Visualize application dependencies through an elegant, intuitive GUI. components that may otherwise be difficult to access, including
■■ Simplify solution implementation and minimize on-going costs servers, application components, network devices, and vendor-
through SaaS delivery model. specific management systems. AppTelemetry Xpert supplies real-
time and historical data for a more complete picture of end-to-end
Integration with Other OPNET APM Xpert™ Solutions application performance.
■■ Discover inter-server relationships, leveraging AppResponse Xpert’s
and AppForensics Xpert’s visibility into network traffic.
AppForensics Xpert™
Centralized Forensic Data Management
■■ Understand server roles within the architecture by adding detailed
AppForensics Xpert enables centralized management of applica-
data from AppInternals Xpert.
tion packet captures. As a central repository for enterprise-wide
■■ Scan for servers and clients using a broad, agentless approach with forensic information, it accelerates performance troubleshooting.
AppTelemetry Xpert.
■■ Incorporate knowledge about database queries, tables, and more
with AppSQL Xpert. About OPNET Technologies
OPNET Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of application and
Ask Us About... network performance management solutions. OPNET’s solutions
■■ Why a run-time application dependency map is critical to support deliver broad visibility and monitoring across infrastructure do-
operational workflows. mains as well as deep data collection and analytics to enable pow-
■■ How the SaaS approach makes it simple to take advantage of erful root cause diagnosis. These solutions have been operationally
AppMapper Xpert quickly. proven in thousands of customer environments worldwide.

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