Distributed System Manager Components

Learn about the components of the Distributed System Manager.

  • System tree —Displays all available objects on the network. The system tree appears as the primary navigation pane in the System Manager workspace.
  • System tree object —Refers to all types of objects that might appear in the system tree. System tree object can refer to a system, process, variable, or additional object types installed with modules and toolkits.
  • Watch list — Monitors a single variable or multiple variables contained within a system or process.
  • Auto View —Displays the Probe view for any system tree object that you select. If you select multiple objects, this view displays a Watch List view that contains all of the selected objects.
  • Probe views —Display information and configuration options for the following components:
    • CPU/Memory
    • I/O Variable
    • Process
    • Scan Engine
    • Variable
    • Web Server
    • Web Service