> ### Setting rules-related criteria

> Once you have completed your specific rule analysis, you have the necessary information to use the Configuration Advisor. The following procedure shows how to use the Configuration Advisor to calculate AppServer threshold values. Use these same steps to calculate WebSpeed threshold values, substituting the WebSpeed-specific rules and data for those shown in the procedure.

> To initiate the Configuration Advisor:

> 1. Display the AppServer main page for the broker for which you intend to run the Configuration Advisor. Refer to the "Accessing OpenEdge resource information" section for the detailed steps.
> 2. Click Configuration Advisor in the Command and control section to display the Configuration Advisor page as shown:

> 3. In the Start Date and End Date fields, define a date range that Fathom will use to collect data from the FathomTrendDatabase. (The default data range, as shown in the previous sample, is one week.)
> Keep these points in mind:

> - A polled rule must currently be associated with a monitoring plan for it to be a candidate for the Configuration Advisor to process.
> - Trending must have been set to TRUE for a candidate rule for the time period time you specify. This requirement ensures that data was trended to the TrendFathomDatabase for this rule.
> - The options to implement data collection for a broker resource for which you want to determine recommended rule threshold settings must have been set (checked).
> - All rules associated with a given OpenEdge resource are individually evaluated against the rule-specific data retrieved from the FathomTrendDatase for the period of time you define.
> 4. In the Choose time period to analyze section, identify the time frame that defines a representative period of time in which the rules are generally active, or being used. This time frame is the period against which you want Fathom to calculate your baseline activity. (The default time period, as shown in Step 2, is Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5 PM.)
> 5. In the Select rules (for analysis) section, click the polled rules that you want the Configuration Advisor to use to calculate threshold settings.
> Only those polled rules that are currently defined in existing monitoring plans for a broker resource can be candidates for the Configuration Advisor to process; the Configuration Advisor displays these rules in this section with a check mark associated with the rule to indicate that the Configuration Advisor will calculate new settings. (In the previous page sample, the Configuration Advisor determined that there are three rules that are associated with this broker resource's existing monitoring plans. The Configuration Advisor will attempt to provide recommended values for these rules.)

> This requirement ensures that data was trended to the FathomTrendDatabase for this rule.

> 6. Click Submit.
> As the Configuration Advisor attempts to calculate the rules threshold settings, the following information displays, reporting the progress of each calculation it is performing, as shown:

> Depending upon the criteria that you set on the initial Configuration Advisor page, the number of rules you selected, and other factors such as your machine's speed, this calculation process could take some time.

> Note: Once you click Submit, you can elect to go to another page and perform some other action. You can return to the Configuration Advisor at some later point to check status and/or result details.

> When all calculations have been completed and reported, the Configuration Advisor displays the calculated results. See the "Understanding the recommended threshold settings" section for details.

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