> ### Resource monitoring terms

> Before you begin monitoring your databases, it is important to understand the different pieces of resource monitoring and how they work together. A resource is a specific component of your configuration.

> Fathom monitors the following resource types:

> - Database
> - File
> - Network
> - Progress® OpenEdge™ Server products
> - System

> Terms used by Fathom for resource monitoring include:

> - Actions — Activities triggered in response to alerts. For example, you might specify that you receive an e-mail if a database crashes.
> - Alerts — Notifications sent when rules are broken.
> - Resource monitoring plan — A plan that identifies rules against which the resource is checked and the schedule during which the resource is checked. Fathom cannot monitor a resource without a monitoring plan.
> - Rules — Criteria against which a resource's performance is measured.
> - Schedule — The block of time during which a resource is polled.

> This guide focuses on database resource monitoring. See the Resource Monitoring Guide for information about monitoring file, network, and system resources. See the OpenEdge Server Management Guide for more information about monitoring OpenEdge servers.

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