> A

> Access Control List (ACL)

> A table of authorized user account information that Fathom creates based on the Fathom authorized users that you define. Note that these Fathom user accounts are not operating system accounts.

> Action

> A user-defined process set up to automatically occur in response to the status, availability, or performance information of a monitored resource.

> Administrator

> A user who has access to all Fathom functionality without restrictions.

> Alert

> An indication that a noteworthy event has occurred in a monitored resource.

> See also Asynchronous alert, Internal alert, and Polled alert.

> Aliasing

> An event in which the server sends the client to a different Web page without informing the client.

> Asynchronous alert

> An onscreen notification generated by a Fathom resource the moment a specific condition is detected, regardless of the resource's polling interval. An asynchronous alert can identify violations related to mission-critical and time-sensitive activities.

> Authorized users

> Any individuals (administrators or operators) identified to Fathom on the Authorized Users page.

> Autobaselining

> See Configuration Advisor.

> Auto-start Option

> An indication that Fathom Management will be automatically started when the AdminServer is started.

> B

> Bar chart

> A time-based chart that shows how a resource changes over time.

> Baseline value

> A number that serves as the base for calculating a set of possible threshold settings based on your system's past activity for a specific rule. Baseline values are used by the Configuration Advisor.

> Bookmark

> A user-defined identifier that is inserted into your log file to indicate the exact point from which the log file monitor is reading data.

> Bulk Clear

> Simultaneous clearing of all alerts that meet specified criteria.

> C

> Certificate

> An attachment included in a network communication for the purposes of security. A certificate allows the recipient of the communication to verify that the sender is as claimed and allows the recipient to return to the sender an encrypted response.

> A certificate is issued by a Certificate Authority (CA).

> See also Root certificate.

> Certificate Authority

> A provider of encrypted digital certificates. The CA signs the certificate request and chains it to its root certificate.

> Cipher text

> Encrypted data.

> Collection

> A group of resources (known also as members) that you define. You group resources into a collection based on criteria that you find valuable when grouped and viewed together.

> Collection view

> A view of individual viewlets. Each viewlet summarizes particular content, such as which resources have alerts or which active monitoring plans exist.

> Configuration Advisor

> A Fathom Management feature that can determine optimum threshold settings for specific polled rules.

> Configuration process

> The process of making and recording decisions about Fathom's setup and operation.

> Console

> See Fathom Management console.

> Container

> A named instance of an AdminServer that is either running Fathom or has been configured to be monitored by Fathom.

> Content rule

> An HTTP monitor rule that indicates content details such as whether a hash value comparison should be performed or a search should be performed on a given page for the search string you specify.

> Cron expression

> An expression you can use to establish more complex scheduling of jobs or reports.

> Custom job

> A user-defined task that is executed according to a user-defined schedule.

> See also Database maintenance job and Job.

> Custom view

> A Fathom view that you create to define exactly what type of information you want to see. The information appears in a tabular and/or graphical format and provides you with a quick visual assessment of the status of each of your various resources.

> D

> Database Compaction

> The process of compacting data in the FathomTrendDatabase by using a Fathom database maintenance job template.

> Database maintenance job

> A Fathom-supplied, specialized job template from which job instances can be created. The predefined database jobs address fundamental OpenEdge database maintenance activities.

> See also Custom job and Job.

> Database migration utility

> A Fathom utility that allows a database to be recognized and managed by the Progress Explorer, the AdminServer, and Fathom Management.

> Database resource discovery

> The process by which Fathom automatically recognizes a database managed by the AdminServer and Progress Explorer.

> Database rule sets

> See Rule sets.

> Data encryption

> A method of translating data into a code that is indecipherable without a special key or password.

> Default rules

> Fathom-provided default settings. You can use these default values when defining rules for resource monitors. Default rules are set up at the resource type level, and you can override them at the individual resource level.

> Detail frame

> The right frame of the Fathom Management console. The detail frame displays information and tools related to the selection made in the list frame.

> Detail menu

> A DHTML menu available in select spots in the Fathom Management console. The content of the menu varies depending on where it appears, and its commands enable you to perform a number of common Fathom tasks.

> Digital signature

> A signature on a certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority.

> Disabled database

> A database deleted through Progress Explorer that continues to display in Fathom.

> Discovery

> See Network discovery process and OpenEdge server discovery process.

> E

> Encryption

> See Data encryption.

> Exit code

> A numeric value that indicates whether or not a job-related process has succeeded. Typically, an exit code of zero indicates success, while a nonzero code indicates an error.

> When an action is associated with a job's exit code, Fathom can ensure that the specified action occurs.

> See also Job chaining.

> Export

> To place a copy of a Fathom component's definition into a file that you can then import and use on another machine.

> F

> Fathom database

> See FathomTrendDatabase.

> fathomenv

> A utility that sets the shell environment variables needed for executing both Fathom and OpenEdge commands.

> Fathom Management console

> A Web-based interface used to access all of Fathom's functionality.

> Fathom system architecture

> Fathom Management is comprised of four components:

> - A Web-based management console, which provides a central location for viewing and configuring resources that are monitored by Fathom.
> - Components to monitor database, system, network, file, and OpenEdge server resources.
> - A database, called the FathomTrendDatabase, which stores all data collected by agents for use in reporting.
> - The Fathom process running as a thread in the AdminServer.

> FathomTrendDatabase

> A database that stores all data collected by Fathom agents.

> Fathom Web server

> A component of the Fathom Management architecture that allows you to connect to Fathom through the Web-based management console. By default, Fathom uses port 9090 for this Web server when configured to use HTTP and port 9443 when configured to use HTTPS.

> fmconfig utility

> The utility you run to enable remote resource monitoring.

> Fully qualified resource key

> The most complete reference to a resource. The default format for a fully qualified resource key identifies each resource by its container name, the resource category to which the resource belongs, and the specific resource type and associated resource name.

> G

> Gluing

> The requirement of associating one Fathom installation with one OpenEdge 10.0B or Progress Version 9.1D09 product installation.

> Group

> A collection of users who share the same user privileges. Specific to Fathom Management usage, a group identifies personnel who can create or maintain a job on supported UNIX platforms.

> H

> Handshake

> A communication that allows the server to identify (authenticate) itself to the client by sending a certificate. The client uses the certificate to verify that the sender is who it claims to be.

> HTML compliance

> The requirement for certain values entered in fields on Fathom Management pages to adhere to formatting rules and conventions that the HyperText Markup Language honors. For example, you cannot enter spaces between words or use special characters such as an asterisk (*), ampersand (&), or period.

> HTTP monitor

> A Fathom-supported resource monitoring feature that allows you to monitor various aspects of a Universal Resource Locator (URL).

> I

> Import

> To add a component definition from an import file to your project.

> Internal alert

> An onscreen notification Fathom automatically generates to inform you of events that occur internal to Fathom and for which you cannot set up specific alert definitions.

> Initialization file

> A text file that provides all the information necessary to run a batch mode Fathom installation on UNIX.

> J

> Job

> General term used to identify a task executed at regularly scheduled intervals. Fathom Management supports two types of jobs: custom and database maintenance.

> See also Custom job and Database maintenance job.

> Job chaining

> Linking individual job instances together in a sequence based on the presence of a specific exit code. Using the value of an exit code that occurs in response to a job having been run, you can determine the processes, or control the flow of processes, that occur once one job ends and the next one begins.

> See also Exit code.

> Job instance

> An individual job derived from a job template. A job instance has schedules that define when Fathom runs these jobs.

> See also Job template.

> Job template

> A template that provides predefined, common values from which individual jobs, called job instances, can be created and separately maintained.

> See also Job instance.

> K

> Keystore

> A database that functions as a repository for the certificates and keys.

> Keytool

> A key and certificate management utility, developed by Sun Microsystems, that allows you to administer your own private/public key pairs and associated certificates. You then use these keys and certificates for self-authentication (in which you authenticate yourself to other users or services) using digital signatures.

> L

> Legend

> Information in a graphical view that describes the data being presented.

> List frame

> The vertical frame that displays on the left side of the Fathom Management console and displays items related to the selection made in the menu bar.

> Log file monitor rule sets

> A set of rules that you can define and then associate with one or more log file monitor resources.

> M

> Managed database

> A database that the Progress Explorer client and the AdminServer recognize and manage.

> Management Console

> See Fathom Management console.

> Menu bar

> A horizontal bar at the top of the Fathom Management console that lists the following options: My Fathom, Alerts, Resources, Library, Reports, Jobs, Options, and Help. The menu bar also displays the name of the machine and the username entered in the Logon window.

> Meter chart

> A chart giving a metered view of information. Used when showing a snapshot in time.

> Migration logs

> Log files created during a Fathom Management upgrade. You can review the log files to confirm that the Fathom upgrade has completed successfully or determine why the upgrade did not complete, should that be the case.

> Monitor

> The combination of a resource, schedule, and rules.

> Monitoring plan

> A block of time that a resource is to be monitored and the processing rules that are to be checked during the defined time frame. The basic elements used by all resource monitoring plans are schedules, rules, alerts, and actions.

> My Fathom Home page

> A default page that Fathom creates for each Fathom user. From this page, you can create private or shared collections and views.

> N

> Network discovery process

> The process of searching for ports that are already known to your system when creating or maintaining Fathom network resources.

> Network resources

> Applications and other databases that might not be part of your OpenEdge application environment but that Fathom supports. The supported network resources are TCP port, UDP port, HTTP, and Ping (ICMP).

> O

> OpenEdge server discovery process

> The process Fathom uses to detect new OpenEdge server-related resources and automatically create default monitoring plans for them.

> OpenEdge servers

> Any of three OpenEdge server products that Fathom Management can monitor and manage: AppServer, NameServer, and WebSpeed Transaction Server.

> Operator

> A user role whose access to overall Fathom functionality is restricted. By default, a user in the operator role is allowed only to view most Fathom functionality. (An administrator can customize the operator role to allow greater access.)

> P

> Pie chart

> A chart used to represent more than one kind of information.

> Pin up chart

> A pin up representation of either a Fathom database view or a Fathom custom view.

> Ping status

> One of three statuses returned when the presence of a resource has been checked: failure, passed, and unreachable.

> Polled alert

> An onscreen notification generated when the polling schedule defined for a monitored resource detects an error or other condition.

> Private/public key pair

> The combination of a sender's public key, which is common knowledge, and a private key, which is known only by the recipient of an Internet communication.

> Procertm utility

> A utility you can use to add any Certificate Authority's root certificate to the trend trust keystore, if the root certificate is not already there. You can also use the procertm utility to convert digital certificates between certificate file types (`.der` and `.pem`).

> R

> Redirection

> An event in which the server informs the client that it is being redirected, and sends the client to the new page.

> Reglue

> A command that allows you to change the association between a Fathom installation and an OpenEdge 10.0B or Progress Version 9.1D09 installation without necessarily having to uninstall and then reinstall Fathom. This command is available only on the UNIX platform.

> Remote monitoring

> Monitoring of the following resources on a remote machine: database, file, CPU, memory, disk, file system, or OpenEdge server components.

> Report instance

> The entity you schedule to run in order to produce report results. The report instance identifies the details to be reported on.

> Report template

> The interface through which you define the characteristics of a report.

> Resource

> A specific component of your system that is monitored by Fathom, such as database, files, database and log files, CPU, memory, disk, file system, OpenEdge server (AppServer, NameServer, or WebSpeed Transaction Server), TCP, UDP, and HTTP ports, and Ping (ICMP).

> Resource viewlet

> A viewlet (in a Fathom custom view) that provides details specific to a single instance of a resource.

> Response file

> A text file that provides all the information necessary to run a silent or batch mode Fathom installation on Windows.

> Root certificate

> A certificate that identifies the Certificate Authority. A root certificate is self-signed, meaning it does not chain to another certificate to establish trust. If a certificate user, such as a browser, does not recognize a particular certificate, it walks the chain for a parent that it does know, until it reaches the root.

> Rule definitions

> The specific attributes of a resource to be monitored.

> Rule Summary

> A list of the rules and rule sets that are applied to a particular monitoring plan.

> Rules

> Criteria by which a resource's performance is measured.

> Rule set

> A set of rules that you can define, store in the Fathom Component Library, and then associate with one or more database resources, log file monitor resources, or OpenEdge server resources (AppServer, NameServer, or WebSpeed Transaction Server). You can share rule sets among resources that belong to the same resource type.

> Fathom provides default rule sets and also supports user-defined rule sets.

> S

> Schedule

> A specific time frame defined for a resource monitor or job.

> For a resource, the time frame defines when a set of monitoring rules is active. The schedule defines the block of time in which polling occurs (for example, 9:00AM–
> 5:00 PM).

> For a job, the time frame defines when the job will be executed. The schedule defines how frequently an individual job occurs (for example, every fifteen minutes).

> Scripted database

> A database that is not currently listed among the database resources that the AdminServer manages.

> Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

> A protocol used for secure transmission of data across the Internet.

> Search criteria

> User-defined literals or Perl 5 regular expressions you submit to run searches within a log file or database log file.

> SNMP Adapter

> A product that allows you to run the Fathom SNMP agent and configure it to throw traps to an SNMP Adapter console.

> SNMP trap action

> A specific type of action that allows Fathom resource-related event notifications to be sent to your SNMP management console.

> Stacked column chart

> A chart representing both the breakdown of different data types and the total of those data types together.

> Standard viewlet

> A viewlet (in a custom view) that is predefined by Fathom and used to display information about either multiple resources or no resources at all.

> Status rule

> An HTTP monitor rule that can indicate whether the URL you are monitoring was redirected and if the GET method was successful and accomplished within the time range you specified.

> T

> Traps

> See SNMP trap action.

> Trend, Trending

> The process of identifying and storing data in the FathomTrendDatabase.

> Truncate Action

> An option you specify when defining a log file monitor resource monitor. This option identifies where the marker will be set within the file when the log file has been truncated.

> U

> Unglue command

> The command you run to uninstall Fathom on UNIX.

> V

> Valid data sample

> As determined by the Configuration Advisor, a data sample that is determined to be other than a null value (any whole number that is less than zero).

> View

> Detailed information about a resource that appears in the detail frame. Views present a resource's data in both tabular and graphical formats.

> See also Collection view.

> Viewlet

> An individual pane of information in a Fathom custom view.

> See also Resource viewlet and Standard viewlet.

> X

> X.509

> A commonly used standard for defining digital certificates.

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