Lesson 2: Set up the Monitor to monitor a MobiLink server

In this lesson, you start the MobiLink Synchronization Server Sample, and then add the server as a resource to be monitored.

 To add a resource to the Monitor
  1. Start the MobiLink Synchronization Server Sample.

    From the Start menu, choose Programs » SQL Anywhere 12 » MobiLink » Synchronization Server Sample.

  2. Log in to the Monitor as an administrator. See Lesson 1: Log in to the Monitor as the default administrator.

  3. In the left navigation menu choose Tools » Administration.

  4. Select Resources, and then click Add.

  5. Select MobiLink Server, and then click Next.

  6. In the Name field, type MobiLinkServerSample, and then click Next.

  7. In the Host field, type localhost, and then click Next.

  8. When you are prompted for the required authorization, in the User ID field, type a user name such as monitor_user, and in the Password field, type a password, such as sql.

    These credentials are used to create a user on the MobiLink server. The Monitor stores this user ID and password and uses it to connect to the MobiLink server and monitor it.

  9. Click Create.

  10. The new resource, MobiLinkServerSample, is created and monitoring starts.

  11. Click OK.

  12. Click Close.

  13. Choose Overview » Resource List. Click MobiLinkServerSample to create and open a dashboard for the resource.

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