Repository Manager View

^{since version 1.4}

The repository manager view is the view that enables the user to manage different CMR repositories, as well to perform different action on these repositories. By default the view is positioned at the left part of the inspectIT UI window. However, the user can freely re-position or close the view. To reopen the view again, please go to the Main Menu -> Window -> Show View -> Repository Manager.

If you start inspectIT for the first time, a default repository will already be added to the repository manager. This repository is bounded to the http://localhost:8182. As you can see on the screen shot above if the repository is online, you will be able to see list of the agents registered on the repository. For each registered agent there is an information when the last data was sent:

Icon	State	Description
	No data sent	Since the start of the CMR this agent never sent any data
	Data sent	The agent sent data but it is not sending any more. There will be an information how much minutes passed since the last data sending.
	Data sending	The agent is currently sending data.

The menu option  Show/Hide Agents enables the user to show/hide all agents that have not sent any data since the CMR started. By default these kind of agents are hidden.

Additionally, in the bottom of the view properties of the CMR are displayed (properties panel can be turned off/on by clicking to the Show/Hide Properties  in the view menu):

• Name of repository
• IP Address repository is bounded to
• Description
• Current online/offline status
• Amount of free space in the repository buffer
• Date of the latest data in the repository buffer
• Amount of free space for the storage data on the hard drive
• If recording is active for the repository
• Which storage is used for recording (if recording is active)
• Time left for recording (if recording is active and it's time limited)

View data

Data one the repository can be explored by double-click on the wanted agent that is registered on the repository. This will directly open the Data Explorer View where all the monitoring data can be opened.

Manage repository

Add repository

Adding a new repository can be executed by clicking on the Add Central Management Repository (CMR)  in the view menu. The wizard will be shown asking for the repository name, IP address and description. After providing the data and clicking Next, the confirmation page will appear displaying the information if the connection test to the provided CMR was successful. If so, in addition you can see the current license information for the CMR and you can directly import the license if one is needed.

Remove repository

Repository can be removed by clicking on the Remove Central Management Repository (CMR) in the view menu.

Edit repository data

Repository data can be edited by clicking on the Edit repository .

Actions on repository

Start/Stop recording

Repository manager view enables user to Start Recording or Stop Recording on the remote repository. Recording is one of the new features in inspectIT version 1.4. More about recording you can read on the page Recording.

Copy Buffer to Storage

Copy Repository Buffer to Storage is action that enables copying of the data currently in the buffer to new or existing storage. More details on this functionality you can read on the page Copy Buffer to Storage.

Clear Repository Buffer

As described in Working with the in-memory storage article, inspectIT stores most of the monitoring data in memory buffer. Action Clear Repository Buffer deletes all data that is stored in the memory-buffer on the selected CMR.

Manage Labels

Since storages can be "labeled" with different values (assignee, status, rating, use case,..), CMR repository will save the information about the custom label values used over time. For example, once entered assignee "Max Musterman" or use case "Shopping Card Checkout" will be saved on the CMR, and easily assignable to any storage as a label. However, from time to time it is necessary to delete label values that are not used any more (assignee left the project, use case not valid any more,..). Complete managing of the labels values is available in via Manage Label wizard, that can be started by clicking on the Manage Labels on Repository action. Manage Label wizard also enables users to add new label types. More about labeling storages functionality ca be read on page Storage labeling.

License information and import

Viewing license information, as well as importing the new license for the CMR, can be done by executing action License Information . The License Information Dialog will show the current license information, as well as possibility to import new license.