The application response measurement (ARM) API, version 2

摘要

The ARM API provides a way to manage business transactions. By embedding simple calls to an agent supporting the ARM API, and application can be managed for availability, service level agreements, and capacity planning. Version 1 of the ARM API and a software developer's kit was made available in June 1996. A group of end users, tool vendors, and business application vendors have defined Version 2 of the API. This paper dwscribes versions 1 and 2, how agents are implemented, and how applications can best exploit the API.