Opsview 6.8.x End of Support

With the release of Opsview 6.11.0 on February 2025, versions 6.8.x have reached their End of Support (EOS) status, according to our Support policy. This means that versions 6.8.x will no longer receive code fixes or security updates.

The documentation for version 6.8.9 and earlier versions will remain accessible for the time being, but it will no longer be updated or receive backports. We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest version of Opsview to ensure continued support and access to the latest features and security enhancements.

Create Business Components and Services

The creation, modification, and deletion of Business Services and Components are performed in the Configuration > BSM page.

To create a Business Service, you first need to make sure you have components.

Create a Component Copied

1. To create a new Component, select the Components tab:

2. Upon selection, the Components tab will load the following fields within the Create new component section:

• Name — name of the component, for example: Windows Server.
• Host Template — specifies the Host template here. This will filter the list of Hosts available that can be added to the Component. All Hosts added to a Component must have the same Service Checks, to ensure the resiliency is correct. This is enforced by ensuring all Hosts have the same Host templates applied.

  Note

  If the Host Template has a cust icon associated with it, this icon will be automatically shown instead of the by-default cog icon.

• Hosts — selects the Hosts who you wish to be part of this Component. This list is filtered to display only Hosts that have the selected Host template applied.
• Notify Via — select the monitoring cluster where you want notifications for the Component to be executed on when Collector is selected as the Run On option for the notification method.
• Hosts Count — shows the total number of Hosts selected.
• Allowed to Fail/Required Online — these two sliders work in conjunction with one another; here you can set how many Hosts you require online (that is indicated in green), or how many Hosts you are allowing to fail (that is indicated in red) before the Component changes from operational to offline.
• Operational zone — number of Hosts required online (that is indicated in green) in order for the component to be online, displayed as a percentage. In the following example, we are adding a new Component called Windows Server, which uses the Opsview - Component - Web Server as its host template. This has one host, and the component requires it to be online.

3. Click Create. The new component is then added and ready for use within a new or existing Business Service.

Create a Business Service Copied

1. To create a new Business Service, click the Business Services tab.
2. In the Name field, enter the name for the new business service.
3. On the Notify Via drop-down menu, select the monitoring cluster where you want notifications for the Business Service to be executed on when Collector is selected as the Run On option for the notification method.
4. Drag and drop the components you want to include in the BSM from the Components Drawer into the Components selected for BSM table.

5. Click Create to add the new Business Service.

You can then view the status of your BSM when going to Monitoring > BSM Summary. For more information, see BSM Monitoring Views.