Is there a way to use the Multiple Object Chart with PowerShell Script Monitors?

I have written PowerShell script monitors to keep track of how many connections exist to each web-server in our F5 pools. I would really like to be able to plot this data onto Multiple Object Charts so I can view all web-servers connection levels alongside other metrics captured in other Component Monitors.

I have no problem adding a Multiple Object Chart to a View, and then configuring it with the Component Average Statistic Data for my PowerShell Script Monitors, but no data appears in the charts. It only seems to work if I use Multiple Statistic Charts. These do not let me add multiple statistics per chart (unless it's for a single Node?) so it's not ideal. My PowerShell Script Monitors only return one statistic named Statistic, if that helps.

Thanks!

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aLTeReGo

This is a known issue with the multiple object chart resource in APM 4.2. APM 4.2 was the first version of APM to support the Multiple Object Chart Resource, and there was also substantial work done around the script monitors to support multiple values returned from a single script so the functionality of script monitor statistics in Multiple Object Charts hasn't been fully implemented as of yet.

As for not being able to place a Multiple Statistic Chart Resource on a summary page, that's a different issue all together. That should be working fine as you can see below. It's located under "Miscellaneous - Miscellaneous Resources -> Custom Object Resource"

You can select Multiple Statistic Chart from within the "Edit" button of this resource.

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Fernando_Mühe

I got the exact same problem with a linux SSH script. Did you get an answer or find out the solution?

rhart-ka

Sorry, no. I never found a way to do it. What's even more annoying is that I don't seem to be able to add a Multiple Statistic Chart to a Summary View. I guess you can only add it into a Node Details View.

Fernando_Mühe

Yeah, same thing here... But Multiple Object Chart worked fine with other components, like Windows Performance Counter. I'm curious about what's happening with the linux script. At the application's table the values are correct, but they are not being plotted at the chart. Go figure...

aLTeReGo

You can select Multiple Statistic Chart from within the "Edit" button of this resource.

rhart-ka

Thanks! This solves my problem with placing the new chart type on a Summary View perfectly. I will wait for the next release to revisit charting with my PowerShell Scripts. In the meantime I can live with having a separate Multiple Statistic Chart in my report mail-outs.