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Group

Effortlessly monitor and optimize your BizTalk Server Group utilization. Receive instant alerts when thresholds are breached, and take action to ensure seamless operations.

This page explains how Nodinite empowers you to monitor and manage your configured BizTalk Server Group using one or more role-based Monitor Views. Nodinite continuously evaluates the state of your Group based on user-defined thresholds—either global or specific. For rapid problem resolution, you can execute remote commands as Actions. All available Remote Actions are detailed below.

Example list with a monitored 'Group' resource in a Monitor View.

Monitoring Features

Automatic Discovery
- The Nodinite Windows Server Monitoring Agent leverages WMI, the ExplorerOM component, and direct SQL queries for performance, ensuring automatic synchronization with your BizTalk Server Group. Share insights easily using Monitor Views.
State Evaluation – Instantly assess health based on user-defined thresholds.
Category-based monitoring – Organize resources by Categories for clear, actionable monitoring.

State Evaluation for Groups

Nodinite displays each monitored Group as a [Resource][]. For example, if you have 2 BizTalk Server groups, you will see 2 'Group' resources in Nodinite.

The Resource name matches the BizTalk Server Group name as seen in the BizTalk MMC.
The 'Group' resource belongs to the following Category:

Category Description

Group Ensure the BizTalk Server Group is operational

List of the Group-related category as a filter in a Monitor View.
The Application name is %Group Name% [%DatabaseServer\InstanceName%]:

Category	Description
Group	Ensure the BizTalk Server Group is operational

Each item (presented in Nodinite as a Resource) is evaluated with a state (OK, Warning, Error, Unavailable).

You can reconfigure state evaluation at the Resource level using the Expected State feature.

Note
Depending on your synchronization interval for the Windows Server Monitoring Agent, there may be a delay before the Nodinite Web Client/Monitor Views reflect changes. Click Sync All (or select an individual agent) to force a resynchronization.

Option to force Nodinite to request a resynchronization with the monitoring agent.

Group

For the Group category, Nodinite evaluates the monitored state as described below:

	State	Status	Description	Actions
	Unavailable	Service not available	If the server can't be reached or evaluated due to Group or security issues	Review prerequisites
	OK	Online	The 'Group' card is enabled and media is connected	Details

Actions for Group

Unlock powerful Remote Actions for the Group Category:

Details

Click Details to open a modal with essential information about the selected BizTalk Server Group.

The 'Details' Actions menu item.

Details for the selected BizTalk Server Group.

On this page, learn about settings for processing large messages in BizTalk Server. Tuning these settings can boost performance—but always test in a lab environment first.

How BizTalk Server Processes Large Messages

Host Instances Audit

Click Host Instances Audit to open a modal with information about the latest change for Host Instances.

The 'Host Instances Audit' Actions menu item.

The last Audit for the Host Instances in the selected BizTalk Server Group.

Group Overview

View KPIs about the selected Group resource by clicking Group in the 'Control Center' section.

Show Group KPIs using the 'Group' action.

Next, present the modal:

Example modal with KPIs for the selected BizTalk Server Group.

Tip
You can use the modal as a Widget in the Nodinite Dashboard.

Group KPIs as a Widget on the Dashboard.

Use a Monitor View with this Group Resource and:

Replace 42 with the actual Id of the Monitor View
Replace 1337 with the actual Resource Id

<div ng-controller="widgetResourceMyDetailsController" ng-init="init(42,1337,'BizTalkGroupInformation',{Name:'BizTalk Group', Category:{Name:'Group'}, Application:{Name:''}})">
    <div g-show="chart.error==null" style="height: 375px;overflow-y: auto;overflow-x: hidden;">
        <div compile="html"></div>
    </div>
    <div ng-show="chart.error!=null">
        {{chart.error.Title}}</br>
        {{chart.error.Message}}
    </div>
</div>

HTML code to add the 'Group' overview information to the Dashboard.

Instances Overview

View accumulated information about all types of instances for the BizTalk Server Group resource by clicking Instances in the 'Control Center' section.

View information about instances using the 'Instances' action menu item.

Next, present the modal:

Example of the 'Instances Overview' modal.

Widget with Instance KPIs for the selected group on the Dashboard.

Use a Monitor View with this Group Resource and:

Replace 42 with the actual Monitor View Id
Replace 1337 with the actual Resource Id

<div ng-controller="widgetResourceMyDetailsController" ng-init="init(42,1337,'InstanceInformationOverview',{Name:'BizTalk Group', Category:{Name:'Group'}, Application:{Name:''}})">
    <div g-show="chart.error==null" style="height: 375px;overflow-y: auto;overflow-x: hidden;">
        <div compile="html"></div>
    </div>
    <div ng-show="chart.error!=null">
        {{chart.error.Title}}</br>
        {{chart.error.Message}}
    </div>
</div>

HTML code to add the 'Instances Overview' information to the Nodinite Dashboard.

Manage Suspended Instances

^{New 6.0} Manage suspended instances for all BizTalk Applications (if you have access to a Monitor View with the Group Resource). Click Manage Suspended Instances in the 'Control Center' section.

The modal opens with an empty set; select one or more BizTalk Applications and click Sync to load data.

A similar feature is available on each Application—see the Suspended Instances user guide.

Suspended Instances History

^{New 6.0} Review the history for suspended instances for all BizTalk Applications (if you have access to a Monitor View with the Group Resource). Click Suspended Instances History in the 'Control Center' section.