Initial configuration

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After installation BizMon needs to configured and correct users accounts need to be used. The installation will create a virtual application in IIS and also install a windows service (read more about the installer and what it does here). Both of these components will need configuration.

Accounts

  1. Add or change an existing application pool to run under the newly a user that are a member of the accounts defined in the requirements. Change the BizMon application in IIS to run under the application pool just changed.
  2. Find the BizMon Subscription Service and change it so it runs under a user that is a member of the groups defined in the requirements.

Database connections

BizMon needs to connect to the BizTalk Administration database it will monitor. This connection needs to be setup in two different places.

  1. Using the start menu find the BizMon folder and click the "Web connection" link. This will open the <BizMon installation path>\BizMon.Web\Configurations\Connections.config file. Change the database connection string to connect to the administration database.
  2. Using the same folder in start menu as above click the "Service connection" link. This will open the <BizMon installation path>\BizMon.AlertService\Configurations\Connections.config file. Change the database connection string to connect to the administration database.

Settings

All BizMon settings are defined in <BizMon installation path>\BizMon.Web\Configurations\Settings.config and <BizMon installation path>\BizMon.AlertService\Configurations\Settings.config which are both accessible via the start menu.

BizMon Subscription service settings

  • SmtpHost (required)
    The smtp host used for sending mail.
  • SmtpUser (required)
    User used to send mail via the smtp host.
  • SmtpUserPassword (required)
    Password for smtp user.
  • FromAddress (required)
    The mail adress the mail will be sent from.
  • BizMonWebSiteRoot (optional)
    Possible reference link at the bottom of each mail to give the users an easy link back to the BizMon site.
  • SmtpPort (optional)
    An optional port number to reach the smtp host. If not set defaults to port 25.
  • SmtpEnableSsl (optional)
    Optional setting to enable Ssl. If not set default to false.
  • ErrorMonitoringAlertInterval (optional)
    The interval in hours between each Error Monitoring Alert will be sent out. If not set default to 12 hours.
  • DataTrackingReportScheduledTime (optional)
    The actual hour of the day that the Message Tracking Report will be generated and sent out. If not set default to 01:00 AM.

BizMon Web settings

  • BMToolPath
    The full path to the BM.exe tool. This BAM (Business Activity Monitoring) tool is used to deploy tracking models. This needs to change if the BizTalk components are installed in a different location than c:\Program Files\Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006\Tracking\.
  • BttDeployPath
    The full path to the BttDeploy.exe tool.