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  1. What are the pre-requisites for BizMon?

    You can find the pre-requisites for BizMon detailed here. Basically you need to the below components on the machine running BizMon.

    1. Windows 2003 or Windows 2008
    2. IIS 6 or IIS 7
    3. .NET Framework 3.5
    4. Sql Server Integration Services
    5. BizTalk Administration Tools

  2. What is the price for BizMon?

    The BizMon price is based on how many BizTalk applications there is in the BizTalk group BizMon is configured to monitor. BizMon is free for five or less applications. The free version will however not show more than five applications and after that a license is needed. Detailed prices for the diffrent version can be found here.

  3. How does BizMon effect the performance of a BizTalk installation?

    BizMon only reads directly from the BizTalk databases using ADO.NET. It also only reads from the BizTalk Management databases and never reads tables that directly has to do with the sending, receiving and processing of messages. Besides that BizMon uses the BAM infrastructure to intercept and track messages. BAM is build and shipped by Microsoft and architectured to handle huge amounts of data with minimal impact on performance.

    Test has shown that BAM tracking has about 10-15 % negative impact on performance. BAM and Data Tracking is however a feature in BizMon that is activated interface by interface and can be deactivated for performance critical interfaces.

  4. What can I monitor using BizMon

    BizMon monitors:

    1. Number of send and received messages/port
    2. Suspended messages
    3. Receive location
    4. Send ports
    5. Send port groups
    6. Orchestrations
    7. Host instances

  5. What do you mean by Data Tracking?

    Data Tracking is the feature in BizMon that uses BAM to track how many messages that are sent and received per port. The BAM definition and profile management is all managed directly by using the BizMon GUI.

  6. What's the difference between the free and the paid version of BizMon?

    None. The free version includes all the features included in the paid versions. The free version will however only show five or less applications. Application number six and above will be hidden until a license key is installed.

  7. What version of BizTalk can I monitorr using BizMon?

    1. BizTalk Server 2006
    2. BizTalk Server 2006 R2
    3. BizTalk Server 2009

  8. Can we use BizMon even if we don't have BAM installed?

    Yes. All monitoring features can still be used. Data Tracking will however be disabled until BAM is installed.

  9. Do I have to have adminstrative right on the machine BizMon is installed on?

    No. BizMon needs access and privileges to modify files i a number of folders. If the needed privileges to access and modify files for the user running BizMon Web and BizMon Subscription service are configured no administrative right is needed. The folders that need the privileges are listed below.

    1. <system drive><installation directory>BizMon
    2. <system drive>Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataBizMon (for Windows 2003)
    3. <system drive>ProgramDataBizMon (for Windows 2008)

  10. On what server do I install BizMon?

    BizMon is only installed on one server even when monitoring a BizTalk group using multiple BizTalk servers. BizMon can be installed both directly on one of the BizTalk server or on a stand alone server. Using a stand alone server is the recommended setup.

  11. How can I monitor other artifacts like CPU, disk, network etc?

    BizMon should work as a compliment to your traditional monitoring solution. To monitor standard infrastructure other tools should be used. BizMon is specialized on BizTalk monitoring and reporting.

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