Learn about the challenges of monitoring distributed systems and show how the capabilities found in ServicePulse are designed to solve those challenges.

1. Danny Cohen
Director of Product Development
http://particular.net
Production Monitoring
with ServicePulse

2. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusProduction Monitoring with ServicePulse
 Platform & architecture overview
 Production Monitoring:
 Health
 Custom dependencies
 Exceptions and errors
 Activity monitoring
 Planning & configuration
 Learn more: Guidance, training, support and licensing
 Q&A
Agenda

3. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusProduction Monitoring with ServicePulse

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The Particular Service Platform
http://particular.net/service-platform

8. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBus
Particular Service Platform - Architecture Overview
Production Monitoring with ServicePulse
Endpoint
Endpoint
Endpoint
EndpointEndpoint
Audit Q
Error Q
Control Q

9. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusUnder the hood of the Particular Service Platform
Webinar recording available online:
Building Better .NET Solutions
with the Particular Service Platform
http://particular.net/Videos-and-Presentations

10. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusProduction Monitoring with ServicePulse
What do we want to monitor ?
Endpoint
Health ConnectivityStorage Exceptions Activity

11. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusProduction Monitoring with ServicePulse
ServicePulse Design Principles:
 Central monitoring for all system endpoints
 Clearly indicate status: OK / Problem
 Near real-time and up-to-date display
 Works with all NServiceBus OOTB transports
 Report from the Endpoint’s perspective
 Extensible and customizable

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Configuring Endpoint Auditing
Endpoint
Endpoint
Endpoint
Endpoint
Audit Q
Error Q
Audit all messages and
processing errors into
defined central queues

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Extended Auditing
with ServiceControl Plugins
Endpoint
Endpoint
Endpoint
Endpoint
Audit Q
Error Q
Control Q ServiceControl Plugins collect and report
about:
• Endpoint Heartbeats
• Custom Checks
• Saga activity data
• and more…
// NuGet Console per Endpoint:
Install-Package SeviceControl.Plugin.Heartbeat
Install-Package SeviceControl.Plugin.CustomChecks
Install-Package SeviceControl.Plugin.SagaAudit

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Health: Endpoint Heartbeat
Endpoint Control Q
• Heartbeat plugin sends heartbeat message every 10 seconds (configurable)
• ServicePulse expects every endpoint to emit heartbeats periodically
• Endpoints can opt-out of ServicePulse monitoring
// NuGet Console per Endpoint:
Install-Package SeviceControl.Plugin.Heartbeat

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Health: Endpoint Heartbeat
Endpoint Control Q
DEMO:
Endpoint Heartbeat

16. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusProduction Monitoring with ServicePulse
Interlude:
What is an “Active Endpoint” ?
• Definition of an “Active Endpoint””:
• Monitored by ServicePulse
and
• Heartbeats are received and processed as expected

17. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusProduction Monitoring with ServicePulse
Dependencies: Custom Checks
Endpoint Control Q
• Identify endpoint specific dependencies
• Author and deploy Custom Checks to check dependencies
• Alert when dependency requirements are not met
• Common examples: storage, connectivity, external services availability, authn/authz etc.
// NuGet Console per Endpoint:
Install-Package SeviceControl.Plugin.CustomChecks

18. 1. Create class library project
2. Add NuGet CustomChecks plugin: Install-Package SeviceControl.Plugin.CustomChecks
3. Author Custom Check that derives from CustomCheck or PeriodicCheck:
4. Copy CustomCheck DLL to endpoint Bin directory
5. Add NuGet CustomChecks plugin to Endpoint:
Install-Package SeviceControl.Plugin.CustomChecks
Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusProduction Monitoring with ServicePulse
Authoring a Custom Check

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Dependencies: Custom Checks
Endpoint Control Q
DEMO:
Custom Checks

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Exceptions and Errors
Endpoint Error Q
• All Endpoints forward failed messages to central error queue
• Full Exception stack trace (& message body)
• Launch ServiceInsight for in-depth analysis
• Possible actions:
• Retry (re-send for processing)
or
• Archive (when re-processing is not an option)

21. Introduction to ServiceInsight for NServiceBusProduction Monitoring with ServicePulse
Exceptions and Errors
Endpoint Error Q
DEMO:
Exceptions and Errors

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Activity Monitoring with
Endpoint Performance Counters

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Planning & Configuration
 Custom domain / host name / port number
 Security
 Capacity & storage
 Audited message expiration
 Long term storage & customized auditing
 Performance & throughput
 Backup
For detailed guidance, visit our Developer portal:
• http://docs.particular.net/servicepulse
• http://docs.particular.net/servicecontrol

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Guidance:
http://docs.particular.net

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Training:
http://particular.net/courses-and-events

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Support:
http://particular.net/support

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Licensing:
http://particular.net/licensing

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Q&A
Production Monitoring with ServicePulse

29. Thank you!
www.Particular.net