Problem by activating Monitoring Tree Element in NW Administrator

Hi All,
I try to activate the monitor tree element in http://<host>:<j2ee port>/nwa but I find not active the entry server and the related entry "applications". The step necessary for my configuration is to select the tab Configuration of the Details pane, select Data Collection from the Show drop-down menu, and activate all monitors of the subtree by selecting the Enable All Children.
The button [Enable All Children] is in a gray colour as all path starting from the "Server" entry.
For my configuration I'm following the information in "How to Monitor Exchange Infrastructure.pdf".
Any suggestion will be well appreciated.
Many thanks in advance for your support.
Regards,
Edited by: GiovanniB on Jul 1, 2009 4:19 PM

may be below tags would help you
Re: IT0019 Date of Monitoring TAsk
How to create a Customizing Monitoring Tree Element(MTE) for CCMS alerts.
regards
nag

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