HP Storage Essentials V5.1 Application Guide First Edition (T4283-96028, August 2006)

Monitoring Sybase48
• Double-clicking a Sybase instance in System Manager and then clicking the Topology tab.
You can view property information for storage groups and stores by double-clicking their icons in
the Topology tab.
Viewing Events for Sybase
You can view events pertaining to a Sybase database and its dependent elements, such as storage
systems by doing the following:
1. Access Application Viewer by clicking Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer.
2. Expand the node for the Sybase database from which you want to obtain event information.
3. Click Path Events.
The events for that Sybase database and its dependent elements are displayed in the right pane.
The management server provides the following information about the events:
• ID- The identification number assigned to the event
• Severity - Provides the severity level
• Time - The time the event was recorded.
• Summary Text - A brief explanation of the event. When you click the summary text, the details
of the event are displayed.
Refer to the Chapter "Managing Events" in the User Guide for more information.
Viewing Properties
This section describes the following:
• ”Properties of a Sybase Instance” on page 48
• ”Properties of a Sybase Database” on page 49
• ”Properties of a Sybase Database File” on page 50
Properties of a Sybase Instance
You can view the properties of a Sybase instance on a host by doing the following:
1. Access Application Viewer by clicking Tools > Storage Essentials > Application Viewer.
2. Click the Sybase instance in Application Viewer.
3. Click the Properties tab.
The following properties are displayed:
• Custom Name - To make it easier to identify the element instance in the system, assign the
instance a Custom Name. The Custom Name also appears in Chargeback. Since all users
query the same database, this name is displayed to others using the software. As a result,
you might want to make them aware of the name.
• Business Cost - The management server lets you assign a business cost to an application,
including virtual applications. This information is used in Event Manager for ranking events
from elements. Event Manager determines the rank of an event by taking into account the
business cost of the application and the severity of the event. You can sort events by rank in