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Appendix A - System supervision and event simulation
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1 - System Monitor
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Appendix A - System supervision and event
simulation
A1 - System Monitor
The System Monitor is an application that is installed with MK8000. As its name
implies, it monitors the MK8000 system and reports the status of the server and FEPs.
In general, the System Monitor helps you quickly perform the following tasks:
 Check the MK8000 status at a glance (for example, whether or not the MK8000
server is running).
 View which stations are connected to the MK8000, and if they are running.
 Start and stop the MK8000 server; MM8000 only: also, start MK8000 in simulation
mode.
 Open the System Supervisor Browser.
 View the software version and the subsequent hot-fix modules installed.
By default, the System Monitor appears as an icon
on your taskbar at the lower
right hand corner of your screen. If the icon is not there, you can launch the System
Monitor via the DMS8000 menu (Start > Programs > DMS8000 > DMS8000 System
Monitor). You can also remove the icon from your taskbar via the right-click menu
associated with the icon.
Checking the Server status at a glance
You can immediately see whether the MK8000 server is running properly by the colour
displayed in the icon
:
 White: The MK8000server or one of the FEPs is starting up.
 Green: Everything is running properly.
 Yellow: The server or one of the FEPs is not running (it usually means you need to
launch the server).
 Red: There is an error at the level of the software (extremely rare).
Tooltip: viewing the status of stations connected to the server
Moving the cursor over the icon, a tooltip text appears that shows the name of the
stations configured in MK8000 and whether they are running or not.
System Monitor tooltip Displays status of the stations