Medical Archive Solutions User Guide

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HP Medical Archive
Getting Started
Role of the Network Management System (NMS)
The Network Management System (NMS) performs two primary func-
tions for HP Medical Archive deployments:
• It is a monitoring system that notifies administrators of problems
when the status of key hardware or software changes.
• It is a browser-based interface making the system easily available
to multiple users for:
• Reporting status information about the grid’s hardware and
software so you can monitor and resolve grid issues.
• Creating, viewing, and printing reports on current and historic
data about each grid component based on your selection of
report criteria.
• Configuring grid components and customizing the notification
settings according to your criteria.
Network and Element Terminology
The Network Management System views the HP Medical Archive
system as having tiers, or layers of detail. From the highest (big
picture) to the lowest (most granular detail) the elements are:
• Locations
• Nodes
• Services
• Components
• Attributes
Locations
The location tier views the grid as being made up of geographically
separate facilities or groups of nodes. The HP Medical Archive can be
deployed as a Single Site (Site A) or Single Site + DR (Site A and Site B).
Nodes
Within the context of the HP Medical Archive system, a node is a
server hosting a collection of one or more grid services. Physically, a
server is a computer with associated storage and network resources.
Logically, a node hosts services that the NMS can monitor and
manage. (The NMS itself is a service that runs on one or more servers.)