NonStop Operations Guide for H-Series and J-Series RVUs

Determining Device States...................................................................................................60
SCF Object States.........................................................................................................62
Using Onboard Administrator..................................................................................................63
Automating Routine System Monitoring Procedures......................................................................63
Using Automated HP Manageability Tools.............................................................................64
Using TACL Macros, Routines, or Command Files...................................................................64
Using the Status LEDs to Monitor the System ..............................................................................68
Related Reading for NonStop Monitoring..................................................................................70
4 Monitoring the Performance of NonStop Subsystems.....................................71
Summary of NonStop Performance Objects Monitored................................................................71
HP Manageability Tools That Monitor NonStop Performance........................................................72
NonStop Cluster Performance Essentials................................................................................72
NonStop Availability Statistics and Performance (ASAP)..........................................................72
Web ViewPoint..................................................................................................................73
Web ViewPoint NonStop Storage Analyzer Plug-In.................................................................74
HP Operations Agent for NonStop (OVNM)..........................................................................75
HP Performance Agent for NonStop (OVNPM).......................................................................75
5 Monitoring EMS Event Messages................................................................77
When to Use This Chapter.......................................................................................................77
What Is the Event Management Service (EMS)?..........................................................................77
Tools for Monitoring EMS Event Messages.................................................................................77
HP SIM Event Status Column and Event Tab...........................................................................77
OSM Event Viewer ............................................................................................................77
Web ViewPoint..................................................................................................................78
EMSDIST..........................................................................................................................78
Related Reading for EMS Event Messages..................................................................................78
6 Processes: Monitoring and Recovery...........................................................79
When to Use This Chapter.......................................................................................................79
Types of Processes..................................................................................................................79
System Processes...............................................................................................................79
I/O Processes (IOPs)..........................................................................................................79
CIP Processes....................................................................................................................80
Generic Processes..............................................................................................................80
Monitoring Processes..............................................................................................................80
Automated HP Tools That Monitor Processes..........................................................................81
Monitoring System Processes...............................................................................................81
Monitoring IOPs................................................................................................................82
Monitoring CIP Processes....................................................................................................82
Monitoring Generic Processes..............................................................................................82
Monitoring the Status of $ZZKRN....................................................................................82
Monitoring the Status of All Generic Processes..................................................................82
Recovery Operations for Processes............................................................................................84
Related Reading for Processes..................................................................................................84
7 Communications Subsystems: Monitoring and Recovery.................................85
When to Use This Chapter.......................................................................................................85
Communications Subsystems....................................................................................................85
Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs)..............................................85
CLuster I/O Modules (CLIMs)..............................................................................................87
Monitoring Communications Subsystems and Their Objects..........................................................88
Automated HP Tools That Monitor Communications Subsystems................................................88
Monitoring the SLSA Subsystem...........................................................................................88
Monitoring the Status of an Adapter and Its Components...................................................89
Monitoring the WAN Subsystem..........................................................................................90
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