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

Using Automated HP Manageability Tools
You should use the automated, GUI-based HP manageability tools listed in Table 10 (page 64) to
create automated system monitoring procedures:
Table 10 Management Applications for Automating System Monitoring Procedures
For more information, see..Management application
NonStop Cluster Performance Essentials User GuideSIM Performance Essentials
HP SIM for NonStop Manageability
“Web ViewPoint” (page 73)Web ViewPoint and its plug-ins
Web ViewPoint User Guide
“NonStop Availability Statistics and Performance (ASAP)”
(page 72)
NonStop Availability Statistics and Performance
(ASAP)
HP NonStop ASAP Server Manual
HP NonStop ASAP Client Manual
HP NonStop ASAP QuickStart Guide
“HP Operations Agent for NonStop (OVNM)” (page 75)HP Operations Agent for NonStop (OVNM) and HP
Performance Agent for NonStop (OVNPM)
HP Operations Agent for NonStop User and Installation Guide
for Windows
“HP Performance Agent for NonStop (OVNPM)” (page 75)
HP Performance Agent for NonStop Server Monitoring Guide
Using TACL Macros, Routines, or Command Files
If you don’t have any of the automated management applications listed in Table 10 (page 64) to
automate system monitoring procedures, your operations environment can use TACL macros, TACL
routines, or command files to perform routine system monitoring and other tasks. These items allow
you to run many procedures so that you can quickly determine system status, produce reports, or
perform other common tasks. The TACL Reference Manual contains an example that you can adapt
to automate system monitoring.
Example 8 contains an example of a command file you can use or adapt to check many of the
system elements:
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