TS/MP System Management Manual (H06.05+, J06.03+)

Introduction to NonStop TS/MP System
Management
HP NonStop TS/MP System Management Manual—541819-007
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Management Programming Interface
Management Programming Interface
A management programming interface is a token-oriented interface based on the
Subsystem Programmatic Interface (SPI) and the Event Management Service (EMS)—
part of HP’s Distributed System Management (DSM) product. (See Distributed
Systems Management.)
The management programming interface acts as the interface between a management
application process—a requester that you write—and the PATHMON process, which
acts as the server.
As shown in Figure 1-9, a management application in the operations environment uses
the management programming interface to monitor and control objects in the
PATHMON environment. The management application sends commands and inquiries
to processes in the PATHMON environment through the management programming
interface. The processes send responses or event messages to the management
application using the same interface.
Distributed Systems Management
The Distributed Systems Management (DSM) set of products is designed to monitor
and control every element of a distributed network, including PATHMON-controlled
objects in a Pathway environment. DSM incorporates a three-part architecture:
•
Operations environment
The operations environment includes your management application, which resides
in the same run-time environment as standard Guardian applications. The
application can be written in languages such as COBOL, C, TAL, and TACL.
•
Management programming interface
Figure 1-9. Management Programming Environments
Management
Application
Operations Environment
Management Programming
Interface
Subsystem Environmen
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Commands,
Inquiries
SPI
EMS
TMF
Subsystem
PATHMON Process
Responses,
Event
Messages
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