ViewPoint Manual

Introduction to ViewPoint
ViewPoint Manual—426801-001
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Monitoring Events
However, the ViewPoint operator or application manager can use the Profile screen to
specify another existing status configuration file as the current configuration file.
Two configuration screens, the Status Configuration screen and the Status Item
Configuration screen, allow the operator or application manager to control what is
contained in a status configuration file. When status configuration is changed on these
screens, the change is recorded in the current status configuration file. ViewPoint
supplies default configuration files that are shared by all users of the ViewPoint system.
Thus, a default configuration file should be changed only if all users desire the change.
Individual users can create configuration files for their own use.
The ViewPoint operator or application manager can use the Status Configuration screen
to control how frequently item status is updated on the Network Status Summary screen.
For example, the operator could specify that items be updated every 30 seconds rather
than every 10 seconds (the default time period).
The ViewPoint operator or application manager can use the Status Item Configuration
screen to modify or add new item descriptions. For example, the operator could specify
that the description of a particular disk be highlighted when the disk is more than
60 percent busy. Or, the operator could delete the description of a disk that is no longer
of interest and add a new disk to the status screen.
Monitoring Events
The ViewPoint application provides a block-mode interface for the Event Management
Service (EMS). ViewPoint displays event messages collected and distributed by EMS
from various subsystems throughout a system or network. The messages are displayed
on three different events screens: the Primary Events screen, Alternate Events screen,
and Last Events screen. Detailed explanations of the events shown on any of these
screens are available on an Event Detail screen.
Primary Events Screen
Every ViewPoint operator sees the same set of event messages on the Primary Events
screen. Event messages on this screen (and on other events screens) can report device
malfunctions or changes in device status, or they can be requests to perform an action,
such as mounting a tape. By default, this screen displays messages about events that are
currently being reported at the local node of the network, including events that are being
forwarded from remote nodes. The event messages on this screen are continually
updated as new events occur in the system.
Alternate Events Screen
Each ViewPoint operator can see event messages configured specifically by and for that
operator on the Alternate Events screen. These messages might be the same as the
messages on the Primary Events screen. Usually, however, the messages on the
Alternate Events screen report only on events occurring at particular subsystems in the
network. This screen allows the operator to select specific events to monitor by
specifying a particular EMS filter.