ASAP 2.7 Extension Manual

HP NonStop ASAP Extension Manual—425265-004
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About This Manual
This manual describes the ASAP Extension product, ASAPX.
ASAPX is part of the ASAP product, which provides a network-wide system monitoring,
statistics collection, and presentation infrastructure for the HP NonStop™ Kernel
operating system.
Using ASAP, you can monitor the performance of Application, CPU, Disk, Expand, File,
Node, Process, ProcessBusy, RDF, Spooler, System, Tape, and TMF entities. If you
install the optional ASAP Extension, ASAP also reports application statistics and
service-level objectives.
This manual is intended for system operators and system administrators who need to
use ASAPX and for programmers who need to instrument applications to use ASAPX.
ASAP requires the D42 RVU or G06 or later. Knowledge of the NonStop Kernel
operating system is recommended for system operators and administrators.
Programmers should also have a working knowledge of TAL, C, or COBOL.
For more information about ASAP, see the ASAP Server Manual, ASAP Client Manual,
and the ASAP Messages Manual.
Manual Organization
Notation Conventions
Hypertext Links
Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage of
text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:
This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk
Drives on page 3-2.
General Syntax Notation
This list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in this manual.
Section Description
Section 1, Introducing the ASAP Extension
Architecture of the ASAP solution and the
ASAP Extension
Section 2, Configuring the ASAP Extension
How to configure the ASAP Extension
Section 3, Running the ASAP Extension
Operations involved in running the ASAP
Extension
Section 4, Implementing the ASAP Extension
in an Application
How to implement the ASAP Extension
when programming your application