ASAP 2.8 Client Manual

HP NonStop ASAP Client Manual—425263-004
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About This Manual
This manual describes the Availability Statistics and Performance (ASAP) product,
which provides a network-wide system monitoring, statistics collection, and
presentation infrastructure for NonStop systems.
Using ASAP, you can monitor the performance and availability objectives of many
entities, including Application, CPU, Disk, Expand, File, Node, Process, Processbusy,
RDF, Spooler, System, Tape, and TMF.
If you install the optional ASAP Extension, ASAP reports application statistics and
service-level objectives as well.
This manual is intended for system operators business analysts and system
administrators who use ASAP.
ASAP requires the D42 RVU or G06 or later. Knowledge of the NonStop operating
system is recommended for system operators and administrators.
For more information, see the ASAP Server Manual and the ASAP Extension Manual.
Manual Organization
Related Resources
Additional technical resources including frequently asked questions, example screen
shots, softdoc and readme file history, database calculators, Java native interface, and
shared wrappers are available at the HP NonStop ASAP technical portal
http://NonStopAsap.com.
Section Describes...
Section 1, Introduction to
ASAP
ASAP, its architecture, and components.
Section 2, Installing ASAP
Installing the ASAP Server and Client on your systems.
Section 3, Starting the ASAP
Client
Starting up the ASAP Server and Client, configuring the
Client Server Gateway (CSG), and configuring the entities
for ASAP to monitor.
Section 4, Using ASAP
The windows in the ASAP Client interface, their elements,
and how to use them to perform various tasks.
Section 5, Configuring ASAP
The ASAP Properties window in the ASAP Client interface
and how to use it to customize your ASAP environment.
Section 6, Entity Definition
Language (EDL)
Entity Definition Language (EDL), which you can use to
define abstract entities and their associated properties.