ASAP 2.8 Client Manual

HP NonStop ASAP Client Manual—425263-004
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4 Using ASAP
Using ASAP, you can obtain real-time and historic views of your NonStop OS to see
everything from generalized overviews of availability and performance for system and
application objects to detailed customized views of specific node-entity-object-attribute
combinations.
ASAP also provides a consistent viewing paradigm for all application domain and
NonStop OS objects: Application, CPU, Disk, Expand, File, Node, Process,
ProcessBusy, RDF, Spooler, System, Tape, and TMF. Regardless of the entity type,
you can use context-sensitive pop-up menus to get detailed reports about an entity by
clicking graph and grid elements.
You see these interface components while using ASAP:
Component Description Page
Browse
window
Provides a way to browse and analyze node-entity-object
availability and performance statistics. You see both data grid
and graph views of the specified area. The window updates
automatically in real-time based on selected nodes, entities,
and objects.
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OSC view Provides a high-level graphical overview of object state
changes and a detailed log of state changes. You can obtain
both high-level and detailed state change information.
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Graph
window
Shows information in a compact graphical form useful for
maintaining multiple views of nodes, entities, and objects.
You can create many Graph windows from a single Browse
window. Graph windows are tiled automatically and update in
real-time based on the selected node, entity, and objects.
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Report
window
Shows detailed reports about a selected node, entity, or object
in a Browse or Graph window.
You can open Report windows from a Browse or Graph
window using context-sensitive pop-up menus.
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Session
window
Controls your Host Session. You can start and stop Host
Sessions using the window’s menus or toolbar, and monitor
Host Session progress through the window’s Session log.
The Session log contains information about host
communications and software versions.
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ASAP
Properties
window
Lets you customize which entities and attributes the Browse
and Graph windows display.
Section 5,
Configuring
ASAP
OIL tree
view
Provides a hierarchical view of host nodes, entities, and
objects so that you can view the overall availability and
performance of many nodes, entities, and objects.
Availability and Performance icons are displayed in the OIL,
guiding you to the nodes, entities, and objects with the highest
alerts.