ASAP 2.8 Server Manual

Contents

HP NonStop ASAP Server Manual—522303-007

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3. Running ASAP

Starting the ASAP Collector 3-2

Starting the Collector Process 3-2

Starting the ASAP Monitors and SGPs 3-3

Starting the Monitor Processes 3-5

Getting Collector and Monitor Status Information 3-5

Starting ASAP With the Default Configuration 3-7

Changing the ASAP Configuration Dynamically 3-7

Viewing Statistics 3-7

Shutting Down the ASAP Collector and ASAP Monitors 3-8

Synchronizing the Time of Day on Selected Nodes 3-8

Monitoring Different Sets of Network Nodes 3-9

Viewing the ASAP Event Log 3-10

ASAP Help 3-11

4. Using Discrete Object Thresholds (DOTs)

DOTs Overview 4-1

Specifying Domains and Objectives 4-3

The Objectives Database 4-4

MONITOR Usage Considerations 4-6

GOAL and RANK Usage Considerations 4-7

EMS Event Considerations 4-7

Status Change Events 4-8

Event Considerations Summary 4-9

System Entity Specifics 4-11

COMM Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-12

CPU Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-12

DISK Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-13

EXPAND Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-13

EXPANDIP Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-14

FILE Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-14

HYBRID Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-15

PROCESS Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-15

PROCESSBUSY Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-16

RDF Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-16

SPOOLER Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-17

SYSTEM Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-17

TAPE Entity-Supported Objective Attributes 4-18

TCP/IP and Telserv Entities-Supported Objective Attributes 4-18