ASAP 3.0 Client Manual

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For example, to set the State Determination rule for all StatePairs to
UseStateGraphState, click the ALL button, then select the State Determination Rule
labelled Use State...Graph State.
Conversely, to set the State Determination rule for all StatePairs to UseThresholds,
click the ALL button, then select the State Determination Rule labelled Use
Thresholds. The Status attribute for the entity is not set to UseThresholds. By
definition, its state determination rule is UseStateGraphState.
State Determination Options
Icon
Option
Description
Use
Thresholds
The state of an attribute is determined by the values specified in
the ASAP Utilization Thresholds dialog box.
Use Value
Graph Value
Attribute state information is determined directly by the
value of that attribute.
Use State
Graph Value
Attribute state information is determined by the state
variable associated with that attribute. The attribute value is
graphed.
Use State
Graph State
Attribute state information is determined by the state
variable associated with that attribute. The state value is
graphed.
Use Thresholds Option
The Use Thresholds option indicates that the state of an attribute is determined by the
values specified in the ASAP Utilization Thresholds dialog box. When you set this
property for a given attribute, state determination for the attribute is based entirely on
ASAP utilization thresholds. For more information, see Utilization Thresholds
Control Panel on page 102.
When an object's Time attribute has its Show in Graph Check Box and Use Thresholds
options selected, ASAP performs a series of automatic time checks to ensure that the
time has a reasonable value. If the time is not reasonable, ASAP raises the state of the
time to an alert level.
For example, if the time for statistics received from ASAP is not recent, the Time state
for that object is reported as down and a Red or Yellow Icon appears next to the time.
You should enable ASAP time checks because this mechanism helps in the analysis of
a variety of problems, including: server and database errors, down nodes, down
communication paths, and incorrect system time settings. To disable Late Data time
checks for all entities, select the No Check option of the Late Data Integrity Check
drop-down menu on the OSC Property Sheet.