ASAP Migration Guide for NSX and OMF Users

DOTs, EMS Events, and Other Features
ASAP Migration Guide for NSX and OMF Users—520627-001
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Sampling Rate
Sampling Rate
In OMF, you set a sampling interval for each object type. It represented the retrieval
frequency, in minutes, of the next set of statistics for each object in this object type.
NSX had a concept of global RATE shared by all entities. Some specific entities could
override this rate and specify their own.
ASAP 2.0 follows the NSX model. A global rate value represents the frequency of the
samples, in minutes. All entities inherit this rate value. To set the rate value, use the
ASAP SET RATE command.
Some entities let you override this rate value by accepting a RATE parameter. The SET
entity command lets you specify parameters in a string. Before starting the ASAP
components on a node, use the SET entity command:
+ SET RATE 5
+ SET DISK ON
+ SET FILE ON, PARAM “RATE 10”
+ SET
<verify your settings>
+ START \ASAP
In this example, the Disk entity is started on \ASAP and reports statistics every 5
minutes. The File entity also starts on \ASAP but reports statistics only every 10
minutes. For a list of valid parameters, see the SET entity command description in
the ASAP Server Manual, or from the ASAP command interpreter, enter:
+ HELP SET entity
ASAPCONF File
When started, the ASAP command interpreter uses an ASAPCONF file, similar to the
NSSCONF file for NSX. When ASAP is run, it automatically executes the commands in
the ASAPCONF file for the current subvolume. If no ASAPCONF file is found in the
current subvolume, the $SYSTEM.SYSTEM.ASAPCONF file is used.
Network Time Synchronization
As with NSX, you can synchronize the system time of your nodes in the network. In the
ASAP Server Manual, see these ASAP commands: SET SYNC, SET SYNCSLOW, and
SYNC.
The ASAP Client also lets you synchronize the time of your PC to the time on your
NonStop Kernel system. Also, if you have the proper security authorization, you can
synchronize the time on your NonStop Kernel system to the time on your PC.
The client also performs early or late data checking to detect a variety of conditions such
as nonresponding objects, incorrectly set time of day, and internetworking problems.