Availability Guide for Problem Management

Contents
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5. Monitoring Objects
5. Monitoring Objects
Overview 5-1
What Is Object Monitoring? 5-1
What Is an Object? 5-1
Why Is Object Monitoring Important? 5-1
What Should You Monitor? 5-2
Determining What to Monitor 5-2
Commonly Monitored Objects 5-4
The Three Types of Object Monitoring 5-4
Object States Monitoring 5-5
Performance Monitoring 5-6
Critical Resource Utilization Monitoring 5-7
Monitoring Tools Examples 5-7
Tandem Service Management Package (TSM) 5-7
Disk Space Analysis Program (DSAP) 5-7
File Utility Program (FUP) 5-10
Measure 5-12
TACL Monitoring Macros 5-13
Tandem Network Statistics Extended (NSX) 5-13
Tandem Object Monitoring Facility (OMF) 5-14
ViewSys 5-15
Summary of System Resource Monitoring Tools 5-16
6. Automating Operations and Recovery Procedures
Overview 6-1
What Is Automation? 6-1
What You Must Do Before You Automate 6-1
Ensure That Messages Are Being Managed Efficiently 6-2
Ensure That Important Objects Are Being Monitored 6-2
Ensure That Recovery Procedures Are Fully Documented and Tested 6-3
What Tasks Can Be Automated on Tandem Systems? 6-3
Object State Monitoring 6-3
Critical Resource Monitoring 6-3
Intervention and Recovery Tasks 6-4
Repetitive Tasks 6-4
Problem Determination Steps 6-4
Starting Batch Jobs 6-5
Avoiding Problems of Automated Recovery 6-5
Making Recovery Rules More Visible 6-5