Guardian User's Guide

Introduction to Guardian System Operations
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Working With a Daily Check List
Working With a Daily Check List
Regardless of which shift you work, you need to regularly check certain areas of your
hardware and software environment.
A good method for ensuring that certain areas of your operations environment are
checked is to develop a check list for yourself and other operators to follow.
Table 1-1
provides an example of the areas you should check at the beginning of any
shift, a summary of the tasks to perform for each area, and where in this guide you can
find more detailed instructions.
Your System Might Be Protected
Safeguard, an optional NonStop™ Kernel security software product, might be installed
on your system, extending the operating system’s security features by:
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Protecting additional system resources
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Providing more flexibility in sharing those resources
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Recording security-relevant events for later analysis
If Safeguard is on your system, you might experience some differences when
performing the tasks described in this guide, such as receiving a security violation (error
code 48). However, the Safeguard product is flexible and can be configured for different
situations. Consult the Security Management Guide or your security administrator or
system manager if you have questions about your system or network.
Table 1-1. Daily Tasks Check List
General Tasks Specific Tasks More Information
Check disks Use the SCF STATUS DISK
command and DSAP
Section 9, Performing
Routine Disk Operations
Check tape drives Use the SCF STATUS TAPE
and MEDIACOM STATUS
TAPEDRIVE commands
Section 10, Using Labeled
Tapes
Check printers and respond
to any spooler problems
Use the SPOOLCOM DEV
command
Section 14, Performing
Routine Spooler Operations
Using Spoolcom
Check for messages from
system users
Check telephone, fax, electronic
mail, and any other messages
Section 16, Managing Users
and Security
Check operator messages Use the TMS EMS Event
Viewer, a printing distributor, or
other application
Section 17, Monitoring
Event Messages
Check system status,
(terminals, processors,
communication lines, key
applications, and system
processes)
Use SCF, Pathway, TMF, or the
TACL PPD command
Section 19, Monitoring
Hardware Components