Introduction to NonStop Operations Management

Automating and Centralizing Operations
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Why Automate and Centralize Operations?
Figure 12-1. Typical Operations Problems
Database
Manager
Examines Report
Operations
Runs Periodic
Reports
Traditional View Automated View
Estimated People Cost in Time: High Estimated People Cost in Time: Low
Monitoring Program
Generates
Threshold Message
Event Message
Automated Procedure
Schedules Disk
Decompression (DCOM)
With NetBatch
Database Manager
Schedules Job to
Resolve Problem
Example: Disks Run Out of Space
Operator Follows
Runbook Procedure
Traditional View
Automated View
Estimated Time to Detect and Recover:
30 Minutes or More
Estimated Time to Detect and Recover:
Several Minutes
Automated Procedure
Takes Processor Dump and
Reloads Processor
Automated Procedure
Designates Primary
Processors to Balance
Load
CE Completes
TPR
Example: CPU Halt
Operator Takes
Processor Dump
Operator Reloads
Processor
Operator Starts
Processes in
Reloaded Processor
Problem Automatically
Reported Electronically to
Tandem
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