Introduction to NonStop Operations Management

Automating and Centralizing Operations
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Centralizing System Operations
4. Have your intermediate-level or senior-level support personnel develop and test
automated procedures. Make sure that every online file contains comments that
explain what the file does and what each command in the file does.
5. Document the procedures developed in Step 4. Also document the location and
names of all required files. File names should indicate what the file contains or does.
For example, a file that loads the system might be called SYSLOAD.
6. If staff action is required to start the automated procedures, teach your staff how to
start the procedures.
Centralizing System Operations
Centralizing operations tasks involves the following steps:
1. Select the site for centralized system operations.
2. Determine which tasks will be centralized and which tasks will be decentralized (if
any). Few activities associated with operating Tandem computers require physical
access to the computer. Most operations tasks can be performed from an operator
console. The console can be located near the computers or miles away.
3. Determine your personnel needs for centralized and decentralized tasks. For
example, if backing up data will not be centralized, you should plan to have a staff
member available at each computer site to back up data.
4. Determine which tools to use to centralize tasks. Tandem offers the following tools
to help you centralize tasks:
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Distributed Name Service (DNS)
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Distributed Systems Management/NonStop Operations for Windows
(DSM/NOW)
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Distributed Systems Management/Software Configuration Manager
(DSM/SCM)
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Event Management Service (EMS)
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File Utility Program (FUP)
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Measure
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NetBatch and NetBatch-Plus
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Network Statistics Extended (NSX)
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Open Notification Service (ONS)
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
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Subsystem Programmatic Interface (SPI)
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Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL)
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NonStop Transaction Manager/MP (TM/MP)
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TSM EMS Event Viewer
5. Develop and test procedures for centralized and decentralized tasks.
Note. When developing automation procedures, be sure to follow the standards or policies
that have been implemented by your operations organization or established by your service-
level agreements.