Introduction to NonStop Operations Management

Automating and Centralizing Operations
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Automation and Centralization Tools
6. Develop and test problem recovery procedures. For example, if the communications
lines between the central node and a remote node go down, the staff should know
what steps to take to perform tasks on the remote node.
7. Document the procedures developed in Steps 5 and 6.
8. Train your staff in the procedures.
Automation and Centralization Tools
Tandem provides a number of tools to help your staff automate and centralize tasks.
Table 12-1 summarizes the automation and centralization tools. For detailed descriptions
of these tools, refer to Section 14, “Operations Management Tools.”
Table 12-1. Automation and Centralization Tools
Tool Automate Tasks Centralize Tasks
Command Files X
Distributed Name Service (DNS) X X
Distributed Systems Management/NonStop
Operations for Windows (DSM/NOW)
X X
Distributed Systems Management/Software
Configuration Manager (DSM/SCM)
X
Event Management Service (EMS) X X
File Utility Program (FUP) X
Measure X
NetBatch and NetBatch-Plus X X
Network Statistics Extended (NSX) X
NonStop Transaction Manager (TM/MP) X
NonStop Virtual Hometerm System (VHS) X
Object Monitoring Facility (OMF) X
Open Notification Service (ONS) X
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) X
Subsystem Programmatic Interface (SPI) X X
Tandem Advanced Command Language (TACL) X X
Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS) X
TSM EMS Event Viewer X X