Introduction to NonStop Operations Management

Operations Management Tools
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Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS)
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Generate charts to aid in determining performance management alternatives and
recommendations
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Archive and organize historical transaction-oriented data
Tandem Failure Data System (TFDS)
TFDS is an automated diagnostic-and-recovery tool that monitors Tandem processors
and automatically initiates a processor dump in the event of a failure, analyzes the
failure data, and initiates recovery based on the type of defect discovered. TFDS can
react faster to processor failure conditions than a human operator can.
Tandem Network Statistics Extended (NSX)
NSX is a network management tool that provides operators with a global perspective of
the entire network. With NSX, operators can collect and monitor up-to-the-moment
performance statistics on all nodes, processors, and Expand line handlers in the network.
In addition, NSX collects and reports on the busiest processes in each processor. When
limits are exceeded, NSX issues event messages.
NSX automatically displays network statistics in either a block-mode interface or
graphical user interface for Windows on a PC. When numbers exceed limits defined by
the system, they are highlighted to alert the operators.
The data-reporting capabilities of NSX provide a performance management framework
for other network-performance tools. Once you have located problems with NSX, you
can use Measure or other performance tools for more detailed analysis.
The NSX database can be located at a central node, distributed over several regional
nodes (so that there is one NSX database for all nodes in a region), or distributed to each
node in the network (so that there is one NSX database for each node).
When combined with OMF, NSX can provide a network-wide view of both the
performance and operational status of system objects (for example, files filling up, the
spooler filling up, processes going away, processors too busy, disks too full, and so
forth).
Tandem NSX for Windows allows you to use the NSX tool from Windows on a PC.
Tandem Performance Data Collector (TPDC)
TPDC is a performance-data collection tool. It collects, integrates, and normalizes all
performance data from Measure and other sources and creates a single, consolidated file
of performance data that can be used by other products. For example, the performance
data in this file can be used by Enform to generate reports, or the performance data can
be analyzed by other Tandem performance analysis tools such as GPA and Flow Map.