NET/MASTER RMS Management and Operations Guide

1 Introduction to RMS
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This section introduces the NonStop NET/MASTER Rule Management Services (RMS)
product and explains the concepts and terms used in this manual.
The intent of this section is to introduce you to the following:
Overview of RMS
Functions available through RMS
Message flow environments in which RMS can be used
What Is RMS? NonStop NET/MASTER Rule Management Services (RMS) is a NonStop
NET/MASTER application. RMS provides a panel interface that speeds up the
implementation of functions provided by the NonStop NET/MASTER MS
system-level Network Control Language (NCL) procedures EMSPROC, LOGPROC,
and MSGPROC. Instead of having to write NCL procedures or Event Management
Service (EMS) filters to process messages, you use the panel interface to define rules
that satisfy your message filtering and task automation requirements. You define the
rules by filling in fields on the RMS panels. RMS enables you to implement the
following functions to improve the operation of your system and network:
Suppressing nonessential messages so you only see those messages that require
your attention
Modifying messages to enhance their meaning
Automating the tasks that control the operation of your systems and applications
RMS also provides a command interface. You can enter NonStop NET/MASTER MS
commands (refer to the NonStop NET/MASTER MS Command Reference Manual) or
RMS commands (see Appendix B, “RMS Commands”) from the OCS command line to
control RMS operations.
You use RMS to handle your routine operations, allowing you to concentrate on
unusual and more important operational problems. RMS lets you:
Improve system availability. Tasks needed to recover from a system component
failure can be done automatically and repeatedly until the recovery is successful.
Delays related to human intervention are minimized.
Improve system management. The process of developing rules to automate tasks
highlights undocumented operational procedures and promotes system
management planning and analysis. You analyze the undocumented procedures
and store them in the rules.
Store past operational experiences. Rules simulate how operators react to an event
on systems. Developing the rules retains the experiences of the operators.
Standardize responses to events. An event will cause the same response,
according to a set of rules, every time the event occurs.
Reduce human error. The responses to events are repeatable. Errors caused by
human intervention are eliminated.