NonStop S-Series Operations Guide (G06.24+)

HP NonStop S-Series Operations Guide—522459-007
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Overview of Monitoring and
Recovery
When to Use This Section 3-1
Importance of Monitoring 3-2
Monitoring Tasks 3-2
Working With a Daily Checklist 3-2
Tools for Checking the Status of System Hardware 3-3
Additional Monitoring Tasks 3-7
Monitoring and Resolving Problems—An Approach 3-8
Using OSM or TSM to Monitor the System 3-8
Using the OSM Service Connection or TSM Service Application 3-8
Checking for Problems and Alarms 3-10
Recovery Operations for Problems Detected by TSM 3-12
Using SCF to Monitor the System 3-13
Determining Device States 3-13
Monitoring and Recovery—Example 3-17
A Problem Occurs 3-17
Using OSM or TSM to Locate the Problem 3-20
Using SCF to Locate the Problem 3-21
Calling the Service Provider 3-25
Automating Routine System Monitoring 3-26
Using the Status LEDs to Monitor the System 3-30
Related Reading 3-31
When to Use This Section
This section provides an overview of monitoring a NonStop S-series server using
various tools. It describes some common monitoring tasks. It also refers you to other
sections or manuals for more information about monitoring specific system
components, events, applications, or processes.