NonStop S-Series Operations Guide (G06.27+)

HP NonStop S-Series Operations Guide—522459-008
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Overview of Monitoring and
Recovery
When to Use This Section on page 3-1
Importance of Monitoring on page 3-2
Monitoring Tasks on page 3-2
Working With a Daily Checklist on page 3-2
Tools for Checking the Status of System Hardware on page 3-3
Additional Monitoring Tasks on page 3-7
Monitoring and Resolving Problems—An Approach on page 3-8
Using OSM or TSM to Monitor the System on page 3-8
Using the OSM Service Connection or TSM Service Application on page 3-8
Checking for Problems and Alarms on page 3-10
Recovery Operations for Problems Detected by OSM or TSM on page 3-12
Using SCF to Monitor the System on page 3-13
Determining Device States on page 3-13
Monitoring and Recovery—Example on page 3-17
A Problem Occurs on page 3-17
Using OSM or TSM to Locate the Problem on page 3-20
Using SCF to Locate the Problem on page 3-21
Calling the Service Provider on page 3-26
Automating Routine System Monitoring on page 3-27
Using the Status LEDs to Monitor the System on page 3-31
Related Reading on page 3-33
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.