NonStop S-Series Operations Guide (G06.29+)

Overview of Monitoring and Recovery
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Additional Monitoring Tasks
Additional Monitoring Tasks
Table 3-2 provides an example of additional areas you should monitor daily.
Using OSM or TSM to Monitor the System
OSM and TSM are client/server applications that provide maintenance, service tools,
and troubleshooting for your NonStop S-series server. Using OSM or TSM, you can
perform these monitoring tasks and related tasks:
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Monitor the current status of system resources
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Browse event logs
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Send problem and configuration information to a service provider
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View the connections within a system enclosure
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View a system configuration in its physical arrangement, logical organization, or
inventory catalog
A Top-Down Approach to Monitoring and Resolving Problems
A useful approach to identifying and resolving problems in your system is to first use
OSM or TSM to locate the focal point of a hardware problem and then use SCF to
gather all the related data from the subsystems that control or act on the hardware. In
this way, you can develop a larger picture that encompasses the whole environment,
Table 3-2. Daily Tasks Checklist
General Tasks Specific Tasks For More Information, See
Monitor messages from
system users
Check telephone, fax, electronic
mail, and any other messages
Guardian User’s Guide
Monitor operator
messages
From the OSM Event Viewer
From the TSM Event Viewer
From the EMSDIST printing
distributor
From ViewPoint
Section 4, Monitoring EMS
Event Messages
OSM Event Viewer online
help
TSM Event Viewer online
help
Guardian User’s Guide
ViewPoint Manual
Monitor key
applications
Monitor Pathway and TMFCOM
Monitor SQL/MX, SQL/MP and
other applications
Section 13, Applications:
Monitoring and Recovery
The documentation specific
to the application
Monitor system
processes
Use the SCF and TACL PPD
commands
Section 5, Processes:
Monitoring and Recovery