OSI/MHS Configuration and Management Manual

Planning Your OSI/MHS Subsystem

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Manageability

OSI/MHS is fully integrated with DSM. You can manage it from ViewPoint and see

events reported through the Event Management Service (EMS). You can manage a

network of distributed systems from one location. OSI/MHS itself provides extensive

data for accounting and message tracking. You can use EMS to gather billing data and

configure alternate collectors to separate OSI/MHS events from other events, or

accounting events from events that report problems.

Summary

Planning your OSI/MHS subsystem is a complex task. From the high-level view of the

network topology, to the smallest details of link-retry times, you must consider all

aspects of your unique implementation.

This section has provided guidelines to help you get started in your planning task.

Section 5, Configuring Your OSI/MHS Subsystem, carries this process further by

applying some of the planning considerations described here to a working

configuration example. Appendix B, Configuration Checklists, contains checklists that

you can use as worksheets when planning and configuring your system.