HP Performance Agent for NonStop Server Management Guide Part number: 528965-007 Sixth edition: 12/2008
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Contents Preface Before You Begin ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Audience ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Goals of Documentation ........................................................................................................................... 8 Organization .......................
8-1-1 OVNPM Subsystem ............................................................................................................ 51 8-1-2 OVNPM Application Environment ........................................................................................ 52 8-1-3 OVNPM Application Commands ......................................................................................... 52 8-2 Loading the OVNPM TACL Environment......................................................................................
Application Availability Commands..................................................................................................... 92 Configuration Commands .................................................................................................................. 92 Database Commands ........................................................................................................................ 94 Distributed OVNPM Commands.................................................................
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Preface HP Performance Agent for NonStop (OVNPM), formerly known as HP OpenView NonStop Server Performance Management, is an out-of-the-box solution that provides performance monitoring of HP NonStop servers. The software is a natural extension of HP Operations (formerly known as HP OpenView) and provides you with true end-to-end management of your NonStop environment. The various OVNPM Guides provides information about how to get started and use the product.
Organization Sr. No Chapter Name Description Chapter 1. OVNPM Management Overview Overview of the various procedures involved in installing the OVNPM product. Also lists the software and hardware prerequisites for installing OVNPM. Chapter 2. Installing OVNPM Server Components on Windows Workstation Details the installation procedure for OVNPM Server components on a Windows Workstation. Chapter 3.
OVNPM Documentation Map HP Performance Agent for NonStop (OVNPM) provides a set of manuals and online helps that guides you in useing the product and understanding the concepts underlying the it . This section describes what information is available and where you can find it. Electronic Versions of the Manuals All manuals are available as Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files in the documentation directory on the OVNPM product CD-ROM. All manuals are also available in the HP web server directory.
1 OVNPM Management Overview This guide provides an overview of the various procedures involved in installing the OVNPM. The chapter also lists the software and hardware prerequisites that you must fulfill for the HP NonStop Server and the Windows workstation, before you install OVNPM. This manual explains how to install, configure, and manage OVNPM application and processes on the NonStop Host. It also describes the OVNPM Server architecture. Installation process creates a basic monitoring configuration.
1-2 System Requirements 1-2-1 Windows Workstation Table 1-1 System Requirements on Windows Component Description Operating System Microsoft Windows 95,98,NT,2000,XP, Windows Server 2003 or Vista Hardware 2.5 GHz Windows-based PC Disk Space Approximately 100 MB of disk space to install and run the product.
2 Installing OVNPM Server Components on Windows Workstation 2-1 OVNPM Server Installation Prerequisites Before installing OVNPM Server components, ensure that the following tasks have been accomplished: 1. FTP and Telnet between Workstation and the HP NonStop node must be available. Any firewall restriction needs to be addressed to allow the communication paths. 2. A minimum of three ports should be available outside the firewall on the HP NonStop Managed Host. 3.
2-3 Installing OVNPM Server Components This section covers the procedure to install OVNPM NonStop Server components on a Windows workstation. To help you with the installation process, it is recommended that you fill out the Installation Information form. Refer to Appendix A: Installation Information before installing. Step A: Starting Up 1. Insert the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. From the Start menu, select Run. 3. In the Run dialog box, type D:\OVNPMServerInstallation.
Step B: License Agreement The License Agreement screen is displayed. Review the software license agreement and click on the Yes button to continue with the installation. Step C: Customer Information Figure 2-3 OVNPM Server Installation Customer Information Screen Enter the user name and the company name in the Customer Information screen and click on the Next button to move on to the next screen.
Step D: Destination Location Figure 2-4 OVNPM Server Installation Choose Destination Location Screen The Choose Destination Location screen shows the path of the folder where OVNPM files will be installed by default. Use the Browse button to specify a directory other than the default. To move on with the installation process, click on the Next button. NOTE: The OVNPM installation on Windows workstation involves installing Server components, the Display Agent and the Reporter Agent.
Step E: Confirm Entries and Copy Files The next screen, Check Setup Information, displays the current settings, which have been selected so far. In case you want to change any of the settings, you can do so by going back to the particular screen before you start copying the program files. NOTE: You should check the location of the directory where OVNPM is to be installed. In case the location has to be changed after installation, you will have to reinstall OVNPM.
Step F: Setup Complete Figure 2-6 OVNPM Server Installation Completed Screen The OVNPM Server Setup Completed screen denotes the completion of the base OVNPM installation process on the Windows workstation. Clicking on the Finish button will open the OVNPM Readme file. To install the NonStop Server OVNPM Component run Program\HP OVNPM\Server\Host Installation Client in the Start menu. For more details, refer to Chapter 3: OVNPM Server GUI-based Installation.
3 OVNPM Server GUI-based Installation 3-1 Overview The OVNPM Server GUI-based installation defines the OVNPM environment and adds the OVNPM server components on NonStop host using the OVNPM Host Installation Client. The OVNPM Host Installation Client is an interactive GUI, which is used to define, install, and manage the OVNPM Environment on one or several NonStop nodes. This section covers the procedure to install OVNPM on the HP NonStop Server using the OVNPM Host Installation Client.
3-3 Adding OVNPM on a New NonStop Server Clicking on the Host Installation Client menu option displays the OVNPM Host Installation Client dialog box. To install the OVNPM Server on a new host, click on the New button. The New button initiates the first OVNPM installation on a NonStop Server. Figure 3-2 OVNPM Host Installation Client Dialog Box New Button NOTE: Current Host Installation Client version allows only one OVNPM Server per Host.
3-4 NonStop Host Configuration Clicking on the New button in the OVNPM Host Installation Client displays the Host Configuration tab page of the New OVNPM Configuration dialog box. This tab page defines how to access the HP NonStop Host to create a new OVNPM Environment.
NOTE: OVNPM Server Environment is a TACL service based environment. It does not support OSS Service for installation and management of the OVNPM Server environment, thus, the OSS radio button is disabled. The Other field is provided in case you have a different service name for the standard TACL Logon service. The Host Installation Client only provides support for installation using the standard TACL service.
3-5 Defining the OVNPM Environment The OVNPM Configuration tab and the OVNPM Processes Configuration tab can be used to set the OVNPM environment. Click on the OVNPM Configuration tab in the New OVNPM Configuration dialog box to configure the OVNPM environment. This displays the OVNPM Configuration tab page. Figure 3-5 New OVNPM Configuration Dialog Box OVNPM Configuration Tab Page Enter the following information in the various fields in the OVNPM Information area.
• Home Terminal The Home Terminal for the OVNPM Host processes. For S-Series systems, home terminal can be $ZHOME. • Alert Outs Specify the list of EMS collectors, for example $0 or any other alternate collector or a list of files where the alerts will be forwarded. Only four Alert Outs can be defined. Enter the following information in the various fields in the OVNPM Subvolumes Information area. • Volumes available Select the volume, which will be used for installation.
Click on the OVNPM Processes Configuration tab in the New OVNPM Configuration dialog box to define OVNPM processes environment. This displays the OVNPM Processes Configuration tab page. Figure 3-6 New OVNPM Configuration Dialog Box OVNPM Processes Configuration Tab Page The OVNPM Processes Configuration tab page can be used to specify the Process Name, Priority, Primary CPU, and the Backup CPU for the various OVNPM processes.
• Display Server The Display Server is the process that forwards the messages from the HP NonStop servers to the designated output devices. • Extra Reader The extra reader provides real-time monitoring function RTMF. These functions can be accessed from the Display Agent Tools menu. • Display TCPIP Server The Display TCPIP Server manages TCPIP connection with the Display Agent. • Low Level Protocol The Low Level Protocol manages the asynchronous connection (serial RS232C) with the Display Agent.
3-6 Installing OVNPM Subsystem Components After specifying the OVNPM environment, click on the Install button in the New OVNPM Configuration dialog box to start installing OVNPM on the HP NonStop host. To revert to the default field values, click on the Reset Fields button. Use the Cancel button to close the dialog box without saving the information. Figure 3-7 New OVNPM Configuration Dialog Box Buttons NOTE: To get help on the various fields, mouse over on the corresponding fields/buttons.
Figure 3-9 OVNPM Host Installation Client Confirmation Box To complete the OVNPM installation on the HP NonStop server, you need to logon to the NonStop server as “super.super” and license the basic collector with the following command. FUP LICENSE <$volume>..BC Click on the Yes button to license the collector. If you want to do this later, click on the No button. NOTE: The OVNPM processes do not need the super.super user to operate. The super.
4 OVNPM Server Command Line Based Installation This section covers the manual procedure to install OVNPM on the HP NonStop environment. 4-1 Identifying the OVNPM Package Two kind packages are available for OVNPM installation: the complete package and the update package. Complete and Updates package are self extracted files. A complete package contains all the components of the product. An update package contains modified files between two releases in the same version.
4-1-2 Update package Update package name does not follow any syntax rules and is a self extracted archive. It must be extracted in the subvolume where the complete package has been extracted. Extraction will overwrite the file to be replaced. From that point onwards, a new installation or an installation update is like a complete package. NOTE: Update packages are rare and are delivered ONLY to fix critical issues.
2. VGEN updates the product using the current OVNPM subvolumes or creates the OVNPM subvolumes and installs the product. The following table lists the OVNPM default subvolumes. Table 4-2 Default OVNPM Subvolumes Volume.Subvolume Contents $VOL.OVPMTACL TACL command subvolume $VOL.OVPMEXE Executable subvolume $VOL. OVPMCFG Configuration subvolume $VOL. OVPM Yearly Data subvolume $VOL. OVPMSRC Source subvolume $VOL.
Sample Installation $DATA01.OVNPM50 3> RUN VGEN ---------------------------------------------------------- Copyright(c) 2005, HP, OVNPM. -- -- Version 1.5.0 (aakv) -- -- Product generation utility. -- --------------------------------------------------------- Generating OVNPM 1.5.0 risc f or Guardian G6 and Measure G12. 1) Installation type selection. ------------------------------Enter U to update an existing installation. Enter N to make a new installation. Enter X to leave utilty.
$DATA01.OV15 ! Data subvolume Do you want to use these locations for OVNPM ? Enter Y yes, V volume change, S subvol change or X exit. * Enter Y, V, S or X >y 3) Process names definition. ---------------------------- Vision process prefix is $OO Vision process names are: #id variable value Status and Comment 1 vision^pmon^name $OOPM Ok. ! OVNPM 2 vision^cm^name $OOCM Ok. ! Collect manager 3 vision^bc^name $OOB00 Ok. ! - Basic collectors 4 vision^xsfile^name $OOXF Ok.
5 vision^dbs^name $QADBS Ok. ! DataBase server 6 vision^boris^name $QATRD Ok. ! - Trend process 7 vision^corel^name $QACRL Ok. ! - Corelation process 8 vision^dbr^name $QADBR Ok. ! DataBase reader 9 vision^ds^name $QADS Ok. ! Display server 10 vision^xread^name $QAX00 Ok. ! 11 vision^tcpsvr^name $QATCP Ok. ! OVNPM 12 vision^llp^name $QAL00 Ok. ! Low level protocol process 13 vision^emssnmp^name $QASSA Ok. ! Ems Snmp sub agent 14 vision^sn^name $QASN Ok.
to $DATA01.OV15EXE.SETMODE. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.CHKCRCr to $DATA01.OV15EXE.CHKCRC. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.TCPSVRr to $DATA01.OV15EXE.TCPSVR. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.TCPSNr to $DATA01.OV15EXE.TCPSN. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.NTr to $DATA01.OV15EXE.NULLTERM. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.BCMTG10 to $DATA01.OV15CFG.BCMT. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.DCVG10 to $DATA01.OV15CFG.DCV. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.PRDCFG to $DATA01.OV15CFG.PRDCFG. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.THRSHTXT to $DATA01.OV15CFG.THRSHTXT. Copy $DATA01.
Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.VTMPL to $DATA01.OV15SRC.VTMPL. Copy $DATA01.OVNPM50.xcfgfil to $DATA01.OV15CFG.xcfgfil. Copy paramfic to $DATA01.OV15CFG.paramfic. Copy dcprm to $DATA01.OV15CFG.dcprm. Copy xcfgfil to $DATA01.OV15CFG.xcfgfil. Copy UMTG10 to $DATA01.OV15CFG.usermt. Copy appcfg to $DATA01.OV15CFG.appcfg. The Nonstop Application Manager environment is set to ENABLED.
• Load the Environment Variables • Load the OVNPM Commands Sample Update $DATA01.OV14TACL 29> RUN VGEN ---------------------------------------------------------- Copyright(c) 2005, HP, OVNPM. -- -- Version 1.5.0 (aakv) -- -- Product generation utility. -- --------------------------------------------------------- Generating OVNPM 1.5.0 risc f or Guardian G6 and Measure G12. 1) Installation type selection. ------------------------------Enter U to update an existing installation.
$DATA01.OV14TACL.DBSr replaces $DATA01.OV14EXE.DBS. $DATA01.OV14TACL.DBRr replaces $DATA01.OV14EXE.DBR. $DATA01.OV14TACL.DCVMr replaces $DATA01.OV14EXE.DCVM. $DATA01.OV14TACL.DSr replaces $DATA01.OV14EXE.DS. $DATA01.OV14TACL.THRDr replaces $DATA01.OV14EXE.THRD. Keep $DATA01.OV14EXE.LLP. Keep $DATA01.OV14EXE.NAM. $DATA01.OV14TACL.XSFILEr replaces $DATA01.OV14EXE.XSFILE. $DATA01.OV14TACL.XCDISCr replaces $DATA01.OV14EXE.XCDISC. $DATA01.OV14TACL.CORELr Keep $DATA01.OV14EXE.XCSPOOL.
Keep $DATA01.OV14CFG.helpcmd. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.FSA. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.FSNMP. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.FSNMP1. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.FV. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.LBCDECS. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.LBCMON. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.LBCOBJ. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.README. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.VDDL. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.VDDTACL. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.VDDTAL. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.VDDC. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.VFCOMP. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.VFUSE. Keep $DATA01.OV14SRC.VTMPL.
Environment Variables Loaded The VGEN macro updates OVNPM using the same file locations provided by the environmental variables in the VISLOAD file. VGEN first prompts to confirm that the product should be upgraded using the VISLOAD file that it found. Example $DATA01.J317TACL 52> run vgen ---------------------------------------------------------- Copyright(c) 2005, HP, OVNPM. -- -- Version 1.5.0 (aakv) -- -- Product generation utility.
Load OVNPM environment from $DATA01.OV15TACL.visenv. Load OVNPM commands from $DATA01.OV15TACL.viscmd. Display Agent tcpip port: 5000. Navigator tcpip port: 5001. pmTransport tcpip port: 5004. Type 'sv_help' under Tacl prompt to list OVNPM commands. • If the response to the first prompt is U (update) and at the second prompt a $volume.subvolume location is supplied for the VISLOAD file, then VGEN will update the product libraries and scan and update the existing Ovnpm configuration files.
5 Modifying/Upgrading OVNPM Server Components 5-1 Modifying OVNPM Server Components on Windows This section covers the procedure to modify OVNPM NonStop Server components on Windows workstation after installing OVNPM. Step A: Maintenance Welcome 1. Insert the installation CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. If Autorun is enabled on your system, the installation starts automatically and you can skip steps 3 -5. 3. From the Start menu, select Run. 4. In the Run dialog box, type D:\OVNPMServerInstallation.
Figure 5-3 OVNPM Server Maintenance Select Features Screen The Select Features screen is displayed with a list of all the installed OVNPM Server components. The screen also provides the information about the space required for the modifications. Select the OVNPM components you want to modify and click on the Next button. NOTE: If you uncheck an option that was already selected, the Install Shield will REMOVE that feature from the workstation.
Step C: Setup Complete Figure 5-4 OVNPM Server Maintenance Setup Completed Screen The InstallShield Wizard OVNPM Server Setup Completed screen denotes the completion of the installation process. The screen provides the information on how to start the application. Click on the Open Readme file check box to view the Readme file. Click on the Finish button to complete the Setup process. This completes the OVNPM Server Components maintenance on the Windows environment.
The Upgrade button on the OVNPM Host Installation Client is used to perform a full software release upgrade or update. Before you start the upgrade process, stop OVNPM using the Stop OVNPM button in the OVNPM Host Management Client. Figure 5-5 OVNPM Host Installation Client Dialog Box Upgrade Menu A.Upgrade Release: The Upgrade Release option allows you to perform a full software release upgrade. B.Update: This option allows you to update the software with a new patch or fix.
6 Uninstalling OVNPM Server Components 6-1 Uninstalling From HP NonStop Server Follow the steps below to delete OVNPM components from a HP NonStop Server. 1. Load the OVNPM environment with the command run visload. 2. Stop the OVNPM environment on the HP NonStop Node using the sv_stop_subsys command. 3. Take a backup of the Configuration and Data subvolumes in case you want to save the data. 4.
Step B: Close OVNPM Components Selecting the UnInstall option displays the OVNPM Server message box with the information that all the OVNPM components running on the system need to be closed. Click on the OK button to continue. Step C: Remove All Installed Components The OVNPM Server Welcome screen is displayed with the Remove radio button selected. To continue with the un-installation process, click on the Next button.
7 Starting OVNPM Subsystem 7-1 Host Management Client The OVNPM Host Management Client is an interactive GUI. It allows basic management commands. You can start the Host Management Client using the Start\Programs\HP OVNPM\Server\Host Management Client menu option. Figure 7-1 Starting Up Host Management Client Clicking on the Host Management Client menu option displays the OVNPM Host Management Client dialog box.
7-2 Accessing Navigator with a Web Browser Navigator is the web interface of OVNPM, which enables you to analyze critical system performance information on a microscopic level, in real-time mode. It monitors CPU usage, applications, processes, and devices. Follow the steps below to access Navigator with a web browser. 1. Start a Web Browser. Navigator functions are accessible by any Web browser that is compliant with HTTP 1.0, HTML 3.2, JavaScript 1.2, Netscape 4.7 and Microsoft IE 4.0 and higher versions.
7-3 Basic Navigator Features Navigator enables you to analyze critical system performance information on a microscopic level, in real-time mode. You can request information about specific areas, and then view the results in tabular format on Web pages. Data entries in the table can appear as hyperlinks to more detailed information, which is then displayed on another Web page. The new Web page displays another table that can contain hyperlinks for finer details.
8 Managing OVNPM Subsystem 8-1 OVNPM Subsystem overview 8-1-1 OVNPM Subsystem The OVNPM subsystem contains all OVNPM components running on an NSK host. OVNPM subsystem has four applications. These applications are managed by NAM (Non Stop Application Manager), which provides the Fault tolerance functionality. The applications are: 1. CORE The CORE application manages the performance data collect, the performance data storage and executes the system investigation queries.
8-1-2 OVNPM Application Environment CORE and SN environments are defined during the installation. DSV and DSN environments are defined using the VCONF utility after the installation. Besides the Host Management Client (discussed in Chapter 7) there are two other way to manage the OVNPM application environment. 1. OVNPM TACL Macros are provided to manage the OVNPM environment. 2. VCONF utility provides a command line interface for executing useful TACL macro commands.
8-3 Using the Online Help The Online help organize commands by functions in chapters. The command “sv_help” without argument lists the main management chapters. DATA07 OPERATOR 3> sv_help ovnpm AAE commands. Use: Enter 'SV_HELP keyword' where keyword is one of the following topics: ENV : Environment. CFG : Explains how to configure objects to be monitored. CMD : Start and Stop commands. APP : Application Availability. FS : FileScan management. DBM : Database management. EMS : EMS and alert management.
8-4 OVNPM Fault Tolerance NonStop Application Manager (NAM) provides OVNPM Fault tolerance. The Fault tolerance must be activated or deactivated when all OVNPM components are down. NAM manages all OVNPM applications. Once activated the NAM process will be start at the first sv_start command. 8-4-1 Activating Fault Tolerance Fault tolerance should be activated after verifying that the OVNPM installation or upgrade is working correctly.
8-4-3 Fault Tolerance Report NAM keeps track of OVNPM process failures. When NAM is running, the sv_status command without an argument returns the status of OVNPM applications. A problem occurs when a number in STA column (number of process restart for the application) is not zero. In this case the NAM primary log and NAM terminal log should be read. In the following example, NAM restarts three processes in the core application since OVNPM was started.
8-5 Starting OVNPM Subsystem Use the following command to start the OVNPM Subsystem. $DATA01.N105TACL 17> sv_start subsys OVNPM 1.5.0 (aakv). Checking configuration.. Checking environment.. Starting Nonstop Application Manager. Updating Nonstop Application Manager configuration. NonStop mode enabled. Starting Nonstop OVNPM core. 01:44:18 01:44:23 01:44:29 01:44:36 Starting Nonstop System Navigator (sn). core uses port 5000 for display agent connections. core uses port 5004 for pmTransport connections.
8-6 Getting OVNPM Subsystem Status The Command SV_STATUS provides the status of the OVNPM. The command sv_status –d provides a detailed subsystem status. All OVNPM processes including those who are not running are listed. $DATA01.N105TACL 18> SV_STATUS -D ---------------------------------------------------------------- OVNPM 1.5.0 (aakv). subsystem status.
The command sv_status –r provides a raw status of OVNPM processes as following. $DATA01.N105TACL 19> SV_STATUS -R Process Pri PFR %WT Userid Program file Hometerm $OPDBR 0,504 160 001 6,7 $DATA01.N105EXE.DBR $OPPM.#TERM $OPSNI 0,556 160 001 6,7 $DATA01.N105EXE.TCPSN $OPPM.#TERM $OPDS 0,557 160 001 6,7 $DATA01.N105EXE.DS $OPPM.#TERM 0,560 158 001 6,7 $DATA01.N105EXE.NAM $ZHOME $OPDBS 0,564 160 001 6,7 $DATA01.N105EXE.DBS $OPPM.
8-7 Stopping OVNPM Subsystem The command sv_stop subsys stops all OVNPM applications in an orderly manner. 8-8 Troubleshooting Procedure The sv_status and sv_messages are the first commands to be executed when a problem occurs. Sometime the recovery is not obvious. In this case, maintenance command sv_info_report should be used. It will create four “SV*FIL” files in the OVNPM Log subvolume. These files contain system information, OVNPM log file, environment and configuration.
9 Managing Distributed Servers 9-1 Introduction OVNPM provides the following two Distributed Servers: 1. Distributed System Navigator (DSN) – OVNPM Web Browser interface enables multiple NonStop Server Nodes to be viewed from a single URL. 2. Distributed Server for Display Agent (DSV) – Enables viewing multiple NonStop Nodes from a single Display Agent. This provides advanced monitoring and Graphical User Interface. NOTE: Distributed Servers are not configured during the first installation.
The DSN architecture displayed below shows two nodes on the EXPAND network, with the DSN server installed on Node 1. Two additional processes are integrated, Distributed Navigator Server and a TCP communication process TCPSN. Figure 9-2 DSN Architecture 9-2-1 DSN (Web Interface) Installation Requirements 1. Before installing DSN distributed server, each node to be monitored must have the OVNPM product installed and be part of an Expand Network. NOTE: OVNPM is operational after every single installation.
9-2-3 DSN Installation Procedure Step 1: Start the DSN installation procedure using the following command. TACL> VOLUME <$Install>.OVPMTACL Step 2: Run the following command to load all the OVNPM TACL macros. TACL> RUN VISLOAD Step 3: Run VCONF macro and select option 3 to install the DSN server and discover all the EXPAND nodes having OVNPM installed. $DEV OVPMTACL 18> run vconf -------------------------------------------------------------------- OVNPM 1.5 configuration utility.
---------------------------------------------------------- Distributed Navigator environment configuration.
Example: The EXPAND network contains 2 nodes \SVNET and \ITA. The local Collect Manager name is $OOCM, then option 4 detects all processes $OOCM on all EXPAND networks. . Enter option number or r: r -----------------------------------------------------1 Define dsv environment $DEV.OVPMTACL.dsvEnv 2 Define dsv node configuration $DEV.OVPMCFG.dsvCfg 3 Define dsn environment $DEV.OVPMTACL.dsnEnv 4 Define dsn node configuration $DEV.OVPMCFG.
9-2-5 Editing the DSNCFG file In the configuration file, the first section [General] contains a line that describes the list of connected nodes. Example: Nodelist=(0,1,2,3,4) if the company has 5 nodes The [Nodenn] sections describe the following features of each node: Feature Description CmName Expand process name of the local or remote Collect Manager. LogicalHost Name of the host, which should be the same as the first part of CmName Example This is an example of a generated DSNCFG file.
9-3 DSV for OVNPM Display Agent This is the DSV architecture. It shows two nodes on the EXPAND network, with the DSV server installed on Node 1. Two additional processes, Distributed Display Agent Server, and a TCP communication Server are integrated. Figure 9-3 DSV Architecture A DSV server is a process that is in charge of the connection to the remote OVNPM host server subsystems.
9-3-2 DSV (Display Agent) Installation Requirements 1. Before installing DSV distributed server, each node to be monitored must have the OVNPM product installed and be part of an EXPAND Network. NOTE: OVNPM is operational after each single installation. A user can gain access to OVNPM by connecting to a local node to retrieve associated OVNPM data. 2. The user needs to selects one of the EXPAND linked Nodes on which to install the DSV server. Only one DSV server is required per EXPAND network. 3.
$DEV OVPMTACL 18> run vconf -------------------------------------------------------------------- OVNPM 1.5 configuration utility. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------1 Choose EDIT or TEDIT editor Current is edit. 2 Edit OVNPM environment edit $DEV.OVPMTACL.VISENV 3 Configure distributed servers dsv and dsn 4 Edit collection parameters edit $DEV.OVPMCFG.dcprm 5 Edit database retention parameters 6 Edit list of collected metrics edit $DEV.OVPMCFG.
------------------------------------------------------1 dsv process name $OOdv. 2 dsv priority 150. 3 dsv primary:backup cpus 1:0 4 dsv tcpsvr process name $OOdvi 5 dsv tcpsvr priority 150. 6 dsv tcpsvr primary:backup cpus 1:0 7 dsv tcpsvr port 5002. 8 Save new dsv environment $DEV.OVPMTACL.dsvenv. ----------------------- R:return --------------------. Enter option number or r: Once environment matches your requirement you can enter command r to go back to the previous menu.
OVNPM Server \SVNET.$OODS detected. . Do you want to add this server y/n:y OVNPM Server \SVNET.$OODS added OVNPM Server \ITA.$OODS detected. . Do you want to add this server y/n:y OVNPM Server \ITA.$OODS added NOTE: If The OVNPM was running in NonStop mode during DSV configuration, OVNPM must be restarted with command sv_stop subsys and sv_start subsys to validate DSV configuration. 9-3-7 DSV Start Procedure Use the following command to start the DSV server.
9-3-8 Modifying the DSVCFG File In the configuration file DSVCFG, the first section [General] contains two lines. • The first line describes the list of connected nodes. Example: Nodelist=(0,1,2,3,4) when the company has 5 nodes • The second line describes the logical name used by the Display Agent to refer to the group of nodes.
Appendix A Installation Information 1. User Name The user in whose name OVNPM is registered. Example: John Smith 2. Company Name The company in whose name OVNPM is registered. Example: ABC Inc. 3. Destination Location The directory on the workstation where OVNPM is to be installed. 4. HP NonStop Node Name The Name of the HP NonStop Node where OVNPM is to be installed. Example: \NODE 5. HP NonStop IP Address The IP address of the HP NonStop Node. Example: 111.111.111.111 6.
14. OVNPM Process Prefix A one character prefix that will be used as the first character for all the OVNPM processes, making them unique Alerts Outs Appendix A 15. The list of EMS collectors or files. 16. Volumes Available The volume that will be used for installation 17. Work Subvolume The subvolume in which all the installation files are extracted. 18. TACL Subvolume The Subvolume that has all the TACL routines and macros. Default: $0 19.
Appendix B OVNPM Host Installation Client Functions The OVNPM Host Installation Client is an interactive GUI, which is used to automate the procedures like installation and modifications on the HP NonStop managed node. This section covers the various functionalities of the OVNPM Host Installation Client. Starting Up To start the OVNPM Host Installation Client, click on the Start\Programs\HP OVNPM\Server\Host Installation Client option.
• Node Name Specifies the name of the HP NonStop Server. • IP Address The IP Address field displays the IP address of the HP NonStop host server selected in the Node Name box. • Version This field displays the product version number. It will also include information about patches that were applied. • Installation Date The date of Installation is displayed in the Installation Date field. • Help The OVNPM Host Installation Help file can be accessed by clicking on the Help button.
Add New HP NonStop Host The New button in the OVNPM Host Installation Client dialog box can be used to add a new HP NonStop host. Clicking on the New button displays the New OVNPM Configuration dialog box. Figure 7 New OVNPM Configuration Dialog Box For details on installing OVNPM on a HP NonStop Node, refer to Chapter 2: Installing OVNPM on HP NonStop Server.
Modify HP NonStop Host Information To modify the host information, click on the Modify button in the OVNPM Host Installation Client dialog box. This displays the Modify OVNPM Configuration dialog box. Appendix B Figure 8 Modify OVNPM Configuration Dialog Box The active fields in the various tabs can be modified. Modify the data in the corresponding field(s) and click on the Apply button to apply the changes on the HP NonStop server and the workstation.
Upgrade Use the Upgrade button in the OVNPM Host Installation Client dialog box to perform a full software release upgrade or update. NOTE: Stop the OVNPM environment using the Stop OVNPM button in the OVNPM Host Management Client before you start the upgrade process. Clicking on the Upgrade button displays the Upgrade menu. Figure 9 OVNPM Host Installation Client Dialog Box Upgrade Menu 1. Upgrade Release The Upgrade Release option allows you to perform a full software release upgrade.
2. Update This option allows you to update the software with a new patch or fix. Clicking on this option displays the OVNPM Host Installation Client Message box with the date when the OVNPM product key will expire. Figure 12 OVNPM Host Installation Client Message Box Clicking on the OK button in the message box displays the Upgrade dialog box. Appendix B Figure 13 Update Dialog Box Enter the user ID and password and select the Upgrade File using the Browse button.
Delete HP NonStop Host Use the Delete button in the OVNPM Host Installation Client dialog box to delete an existing host configuration from the workstation. You will have to delete the configuration from the HP NonStop host manually. Clicking on the Delete button displays the OVNPM Host Installation Client confirmation box. Figure 14 OVNPM Host Installation Client Confirmation Box Click on the Yes button to delete the selected Host configuration from the workstation.
Import Host Configuration You can import the host configuration(s) from a .cfg file saved on an earlier date, using the Import button. The OVNPM Host Installation Client confirmation box is displayed. Figure 16 OVNPM Host Installation Client Confirmation Box Click on the Yes button to continue with the import process. If you do not want to import, click on the No button. Clicking on the Yes button displays the Open dialog box.
Export Host Configuration You can export the host configuration(s) information to a .cfg file using the Export button in the OVNPM Host Installation Client dialog box. Clicking on the Export button displays the OVNPM Host Installation Client confirmation box. Figure 18 OVNPM Host Installation Client Confirmation Box Click on the Yes button to continue with the export process. If you do not want to export, click on the No button. The Save dialog box is displayed.
Sync With Host Use the Tool button in the OVNPM Host Installation Client dialog box to synchronize NonStop Host with PC. Clicking on the button displays the Tool menu. Appendix B Figure 20 OVNPM Host Installation Client Dialog Box Tool Menu Clicking on Sync With Host displays the Login To Host dialog box. Figure 21 Login To Host Dialog Box Enter the User Name and Password in the corresponding boxes and click on the OK button.
Appendix C OVNPM Host Management Client Functions The OVNPM Host Management Client is an interactive GUI, which is used to automate the HP NonStop host management procedures like starting and stopping OVNPM agent. This section covers the various functionalities of the OVNPM Host Management Client. Starting Up You can start the Host Management Client using the Start\Programs\HP OVNPM\Server\Host Management Client menu option.
NOTE: Keyboard Navigation Hiding In case you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you might not see mnemonics (underlines below certain characters which act as Keyboard shortcuts) in the GUI. This is because of a new feature that was introduced in Windows 2000. It is a display property, which will hide the keyboard mnemonic for a menu item or a dialog control until the Alt key is pressed.
Start OVNPM The Start OVNPM button starts the OVNPM agents on the HP NonStop host. Step 1: To start OVNPM, select the host on which the OVNPM Server is to be started using the Managed Host(\NODE) box in the OVNPM Host Management Client dialog box, and click on the Start OVNPM button. Figure 25 OVNPM Host Management Client Dialog Box Start OVNPM Button Step 2: Clicking on the Start OVNPM button displays the Login to Host dialog box.
Stop OVNPM The Stop OVNPM button can be used to stop OVNPM on the selected HP NonStop host. Step 1: Select the host using the Managed Host(\NODE) box in the OVNPM Host Management Client dialog box, and click on the Stop OVNPM button. Figure 28 OVNPM Host Management Client Dialog Box Stop OVNPM Button Step 2: The Login to Host dialog box is displayed. Enter the User Name and Password in the respective boxes in the Login to Host dialog box and click on the OK button.
Status The Status button can be used to view the status of the OVNPM components on the HP NonStop host. Step 1: To start the process, select the Host name in the OVNPM Host Management Client dialog box and click on the Status button. Figure 31 OVNPM Host Management Client Dialog Box Status Button Step 2 In the Displayed Login to Host dialog box, enter the User Name and Password in the respective boxes, and click on the OK button.
Import Node Configuration The Import Node Configuration button in the OVNPM Host Management Client dialog box helps you to import HP NonStop Host(s) configuration(s) from a file. Step 1: To start the process, click on the Import Node Configuration button. Figure 34 OVNPM Host Management Client Dialog Box Import Node Configuration Button Step 2: The OVNPM Host Management Client confirmation box is displayed. To continue with the import process, click on the Yes button.
Step 3: In the displayed Open dialog box, select the file to import HP NonStop Host(s) configuration and click on the Open button. Figure 36 Open Dialog Box This completes the import process. NOTE: In case a new Host is added or an existing one is modified using the OVNPM Host Installation Client, you need to restart the OVNPM Host Management Client to see the newly added or modified configuration.
Delete Node Configuration The Delete Node Configuration button removes the selected Managed Host configuration from the workstation. You will have to remove the configuration from the NonStop host manually. Step 1: Select the node to be deleted from the Managed Host(\NODE) box and click on the Delete Node Configuration button.
Appendix D Host Commands Alert Commands SV_DAILY_ALERT [offset] [NOFILTER] Displays daily OVNPM alert messages. An offset allows OVNPM to retrieve alert messages from previous days. Example: SV_DAILY_ALERT 2 displays alert messages emitted by OVNPM two days before. If the NOFILTER option is used, it displays all EMS messages. SV_HOURLY_ALERT [offset] [NOFILTER] Displays hourly OVNPM alert messages. An offset allows OVNPM to retrieve alert messages from previous hours.
sv_discover_base24def Read base24 userdef in defined in a MCF and add them or update them in USERCFG file. This command can be run more than once. For more detail execute command: “sv_discover_base24def -?” sv_discover_application Find application component program, process and file from and entry point. The entry point can be a process or an executable subvolume. OSS processes or directories are not supported. This command can update the USERCFG or /and the APPCFG.
• CPBLT: Capabilities of the product, created when building the CFG the first time It uses the following programs: • MEASURE: HP NonStop Utility • DCVM: DCV Manager • CFGM: CFG Manager It produces the following programs: • MT: Collected metrics • VT: View types • SOPUP: Hardware configuration • CFG: Units and views Configuration • CPBLT: Capabilities • DSH: Dashboard NOTE: To keep the database coherent SV_BUILD_CFG needs to know the old MT VT CFG and CPBLT files to build newer versions o
SV_STOP_DSV (Superseeded by sv_stop dsv) Stops the Distributed OVNPM server. If Navigator is registered, it also stops the Distributed Navigator Server and its TCP/IP server. SV_EDIT_DSVCFG or SV_TEDIT_DSVCFG Starts the editor EDIT or TEDIT to allow modification of the DSVCFG configuration file that contains the description of the remote OVNPM servers. If Navigator is registered, it also edits the DSNCFG configuration file, which contains the description of the remote Navigator Servers.
Operational Commands New Operational Commands Because of NAM support, OVNPM AAE comes with a new set of operational commands. All new commands support the ‘-?’ option to display the up-to-date online help. For compatibility reason, old commands sv_start_*, sv_start_ns_*, sv_stop_* and sv_status_subsys are still available. sv_status ‘sv_status –d’ gives a status detail of all OVNPM processes. This is similar to the superseded sv_status_susys display ‘sv_status –r’ gives the raw status of OVNPM processes.
SV_START_NS_SUBSYS Starts the OVNPM subsystem with fault-tolerant operation. A PATHWAY Monitor (PATHMON) is started, and then the Collection Manager, Database Server, and Display Server. If any of these processes aborts, it restarts automatically. The status of the subsystem is monitored with SV_STATUS_SUBSYS. If Navigator is registered, it also starts the Navigator Server and its TCP/IP server. SV_STATUS_SUBSYS Checks the status of the individual processes of the OVNPM subsystem with SV_STATUS_SUBSYS.
Glossary A Application An application is a set of processes. APPLIDEF Domain APPLIDEF represents application software that is executing on the system. The application software is made of a maximum of 80 named processes. APPLIFILE Domain APPLIFILE represents the I/O executed by an application against a local or a remote file. The application consists of named processes. The file may be a local file (by default) or a remote file.
D DSN DSN stands for Distributed Server for Navigator. Distributed Navigator (DSN) gives user access to OVNPM subsystems installed on multiple remote HP NonStop nodes from a single Internet browser. These nodes must be part of an HP NonStop EXPAND network. DSVENV The macro SV_INSTALL_DSV generates the DSV environment. This process saves the environment in the file DSVENV. This file is read by the macro VISLOAD that creates the DSV environment.
F FileAvailability The [FileAvailability] section defines the files that must be present on the system. The files must be defined individually. FileCount The [FileCount] section defines the file patterns with a range associated to each pattern. During scanning, the FILESCAN process counts the number of files matching the pattern. If the number of files is within the range, an alert is generated.
N Node A single HP NonStop Server is referred to as a Node. Netline Domain NETLINE represents the individual EXPAND communication lines. Navigator Navigator is an OVNPM component that enables you to analyze critical system performance information on a microscopic level, in real-time mode. It monitors CPU usage, applications, processes, and devices.
T Telnet Telnet is a protocol for remote computing on the Internet. It allows a computer to act as a remote terminal on another machine, anywhere on the Internet. This means that when you telnet to a particular host and port, the remote computer (which must have a telnet server) accepts input directly from your computer (which must have a telnet client) and output for your session is directed to your screen. There are many library and information resources that are accessible through telnet.
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Index H Alert Commands, 92 Application Availability Commands, 92 audience, 8 Host Management Client, 48 C Configuration Commands, 92 D Database Commands, 94 Delete Node Configuration, 91 Display Agent, 11 Distributed OVNPM Commands, 94 Distributed Servers, 60 DSN distributed server, 61 DSN installation procedure, 62 DSNCFG configuration file, 63, 69 DSV distributed server, 67 DSV environment, 67 DSV Installation and Management, 67 DSV server, 66 E Environment and Help Commands, 95 I Import Node Config
