NEC Express5800/320Ma Guide de l'utilisateur

NEC Solutions (America), Inc.NR007WExpress5800/320Ma:Software Availability ManagerUser’s Guide

Prefacex Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager

Overview of the Software Availability Manager 1-1Chapter 1Overview of the Software AvailabilityManager1-The ftServer Software Availability Manager (

Software Availability Manager1-2 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Software Availability Manager FunctionsSAM has the following functi

Software Availability Manager Overview of the Software Availability Manager 1-3SAM InstancesYou can monitor and configure the following instances:• C

Event Log Messages from SAM1-4 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Using Email and Executing ProgramsTo send email notification, or to h

SAM Settings Reference 2-1Chapter 2SAM Settings Reference2-This chapter summarizes the settings of the Software Availability Manager configurable in

Instance Parameters2-2 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Instance ParametersInstances are the system performance elements that the Exp

Instance Parameters SAM Settings Reference 2-3If an instance’s value exceeds its threshold:• and Scan retry is disabled, a threshold violation has oc

Instance Parameters2-4 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Scan retry. A checkbox that enables you to use Number of scan retries and Sca

Alert Thresholds SAM Settings Reference 2-5Alert ThresholdsSAM monitors instances by scanning, or polling, the current values of each instance. Each

Manual Name: Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability ManagerPart Number: NR007WExpress5800/320Ma Software Release Number: 4.1.0Publication Date: Janu

Alert Thresholds2-6 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager (An instance can also theoretically be configured with both high and low thresho

How SAM Scans an Instance SAM Settings Reference 2-7How SAM Scans an InstanceSAM scans the instance at the Scan poll rate (for example, every 30 seco

How SAM Scans an Instance2-8 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Figure 2-5 and Figure 2-6 diagram the flow of SAM instance scanning.Fig

How SAM Scans an Instance SAM Settings Reference 2-9Figure 2-6. Scanning Diagram, Part 2Scan idleenabled?Timebetween alertsexpired?Scanpoll rateexpir

How SAM Scans an Instance2-10 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager

Configuring the Software Availability Manager 3-1Chapter 3Configuring the Software AvailabilityManager3-This chapter explains how to configure email

Configuring Email3-2 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Before you can use the SAM email facility, you must configure it. Configuring S

Configuring Email Configuring the Software Availability Manager 3-35. In the Password and Confirm Password boxes, type the password associated with t

Configuring Email3-4 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager 4. In the Email Recipients box, type the email addresses of the persons to rece

Configuring Email Configuring the Software Availability Manager 3-52. Right-click the ftServer Software Availability Manager icon, then click Propert

Contents iiiContentsPreface vii1. Overview of the Software Availability Manager 1-1Software Availability Manager 1-1Software Availability Manager F

Configuring Email3-6 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager 8. If you are changing an existing association, the dialog box shown in Figure

Configuring Email Configuring the Software Availability Manager 3-7Sending No NotificationYou may configure an instance to send no notification.To co

Setting Up SAM to Run a Program3-8 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Setting Up SAM to Run a Program To set up SAM to run a program 1.

SAM Instances Configuring the Software Availability Manager 3-9Chapter 4, “Sample Configuration” provides a full sample configuration. SAM InstancesT

SAM Instances3-10 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager SAM allows for an alert condition based on a high level of context switching, whic

SAM Instances Configuring the Software Availability Manager 3-11Event Log MessagesThe Event Log instances detect when the Windows Event Log receives

SAM Instances3-12 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager If your system’s page file is large and only a small amount of it is being used, y

Sample Configuration 4-1Chapter 4Sample Configuration4-A sample configuration of the ftServer Software Availability Manager instances follows.Sample

Sample Configuration4-2 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Displaying the SAM Interface You must display the SAM interface before confi

Sample Configuration Sample Configuration 4-3To configure Context Switches (Per Second) 1. On the Express5800/320Ma Monitored Instances tab, click Co

Contentsiv Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager SAM Instances 3-9Context Switches (Per Second) 3-9CPU Usage 3-10Disk Free Space 3-10Event

Sample Configuration4-4 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager 4. In Email Alert ID, select the alert to send in the event of a threshold v

Sample Configuration Sample Configuration 4-57. Check Scan Idle, if necessary, to enable specification of a Time between alerts (in seconds) value. T

Sample Configuration4-6 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager • Event Log: System Warning Messages.2. If you are configuring Error Message

Sample Configuration Sample Configuration 4-7• Low Threshold Warning. The amount of available memory that would initiate a warning (less severe than

Sample Configuration4-8 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Making Changes Effective1. When you have supplied the desired values for an

Glossary-1GlossaryGlossary-alertA warning or alarm sent by email.bottleneckThe device with the smallest maximum throughput for a given unit of work.

GlossaryGlossary-2 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager instancesThe system performance elements that SAM monitors; for instance, CPU usa

Index-1IndexIndex-Aalert IDcreating nondefault, 3-4default, 3-3setting for no notification, 3-7Alert Identifier box, 3-2Alert Message Body box, 3-2,

IndexIndex-2 Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager instance descriptionsContext Switches (Per Second), 3-9CPU Usage, 3-10Disk Free Space,

Figures vFiguresFigure 2-1. Enabling Alerts 2-2Figure 2-2. Scan Poll Rate, Email Alert ID, and Program to Launch 2-2Figure 2-3. Scan-Related Paramet

Tables viTablesTable 4-1. SAM Parameters 4-1

Preface viiPrefacePurpose of This ManualThe Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager explains how to configure and use ftServer Software Ava

Prefaceviii Express5800/320Ma: Software Availability Manager Typographical ConventionsThe following typographical conventions are used in Express5800

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