HP Medical Archive Solution manual Capabilities, Services, Components, Attributes

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Services

A service is a software module providing a set of capabilities to the HP Medical Archive system. They are discussed in detail in Chapter 5.

Each service consists of components that deliver a particular capabil- ity. Each node of the grid has a predefined set of services that it hosts.

Services are typically identified by a three letter acronym.

Components

A component within a service delivers a particular capability. Each component has a set of configurable attributes that can be monitored automatically.

Services contain one or more components. Each component contains a set of attributes.

Components have names defined by the software.

Attributes

The most granular level of the system is an attribute. This is a single value or property of a component in a service. Attributes are the elements that are monitored for alarm states and may be included in reports.

Every component contains a set of attributes associated with the capa- bility it enables.

Capabilities

For each service and component the NMS interface presents four tabs, one for each capability:

•Overview—property information about the service or component. You can use this capability to trace alarms, generate immediate reports (page 39), and get an overall sense of a service or compo- nent’s performance.

•Alarms—showing the status of monitored attributes and reporting alarm histories, enabling you to trace and troubleshoot current alarms and analyze alarm histories to prevent future problems.

•Reports—for generating reports on current and historical condi- tions of attributes to monitor and improve system performance.

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