HP EMS HARDWARE S B6191-90028 manual Running the Monitoring Request Manager

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Installing and Using Monitors

Running the Monitoring Request Manager

Running the Monitoring Request Manager

NOTE	You must be logged on as root to run the Monitoring Request Manager.

To run the Monitoring Request Manager, type:

/etc/opt/resmon/lbin/monconfig

The opening screen indicates if monitoring is currently enabled or disabled. Since the June 1999 release, monitoring is enabled by default.

The opening screen looks like this:

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==========	Event Monitoring Service	===========
==========	Monitoring Request Manager	===========

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	INDICATES
EVENT MONITORING IS CURRENTLY ENABLED	<== MONITORING
	STATUS

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====== Monitoring Request Manager Main Menu ========

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Select:

(S)how current monitoring requests configured via monconfig (C)heck detailed monitoring status

(L)ist descriptions of available monitor
(A)dd a monitoring request	<== MAIN MENU
(D)elete a monitoring request	SELECTION
(M)odify an existing monitoring request	OPTIONS
(E)nable Monitoring
(K)ill (disable) monitoring
(H)elp
(Q)uit
Enter selection: [s]

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Contents EMS Hardware Monitors Users Guide Manufacturing Part Number B6191-90028 SeptemberLegal Notices Printing History Page Contents Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Hardware Monitor Configuration FilesSpecial Procedures Contents About This Manual Related Web Site Introduction What is Hardware Monitoring? Hardware Monitoring OverviewHow Does Hardware Monitoring Work? Components Involved in Hardware MonitoringBenefits of Hardware Monitoring Products Supported by Hardware Monitors Tips for Hardware Monitoring Hardware Monitoring Terms Hardware Monitoring TermsTerm Definition Hardware Monitoring Terms Introduction Hardware Monitoring Overview Chapter Installing and Using Monitors Steps Involved Steps for Installing and Configuring Hardware Monitoring Installing EMS Hardware Monitors Supported System ConfigurationRemoving EMS Hardware Monitors Disk Arrays Checking for Special RequirementsProduct Model/Product Special Number Requirements Disk Products Tape Products all supported by the Scsi Tape Devices MonitorHigh Availability Storage Systems Fibre Channel Scsi MultiplexersFibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC-AL Hub Fibre Channel AdaptersProduct Model/Product Special Requirements Number Memory Fibre Channel SwitchSystem Interface Cards OthersWhat Is a Monitoring Request? Using Hardware Monitoring RequestsSome Monitoring Request Examples Building a Monitoring Request Running the Monitoring Request Manager To run the Monitoring Request Manager, typeEnabling Hardware Event Monitoring 13 Default Monitoring Requests for Each Monitor Default Monitoring RequestsSeverity Levels Notification Method Listing Monitor Descriptions To list the descriptions of available monitorsViewing Current Monitoring Requests To view or show the current monitoring requestsAdding a Monitoring Request To add a monitoring request14 Monitoring Requests Configuration Settings Setting DescriptionEvent Description MC/ServiceGuard Severity Response Level 15 Event Severity LevelsEvent Severity Levels Example of Adding a Monitoring Request == ADD Comment Modifying Monitoring Requests To modify a monitoring requestVerifying Hardware Event Monitoring Checking Detailed Monitoring Status Events =Retrieving and Interpreting Event Messages Sample Event MessageDeleting Monitoring Requests To delete a monitoring requestTo disable hardware event monitoring Disabling Hardware Event MonitoringDetailed Description Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring Hardware Monitoring ArchitectureComponents from Three Different Applications Hardware Monitoring Request ManagerPolling or Asynchronous? EMS Hardware Event MonitorStartup Client Event Monitoring Service EMS Peripheral Status Monitor PSM1File Locations File LocationsDirectories and Files Description Startup Process in Detail Monitoring Startup ProcessDisabling Monitoring Asynchronous Event Detection in Detail Event DecodingAsynchronous Event Detection Process Event Polling in Detail FC-AL Hub and FC Switch Polling ProcessesMemory Monitor Polling Monitoring Polling Process Memory Monitor Polling Process Detailed Picture of Hardware Monitoring Chapter Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Peripheral Status Monitor Overview How Does the PSM Work? Peripheral Status Monitor PSM Resource Paths PSM ComponentsPSM States PSM StatusHow Does the PSM Work? Chapter Configuring Package Dependencies using SAM To create a package resource dependencyResourcepollinginterval Resourceupvalue =UP To create a PSM monitoring request Creating EMS Monitoring Requests for PSMFrom the Actions menu select Add Monitoring Request Monitoring Request Parameters Specifying When to Send Event NotifySetting the Polling Interval Polling Interval Determining the Frequency of Events OptionsCritical Major Minor Normal Selecting Protocols for Sending Events Notify ViaOpcmsg ITO To set the opcmsg ITOTo set the TCP or UDP conditions To set the Snmp trapTCP and UDP To set for email notificationAdding a Notification Comment Comment Copying Monitoring Requests To change the monitoring parameters of a request Removing Monitoring Requests To remove monitoring requestsTo view the parameters for a monitoring request Viewing Monitoring RequestsFrom the Actions menu select View Monitoring Request To restore the operating state of a resource to UP Using the setfixed Utility to Restore Hardware UP StateExample 4-1 Example of Using setfixed Using the Peripheral Status Monitor Hardware Monitor Configuration Files Monitor Configuration Files File Names Monitor Configuration File EntriesSetting Values Description File FormatInterval must be a Eventnum must be aFrequency must be a Severity Action Sample Global Configuration FileEvent Definition Polling IntervalSample Monitor-Specific Configuration File = Communication Device#POLLINTERVAL Startup Configuration File Startup Configuration File Entries Keyword Values DescriptionUDP Default Monitoring Requests Default File EntriesDescription Entry Peripheral Status Monitor PSM Configuration File Considerations for Modifying the PSM Configuration File PSM Configuration File Fields MonitorresourcenameCritical Downseverityope Example File Entries Special Procedures Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Monitor Initial Monitor Configuration Configuring the FC-AL Monitor Configuration FileConfiguration Files Adding or Removing an FC-AL HubSetting Default Description Value This setting is requiredPSM Configuration File Fibre Channel Switch Monitor Adding or Removing an FC Switch Configuring the FC Switch Monitor Configuration FileChanging the FC Switch Monitoring Configuration 2PSM Configuration File Fields Special Procedures 112 Index 114 115