HPMA User Guide

NMS—Network Management System

This document is a guide to the Network Management System (NMS). It performs two primary functions:

•It is a monitoring system that notifies you of problems when the status of key hardware or software changes.

•It is a browser-based interface making the system easily available to multiple users for:

•Reporting status information about the grid so you can monitor and resolve grid issues.

•Creating, viewing, and printing reports on current and historic data about each grid component based on your selection of report criteria.

•Configuring grid components and customizing the notification settings according to your criteria.

NMS Attributes

The NMS supports the standard set of service attributes for node information and system status.

Table 50: NMS Service Attributes

Attribute

Type / Units

Description

C

T

Alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

NMS State

Enumerated

Current state of the service:

 

 

NSCE

 

Text

2

= Online

 

 

 

 

 

1

= Standby

 

 

 

 

 

0

= Offline

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NMS Status

Enumerated

The status of the service’s

 

 

NSCA

 

Text

functionality:

 

 

 

 

 

0

= No Errors

 

 

 

 

 

10 = DB Connectivity Error

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Node Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Label

Text

User-defined label for the service

 

 

N/A

 

 

appearing in the Navigation Tree,

 

 

 

 

 

map views, and the title of the

 

 

 

 

 

Content frame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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