HP NonStop NS manual Determining Your System Configuration

Contents2. Determining Your System Configuration

Logging On to an Integrity NonStop Server1-9

System Consoles	1-9
Opening a TACL Window1-10
Overview of OSM Applications		1-11
Launching OSM Applications		1-11
Service Procedures	1-12
Support and Service Library		1-12

2. Determining Your System Configuration

When to Use This Section	2-1
Modular Hardware Components2-2
Differences Between Integrity NonStop NS-Series Systems				2-2
Terms Used to Describe System Hardware Components			2-4
Recording Your System Configuration		2-4
Using SCF to Determine Your System Configuration2-5
SCF System Naming Conventions		2-5
SCF Configuration Files	2-5
Using SCF to Display Subsystem Configuration Information				2-6
Displaying SCF Configuration Information for Subsystems				2-9
Additional Subsystems Controlled by SCF2-13
Displaying Configuration Information—SCF Examples			2-15

3. Overview of Monitoring and Recovery

When to Use This Section3-1
Functions of Monitoring3-2
Monitoring Tasks	3-2
Working With a Daily Checklist			3-2
Tools for Checking the Status of System Hardware3-3
Additional Monitoring Tasks		3-6
Monitoring and Resolving Problems—An Approach3-7
Using OSM to Monitor the System			3-7
Using the OSM Service Connection				3-7
Recovery Operations for Problems Detected by OSM3-12
Monitoring Problem Incident Reports				3-12
Using SCF to Monitor the System			3-12
Determining Device States		3-13
Automating Routine System Monitoring				3-16
Using the Status LEDs to Monitor the System3-20
Related Reading	3-22

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