Use the procedures in this chapter to:
• view information about the monitor for a server
• start and stop the monitor for a server
• configure the threshold settings of the monitor for a server
• generate an analysis of all servers
• view information about the monitor for a database instance
• start and stop the monitor for a database instance
Managing server monitors
Viewing the monitor service for a server
About this task
Use this procedure to view the monitor service for a server.
The monitor service reports the following critical resource information about the server:
• CPU usage
• physical memory usage
• network I/O usage
• file system disk usage
Procedure
1. In the navigation pane of Element Manager Console, select Servers > <Server name> >
Monitor.
2. In the Server Monitor window, look at the bottom of the window to verify that the server monitor is not running.
3. If the server monitor is not running, click Start Monitor in the Server Monitor window.
The following message appears at the bottom of the window: “The server monitor is running.”
4. Click the appropriate tab to view the monitor information.
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Starting the monitor service for a server
About this task
Use this procedure to start the monitor service for a server.
The monitor service reports the following critical resource information about the server:
• CPU usage
• physical memory usage
• network I/O usage
• file system disk usage
Procedure
1. In the navigation pane of Element Manager Console, select Servers > <Server name> >
Monitor.
2. In the Server Monitor window, look at the bottom of the window to verify that the server monitor is not running.
3. In the Server Monitor window, click Start Monitor.
The following message appears at the bottom of the window: “The server monitor is running.”
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Stopping the monitor service for a server
About this task
Use this procedure to stop the monitor service for a server.
Procedure
1. In the navigation pane of Element Manager Console, select Servers > <Server name> >
Monitor.
2. In the Server Monitor window, look at the bottom of the window to verify that the server monitor is running.
3. In the Server Monitor window, click Stop Monitor.
Managing server monitors
The following message appears at the bottom of the window: “The server monitor is not running.”
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Configuring alarm thresholds for a server
About this task
Use this procedure to configure alarm thresholds for a server.
Procedure
1. In the navigation pane of Element Manager Console, select Servers > <Server name> >
Monitor.
2. In the Server Monitor window, click Configure Thresholds.
3. In the Server Monitor Alarm Thresholds dialog box, select or clear the Minor, Major, and Critical check boxes for the CPU, RAM, Disk, and Interface sections as required.
4. Modify the threshold values for the CPU, RAM, Disk, and Interface sections as required.
5. When finished, click OK.
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Generating an analysis of all servers
About this task
Use this procedure to generate an analysis of all servers.
You can save the server analysis information to a file.
Procedure
1. From the Tools menu, select Server Analysis.
2. In the Server Analysis window, click the tab of the server in which you are interested.
3. If you want to save the information for all of the servers to a file:
a. From the File menu in the Server Analysis window, select Save Server Analysis.
b. In the Save Server Analysis dialog box, specify the location and name of the file to which you want to save the server analysis data.
c. Click Save.
4. When finished, click the X button to close the Server Analysis window.
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Managing the database monitor
Viewing the monitor service for the database
About this task
Use this procedure to view the monitor service for the database.
The monitor service reports the data replication status for the mcpdb database.
Procedure
1. In the navigation pane of Element Manager Console, select Feature Server Elements >
Database > mcpdb > Monitor.
2. In the mcpdb Monitor window, select the database instance in which you are interested.
3. Click Monitor.
4. In the mcpdb Database Instance Monitor window, look at the bottom of the window to verify that the database monitor is not running.
5. If the database monitor is not running, click Start Monitor in the mcpdb Database Instance Monitor window.
The following message appears at the bottom of the window: “The database instance monitor is running.”
6. Click the appropriate tab to view the monitor information.
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Starting the monitor service for the database
About this task
Use this procedure to start the monitor service for the database.
The monitor service reports the data replication status for the mcpdb database.
Procedure
1. In the navigation pane of Element Manager Console, select Feature Server Elements >
Database > mcpdb > Monitor.
Managing the database monitor
2. In the mcpdb Monitor window, select the database instance for which you want to start the monitor service.
3. Click Monitor.
4. In the mcpdb Database Instance Monitor window, look at the bottom of the window to verify that the database monitor is not running.
5. In the mcpdb Database Instance Monitor window, click Start Monitor.
The following message appears at the bottom of the window: “The database instance monitor is running.”
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Stopping the monitor service for the database
About this task
Use this procedure to stop the monitor service for the database.
Procedure
1. In the navigation pane of Element Manager Console, select Feature Server Elements >
Database > mcpdb > Monitor.
2. In the mcpdb Monitor window, select the database instance for which you want to stop the monitor service.
3. Click Monitor.
4. In the mcpdb Database Instance Monitor window, look at the bottom of the window to verify that the database monitor is running.
5. In the mcpdb Database Instance Monitor window, click Stop Monitor.
The following message appears at the bottom of the window: “The database instance monitor is not running.”
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