Job Management Partner 1/Base User's Guide

1.1 Overview of JP1/Base functionality

JP1/Base is the core of the JP1/IM job management system and the JP1/AJS integrated management system. JP1/Base enables you to manage events and JP1 users in a system, and also enables you to control the startup of services.

JP1/Base provides functionality for the following tasks:

• Managing users
  This functionality allows you to manage the user permissions for accessing a host on which JP1/IM - Manager or JP1/AJS - Manager is installed, and also for working with JP1 resources (jobs, jobnets, events, and so on) on that host. The JP1 users are managed independently of the OS accounts, and permissions for operations on other hosts can be managed for individual users, so that you can strengthen security.
  
• Controlling startup of services (Windows only)
  This functionality enables you to define the sequence for starting and stopping services. JP1/Power Monitor must be installed to define the sequence for stopping services.
  
• Handling events
  This functionality enables you to manage JP1 events reported to JP1/Base when an event occurs in the system, and to send and receive JP1 events between the local host and a remote host. You can also use an event filter to forward only the important JP1 events to the manager host.
  
• Converting events
  This functionality enables log messages and event log data to be converted into JP1 events. The converted JP1 events are stored in the JP1/Base event database provided by the event service, and can be managed in the same way as for JP1 events issued by JP1 series programs. This functionality can be used for the following:
  

  Performing log file trapping

  This functionality converts the logs that application programs output into JP1 events.

  Performing event log trapping (Windows only)

  This functionality converts the Windows event log data into JP1 events.

  Converting SNMP traps into JP1 events

  This functionality converts the SNMP traps into JP1 events. For details on the versions of NNM supported by the SNMP trap converter, see I. Converting SNMP traps.

• Collecting and distributing definitions (for JP1/IM)
  This functionality enables you to collect or distribute information defined in JP1/Base or JP1 products. This functionality can be used for the following:
  

  Managing definitions by using IM configuration management

  If you are using the IM configuration management functionality, you can manage JP1/Base definition information by operating IM configuration management viewer. IM configuration management is a functionality introduced in JP1/IM - Manager 09-00.

  Checking information on the operation of services by using IM configuration management

  If you are using the IM configuration management functionality, you can check information on the operation of JP1/Base services by operating IM configuration management viewer.

  Collecting and distributing definitions for the event service by using commands

  If you are not using the IM configuration management functionality, you can collect or distribute information used for the forwarding settings file (forward) or event conversion.

  Collecting definitions of JP1 programs

  You can collect definitions managed by JP1 programs, such as JP1/AJS jobnet definitions and JP1/PFM/SSO definitions. The collected definition information is managed as monitored objects within JP1/IM. For details, see the manual Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Administration Guide.

• Managing processes
  This functionality controls the operation of JP1/Base, including starting and stopping it. This functionality controls the following:
  
  • User management
  • Collecting and distributing definitions
  • Health check
  • Local action
  • Configuration management
    Configuration management manages the configuration of JP1/IM.
    
  • Command execution
    Command execution executes commands requested by JP1/IM.
    
  • Service management control
    Service management control controls agents of JP1/IM configuration management.
    
  • Inter-process communication
    Inter-process communication is a communication base to be used for communicating with JP1/IM configuration management and service management control.
    
• Health check
  This functionality monitors JP1/Base processes and reports any hangups or other problems via a message or JP1 event. Use of this functionality enables early detection of process errors. As the process in which an error occurred can be easily identified, the user can take action to minimize its effects.
  
• Local action
  This functionality automatically executes a command when a specific JP1 event occurs. If a failure occurs, a command for notifying the system administrator via email or telephone, or for restarting JP1/Base, can be executed.
  
• ISAM-related utility commands
  JP1/Base provides utility commands as an aid when using ISAM. For details on these commands, see 13. Commands.
  
• Tracing with Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (HNTRLib2)
  This functionality provides tracing of operation processing, including operations in the programs JP1/IM and JP1/AJS) for which JP1/Base is a prerequisite. The trace results are stored as log information, and can be used for investigating the cause of any problems in the program.
  

Some of the above JP1/Base functionality might not be supported by a particular OS. The following table shows the functionality that each OS supports.

Table 1-1 JP1/Base functionality and OS support (for Windows)

Functionality		OS
		Win	Win(V)
User management	User authentication	Yes	Yes
	User authentication by a directory server#1	Yes	Yes
	User mapping	Yes	Yes
Startup control	Start sequence control	Yes	Yes
	Stop sequence control#2	Yes	Yes
Event service		Yes	Part
Event conversion	Log file trapping	Yes	Yes
	Event log trapping	Yes	Part#3
	SNMP trap converter	Part#4	No
Collecting and distributing definitions	Checking information on the operation of services and managing definitions by using IM configuration management	Yes	Yes
	Collecting and distributing definitions for the event service by using commands	Yes	Yes
	Collecting definitions of JP1 programs	Yes	Yes
Process management		Yes	Yes
Health check		Yes	Yes
Local action		Yes	Yes
ISAM-related utility commands		Yes	Yes
Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (HNTRLib2)		Yes	Yes

Legend:

Win refers to Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2003 (x64).

Win(V) refers to Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2008 Standard.

Yes: Supported

Part: Partly supported only.

No: Not supported

#1: An Active Directory server is used for the directory server.

#2: JP1/Power Monitor is required for stop sequence control.

#3: This functionality does not support the event types introduced in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.

#4: Only JP1/Base running on Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 is supported.

Table 1-2 JP1/Base functionality and OS support (for UNIX)

Functionality		OS
		HP (IPF)	Sol(G)	Sol(N)	AIX
User management	User authentication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	User authentication by a directory server#1	No	No	No	No
	User mapping	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Startup control#1	Start sequence control	No	No	No	No
	Stop sequence control	No	No	No	No
Event service		Part#2	Yes	Part#3	Yes
Event conversion	Log file trapping	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Event log trapping#1	No	No	No	No
	SNMP trap converter	Yes	Part#4	No	No
Collecting and distributing definitions	Checking information on the operation of services and managing definitions by using IM configuration management	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Collecting and distributing definitions for the event service by using commands	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Collecting definitions of JP1 programs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Process management		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Health check		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Local action		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ISAM-related utility commands		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (HNTRLib2)		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Legend:

HP(IPF) refers to HP-UX (IPF).

Sol(G) refers to Solaris global zone.

Sol(N) refers to Solaris non-global zone.

AIX refers to AIX.

Yes: Supported

Part: Partly supported only.

No: Not supported

#1: This functionality is not supported in UNIX.

#2: The IPF version of JP1/Base does not support the tools (jevmkcompat and jevconfcopy commands) for importing environment definitions and commands from JP1/SES Version 5.

#3: You must recompile the user application. The version 5 compatibility events cannot be used.

#4: Only Solaris (SPARC) is supported.

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