Notices

Preface

Part 1: Overview

1. Overview of JP1/Integrated Management

1.1 Introducing the JP1/IM series

1.2 System management issues and integrated management

1.2.1 System life cycle

1.2.2 Issues and the role of the JP1/IM series at the design and build phase

1.2.3 Issues and the role of the JP1/IM series at the operation phase

1.2.4 Issues and the role of the JP1/IM series at the redesign and rebuild phase

1.3 Features of JP1/IM - Manager

1.3.1 Integrated management using JP1 events

1.3.2 Centralized system monitoring

1.3.3 Error detection and reporting

1.3.4 Integrated troubleshooting with JP1/IM - Manager

1.3.5 Easy-to-build monitoring system

1.3.6 Flexible system configuration

1.3.7 Integrated management of the system hierarchy and host settings

1.4 System operation with JP1/IM - Manager

1.4.1 System monitoring

1.4.2 Error detection

1.4.3 Error investigation

1.4.4 Error resolution

1.5 JP1/IM - Manager system configuration

1.5.1 Component products of a JP1/IM - Manager system

1.5.2 JP1/IM system hierarchy

1.5.3 Support for various system configurations

Part 2: Functionality

2. Overview of Functions

2.1 Overview of event management

2.2 Functionality at each phase of the operating cycle

2.2.1 Functionality for system monitoring

2.2.2 Functionality for error detection

2.2.3 Functionality for error investigation and resolution

2.2.4 Functionality for building, operating, and rebuilding the system

2.2.5 Functionality used throughout the operating cycle

2.3 List of functions

2.4 Functions provided by the IM database

3. Centralized System Monitoring Using the Central Console

3.1 Centralized monitoring using JP1 events

3.1.1 Monitoring from the Central Console

3.1.2 Flow of processing for JP1 event monitoring

3.1.3 Internal control of JP1 events by JP1/IM - Manager

3.2 Filtering of JP1 events

3.2.1 Forwarding filter

3.2.2 Event acquisition filter

3.2.3 Event receiver filter

3.2.4 Severe events filter

3.2.5 View filter

3.2.6 Defining filter conditions

3.3 Issue of correlation events

3.3.1 Correlation event issue

3.3.2 Defining correlation event issue

3.3.3 Status transition and operation settings of the correlation event generation function

3.3.4 Contents of a correlation event generation history file

3.3.5 JP1 events subject to correlation processing

3.3.6 Situations in which a generation condition is satisfied or fails

3.3.7 Situations in which correlation processing fails

3.3.8 Issued correlation event

3.4 Consolidated display of repeated events

3.4.1 Consolidated display of JP1 events

3.4.2 Example of consolidation processing of repeated events

3.5 Searching for events

3.5.1 Searching for JP1 events

3.5.2 Event search conditions

3.5.3 Flow of processing of event searching

3.6 Event guide function

3.6.1 Settings for event guide information

3.6.2 Conditions for displaying event guide information

3.6.3 Contents displayed as event guide information

3.7 Setting memo entries

3.8 Displaying user-defined event attributes

3.8.1 Displaying the attributes of user-defined events

3.8.2 Displaying a monitor window from a JP1 event

3.8.3 Adding items to the Tool Launcher window

3.8.4 Flow of event information

3.9 CSV output of information displayed in JP1/IM - View

3.9.1 Saving event listings (CSV snapshot)

3.9.2 Saving event information in the integrated monitoring database (CSV report)

3.9.3 Copying JP1 event information and action execution results to the clipboard

3.10 Specifying the event display start-time

3.10.1 Specifiable range of event display start-time positions

3.10.2 Specifying the event display start-time position using the slider

3.10.3 Specifying the event display start-time position by date and time

3.10.4 Specifying the event display start-time position using the buttons

3.10.5 Processing after event display start-time specification

3.11 Specifying the event display period

3.11.1 Range of listed JP1 events for a specified display period

3.12 Performing system operations from JP1/IM

3.12.1 Launching a linked product by monitor startup

3.12.2 Tool Launcher

3.12.3 Executing commands from JP1/IM - View

4. Objective-Oriented System Monitoring Using the Central Scope

4.1 Overview of Central Scope functions

4.2 Monitoring tree

4.2.1 Monitoring tree structure

4.2.2 Statuses of monitoring nodes

4.2.3 Status change conditions

4.2.4 Event generation condition

4.3 Automatically generating a monitoring tree

4.3.1 Automatically generating a monitoring tree

4.3.2 Conditions for automatically generating a monitoring tree

4.3.3 Monitoring tree structures

4.3.4 Generation types

4.4 Editing a monitoring tree

4.4.1 Editing a monitoring tree

4.4.2 Map display settings

4.4.3 Setting the monitoring range of a monitoring tree

4.4.4 Setting the Central Scope monitoring windows

4.5 Visual monitoring

4.6 Searching for monitoring nodes or status change events

4.6.1 Searching for monitoring nodes

4.6.2 Searching for status change events

4.7 Guide function

4.7.1 Settings for guide information

4.7.2 Utilizing guide information tailored to the system operation

4.8 Completed-action linkage function

4.8.1 Behavior of the completed-action linkage function

4.8.2 Disabling the completed-action linkage function

4.8.3 Automatically deleting processed status change events

4.9 Performing system operations from JP1/IM

4.9.1 Tool Launcher

4.10 Central Scope

4.10.1 Overview of the Central Scope

4.10.2 Host information

4.10.3 System monitoring using the Central Scope

4.10.4 Automatic generation of a monitoring tree

4.10.5 Central Scope databases

5. Command Execution by Automated Action

5.1 Overview of automated actions

5.2 Managing the status of automated actions

5.3 Defining an automated action

5.3.1 Items that can be specified as execution conditions

5.3.2 Precedence of execution conditions

5.3.3 Parameter groups and AND condition

5.3.4 Inherited event information

5.4 Specifying a command to be executed as an automated action

5.4.1 Executable commands

5.4.2 Target host

5.4.3 User account

5.4.4 Suppressing identical actions

5.5 Monitoring the execution of an automated action

5.5.1 Automated action delay monitoring

5.5.2 Automated action status monitoring

5.5.3 Setting up execution monitoring

5.5.4 Automated action error monitoring using the execution monitoring function

5.6 Checking the execution status and results of automated actions

5.7 Canceling automated actions

5.8 Re-executing an automated action

5.9 Operation settings for automated actions

5.10 Flow of automated action execution

6. System Hierarchy Management Using IM Configuration Management

6.1 Host management

6.1.1 Host information managed by IM Configuration Management

6.1.2 Registering hosts

6.1.3 Collecting host information

6.1.4 Displaying host information

6.1.5 Changing host information

6.1.6 Deleting hosts

6.2 System hierarchy management

6.2.1 Hierarchical configurations managed by IM Configuration Management

6.2.2 Acquiring the system hierarchy

6.2.3 Displaying the system hierarchy

6.2.4 Verifying the system hierarchy

6.2.5 Editing the system hierarchy

6.2.6 Applying the system hierarchy

6.2.7 Synchronizing the system hierarchy

6.3 Profile management

6.3.1 Types of profiles that can be managed

6.3.2 Collecting profile lists

6.3.3 Collecting profiles

6.3.4 Displaying profiles

6.3.5 Editing configuration files

6.3.6 Obtaining and releasing exclusive editing rights for a configuration file

6.4 Management of service activity information

6.4.1 Services whose activity information can be obtained

6.4.2 Collecting service activity information

6.4.3 Displaying service activity information

6.5 Importing and exporting IM Configuration Management information

6.5.1 Types of information that can be imported or exported

6.5.2 Exporting IM Configuration Management information

6.5.3 Importing IM Configuration Management information

6.6 Virtualization configuration management

6.6.1 Setting virtual host information

6.6.2 Displaying a virtualization configuration

6.6.3 Importing a virtualization configuration to Central Scope

7. JP1/IM Operation Control

7.1 JP1/IM - Manager process management

7.1.1 Restarting abnormally ended processes

7.1.2 Issuing JP1 events at detection of process errors

7.2 JP1/IM - Manager health check function

7.2.1 Processes monitored by the health check function

7.2.2 Enabling and disabling the health check function

7.2.3 How the health check function works

7.3 Communication performed in the JP1/IM system environment

7.3.1 Communication between the viewer and manager

7.3.2 Communication between the manager and authentication server

7.3.3 Communication between the manager and agent

7.3.4 Communicating within a local host

7.3.5 Communicating with JP1/IM - Rule Operation

7.4 Core functionality provided by JP1/Base

7.4.1 Managing JP1 users

7.4.2 Managing JP1 events using JP1/Base

7.4.3 Managing the system hierarchy

7.4.4 Managing command execution

7.4.5 Collecting and distributing definition information

7.4.6 Managing service startup (Windows only)

7.4.7 Hitachi Network Objectplaza Trace Library (HNTRLib2)

7.4.8 JP1/Base health check function

7.4.9 JP1/Base process management

8. Linking with the JP1/IM Series

8.1 Linking with JP1/IM - Rule Operation

8.1.1 Sending rule startup requests to JP1/IM - Rule Operation

8.1.2 Checking the status and result of notification to JP1/IM - Rule Operation

8.1.3 Monitor startup of JP1/IM - Rule Operation

9. JP1/IM Configuration

9.1 JP1/IM configuration example

9.2 Product structure

9.2.1 JP1/IM product structure

9.2.2 Connectivity between JP1/IM products

9.3 Prerequisite operating systems and programs

9.3.1 Prerequisite operating systems

9.3.2 Prerequisite programs

9.4 Support for various system configurations

9.4.1 Firewall support

9.4.2 Support for multiple LANs

9.4.3 Operation in a cluster system

9.4.4 Logical host operation in a non-cluster environment

Part 3: Design

10. Overview of Design

10.1 Flow of JP1/IM deployment

10.2 Design considerations

10.3 Overview of design for JP1/IM deployment

10.3.1 Overview of design

10.3.2 Designing monitoring

10.3.3 Designing error detection and reporting

11. Operation Management Design

11.1 Considerations for system monitoring using JP1 events

11.1.1 Considerations for event management using JP1 events

11.1.2 Considerations for forwarding JP1 events to managers

11.1.3 Considerations for filtering JP1 events

11.1.4 Considerations for issuing correlation events

11.1.5 Considerations for consolidated display of repeated events

11.1.6 Considerations for changing JP1 event levels

11.1.7 Considerations for setting event guide information

11.1.8 Considerations for saving monitoring information (CSV snapshot)

11.1.9 Considerations for saving event information in the integrated monitoring database (output of event report)

11.2 Considerations for system monitoring from the Central Scope

11.2.1 Considerations for monitoring trees

11.2.2 Considerations for visual monitoring

11.2.3 Considerations for setting guide information

11.2.4 Considerations for defining a status change condition for a monitoring group

11.3 Considerations for error investigation in JP1/IM

11.3.1 Monitor startup

11.3.2 Tool Launcher

11.3.3 Considerations for executing commands from JP1/IM - View

11.4 Considerations for automated actions

11.5 Considerations for managing the system hierarchy

12. JP1/IM System Design

12.1 Operating environment considerations

12.1.1 Prerequisite operating systems and patches

12.1.2 Estimating memory and disk space requirements

12.1.3 Estimating IM database capacity requirements

12.1.4 Adjusting kernel parameters (in UNIX)

12.1.5 Language environment considerations

12.1.6 Operation in a multi-language environment

12.2 Upgrading from a previous version of JP1/IM

12.2.1 Upgrading from version 8 JP1/IM - Manager products

12.2.2 Upgrading from JP1/IM - View version 8

12.2.3 Upgrading from version 7 JP1/IM - Manager products

12.2.4 Upgrading from JP1/IM - View version 7

12.2.5 Upgrading from JP1/Base version 8

12.2.6 Upgrading from JP1/Base version 7

12.2.7 Upgrading from JP1/Base version 6

12.3 Designing the system configuration

12.3.1 Basic configuration

12.3.2 Configuration with JP1/AJS for monitoring job execution

12.3.3 Configuration with HP NNM for monitoring the network

12.3.4 Configuration for monitoring JP1 events from a Web browser

12.3.5 Configuration for monitoring the status of a Cosminexus system environment

12.3.6 Configuration with JP1/IM - Rule Operation

12.3.7 Configuration for operation in a cluster system

12.3.8 Configuration for operation on a logical host in a non-cluster environment

12.3.9 Configuration for differing product versions

12.4 Network considerations

12.4.1 Host names and IP addresses

12.4.2 Server network configuration

12.4.3 Operation in a configuration connected to multiple networks

12.4.4 Operation behind a firewall

12.4.5 WAN connection

12.5 Considerations for the system hierarchy

12.6 Considerations for user authentication

12.6.1 User authentication blocks

12.6.2 Access permissions of JP1 users

12.7 Considerations for the JP1/IM and JP1/Base environments

12.7.1 Selecting regular expressions

12.7.2 Troubleshooting in JP1/IM and JP1/Base

12.7.3 JP1/IM - Manager system environment

12.7.4 JP1 user environment

12.7.5 Issuing a JP1 event when a response status changes

12.7.6 Command execution environment

12.7.7 System design for using the Central Scope

12.7.8 Communication timeout period

12.7.9 JP1/IM - View environment

12.7.10 Event monitoring from the Web-based JP1/IM - View

12.7.11 Setting the event acquisition start location

12.8 Considerations for linking with other integrated management products

12.8.1 System design for linking with JP1/IM - Rule Operation

12.9 JP1/IM maintenance considerations

12.9.1 Backup requirements

12.9.2 Database maintenance considerations

12.9.3 Checking disk space

12.9.4 Use of failure reports

12.10 Considerations for JP1/IM system-wide maintenance

12.10.1 Preparatory tasks

12.10.2 Example of JP1/IM system-wide maintenance

12.10.3 Example of agent maintenance

13. Performance and Estimates

13.1 JP1/IM processing performance

13.2 Model for performance evaluation

13.2.1 User requirements

13.2.2 Memory, disk capacity, and database capacity required on a monitoring server

13.2.3 Memory and disk capacity required on a monitor machine

Appendixes

A. Files and Directories

A.1 Files and folders of JP1/IM - Manager (for Windows)

A.2 Files and directories of JP1/IM - Manager (for UNIX)

A.3 JP1/IM - View

B. List of Processes

B.1 JP1/IM processes (Windows)

B.2 JP1/IM processes (UNIX)

C. Port Numbers

C.1 Port numbers for JP1/IM

C.2 Direction of communication through a firewall

C.3 Connection status

D. Limits

E. Operating Permissions

E.1 Operating permissions required for system monitoring using the Central Console

E.2 Operating permissions required for system monitoring using the Central Scope

E.3 Operating permissions required for IM Configuration Management

F. Support for Changing Communication Settings

G. Regular Expressions

G.1 Types of regular expressions

G.2 Syntax of regular expressions

G.3 Comparison between types of regular expressions

G.4 Tips on using regular expressions

G.5 Examples of using regular expressions

H. Connectivity with Previous Versions

H.1 Connectivity with version 8 products

H.2 Connectivity with version 7 products

H.3 Connectivity with previous versions of JP1/Base

I. Performance and Estimation

I.1 Memory requirements

I.2 Disk space requirements

I.3 Network traffic volumes

J. Kernel Parameters

K. Version Changes

K.1 Changes in version 09-00

K.2 Changes from version 07-00 to version 08-01

K.3 Changes in version 07-11

L. Glossary

Index

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