Notices

Preface

1. Installation and Setup (for Windows)

1.1 Installation and setup procedures

1.2 Preparations required before installation

1.2.1 Designing the setup details

1.2.2 Configuring the system environment

1.2.3 Installing the prerequisite program

1.3 Installing

1.3.1 Installation procedure

1.3.2 Uninstallation procedure

1.3.3 Notes about installing and uninstalling

1.4 Creating an IM database

1.5 Settings for using the functions of IM Configuration Management

1.6 Setting the startup sequence for services

1.7 Settings for user authentication and user mapping

1.7.1 Specifying the authentication server

1.7.2 Registering JP1 users

1.7.3 Setting operation permissions for the JP1 users

1.7.4 Copying the primary authentication server settings

1.7.5 Setting user mapping

1.8 Settings for handling JP1/Base failures

1.9 Setting the system hierarchy (when IM Configuration Management is used)

1.9.1 Setting using IM Configuration Management - View

1.9.2 Setting using the export and import functions

1.9.3 Settings for managing and monitoring a virtualization system configuration

1.10 Setting the system hierarchy (when IM Configuration Management is not used)

1.10.1 Setting the configuration definition information

1.10.2 Deleting the configuration definition information

1.10.3 Changing the configuration definition information

1.10.4 Notes about setting the configuration definition information

1.11 Setting Event Service

1.12 Setting JP1 event forwarding (when IM Configuration Management is used)

1.13 Setting JP1 event forwarding (when IM Configuration Management is not used)

1.14 Collecting and distributing Event Service definition information (when IM Configuration Management is used)

1.15 Collecting and distributing Event Service definition information (when IM Configuration Management is not used)

1.16 Setting up a command execution environment

1.17 Settings for using the source host name of Event Service in the FQDN format

1.17.1 Prerequisites

1.17.2 Setting method

1.17.3 Startup method

1.18 Setting up JP1/IM - Manager

1.18.1 Settings for using the functions of Central Scope

1.18.2 Settings for handling JP1/IM - Manager failures

1.18.3 Settings during upgrading

1.19 Setting up JP1/IM - View

1.19.1 Settings for handling JP1/IM - View failures

1.19.2 Setting up IM Configuration Management - View

1.19.3 Setting up the JP1/IM - Rule Operation linkage

2. Installation and Setup (for UNIX)

2.1 Installation and setup procedures

2.2 Preparations required before installation

2.2.1 Designing the setup details

2.2.2 Configuring the system environment

2.2.3 Installing the prerequisite program

2.3 Installing

2.3.1 Installation procedure

2.3.2 How to use the Hitachi Program Product Installer

2.3.3 Uninstallation procedure

2.3.4 Notes about installing and uninstalling

2.4 Creating an IM database

2.5 Settings for using the functions of IM Configuration Management

2.6 Settings for user authentication and user mapping

2.6.1 Specifying the authentication server

2.6.2 Registering JP1 users

2.6.3 Setting operation permissions for the JP1 users

2.6.4 Copying the primary authentication server settings

2.6.5 Setting user mapping

2.7 Settings for handling JP1/Base failures

2.8 Setting the system hierarchy (when IM Configuration Management is used)

2.8.1 Setting using IM Configuration Management - View

2.8.2 Setting using the export and import functions

2.8.3 Settings for managing and monitoring a virtualization system configuration

2.9 Setting the system hierarchy (when IM Configuration Management is not used)

2.9.1 Setting the configuration definition information

2.9.2 Deleting the configuration definition information

2.9.3 Changing the configuration definition information

2.9.4 Notes about setting the configuration definition information

2.10 Setting Event Service

2.11 Setting JP1 event forwarding (when IM Configuration Management is used)

2.12 Setting JP1 event forwarding (when IM Configuration Management is not used)

2.13 Collecting and distributing Event Service definition information (when IM Configuration Management is used)

2.14 Collecting and distributing Event Service definition information (when IM Configuration Management is not used)

2.15 Setting up a command execution environment

2.16 Settings for using the source host name of Event Service in the FQDN format

2.16.1 Prerequisites

2.16.2 Setting method

2.16.3 Startup method

2.17 Setting up JP1/IM - Manager

2.17.1 Executing the setup program

2.17.2 Setting automatic startup and automatic stop

2.17.3 Settings for using the functions of Central Scope

2.17.4 Settings for handling JP1/IM - Manager failures

2.17.5 Settings during upgrading

3. Using IM Configuration Management to Set the System Hierarchy

3.1 Registering hosts

3.1.1 Registering hosts

3.1.2 Displaying host information

3.1.3 Deleting hosts

3.1.4 Changing host information

3.1.5 Collecting information from hosts

3.2 Setting the system hierarchy

3.2.1 Collecting the system hierarchy

3.2.2 Displaying the system hierarchy

3.2.3 Verifying the system hierarchy

3.2.4 Editing the system hierarchy

3.2.5 Applying the system hierarchy

3.2.6 Synchronizing the system hierarchy

3.3 Setting the profiles

3.3.1 Collecting profiles

3.3.2 Collecting profile lists

3.3.3 Displaying profiles

3.3.4 Editing configuration files

3.3.5 Applying edited information in configuration files

3.4 Importing and exporting the management information in IM Configuration Management

3.5 Setting a virtualization system configuration

3.5.1 Using IM Configuration Management to manage a virtualization configuration

3.5.2 Using Central Scope to monitor a virtualization configuration

4. Setting up Central Console

4.1 Settings for the operations to be performed during JP1/IM event acquisition

4.2 Setting JP1 event filtering

4.2.1 Settings for view filters

4.2.2 Settings for event receiver filters

4.2.3 Settings for severe events filters

4.2.4 Settings for event acquisition filters

4.3 Setting automated actions

4.3.1 Setting up an execution environment for the automated action function

4.3.2 Setting the execution conditions and details of automated actions

4.3.3 Settings for monitoring the automated action execution status

4.3.4 Setting suppression of automated action execution

4.4 Setting correlation event generation

4.4.1 Setting startup of the correlation event generation function

4.4.2 Setting the size and number of correlation event generation history files

4.4.3 Setting startup options

4.4.4 Creating and applying a correlation event generation definition

4.5 Setting memo entries

4.6 Editing event guide information

4.6.1 How to edit event guide information

4.7 Setting JP1 event issuance during action status change

4.8 How to display user-specific event attributes

4.8.1 Creating the definition files

4.8.2 Enabling the definition files

4.9 Setting the severity changing function

4.10 Setting JP1/IM - View for each login user

4.11 Customizing the JP1/IM - View operation

4.12 Setting monitor startup for linked products

4.12.1 How to open monitor windows

4.12.2 Determining the window to be used for opening monitor windows

4.12.3 Creating the definition files

4.13 Setting the Tool Launcher window

4.13.1 Settings for opening the GUI of linked products from the Tool Launcher window

4.13.2 How to add new menus

4.13.3 Determining a window to be opened from the Tool Launcher window

4.13.4 Creating the definition files

4.13.5 Settings for opening the Web page of a linked product from the Tool Launcher window

4.14 Settings for using a Web-based JP1/IM - View

4.14.1 Installing an HTTP server

4.14.2 Setting up the HTTP server

4.14.3 Setting up a Web browser

4.14.4 Specifying display settings for the Java Console window

4.14.5 Setting timeout values for Web-based operation

5. Setting up Central Scope

5.1 Overview of the Central Scope environment setup

5.2 Registering host information

5.3 Using the GUI to create a monitoring tree

5.3.1 Opening the Monitoring Tree (Editing) window

5.3.2 Acquiring an existing monitoring tree

5.3.3 Generating a monitoring tree automatically

5.3.4 Customizing a monitoring tree

5.3.5 Saving a customized monitoring tree at the local host

5.3.6 Applying a customized monitoring tree to the manager

5.4 Using the GUI to create a Visual Monitoring window

5.4.1 Opening an edit window for the Visual Monitoring window

5.4.2 Acquiring an existing Visual Monitoring window

5.4.3 Customizing a Visual Monitoring window

5.4.4 Saving a customized Visual Monitoring window at the local host

5.4.5 Applying a customized Visual Monitoring window to the manager

5.4.6 Editing the list of Visual Monitoring windows and deleting Visual Monitoring windows

5.5 Using saved CSV files to create monitoring windows

5.6 Editing guide information

5.6.1 How to edit guide information

5.7 Setting up a Central Scope operating environment

5.7.1 Setting for the maximum number of status change events

5.7.2 Setting the completed-action linkage function

5.7.3 Settings for automatically deleting status change events when JP1 event handling is completed

5.7.4 Settings for initializing monitoring objects when JP1 events are received

5.7.5 Setting the memory-resident status change condition function

5.7.6 Customizing the toolbar for the monitoring tree

5.8 Setting up for linked products

5.8.1 Setup for linkage with JP1/AJS

5.8.2 Setup for linkage with JP1/PFM

5.8.3 Setup for linkage with HP NNM

5.8.4 Setup for linkage with JP1/Software Distribution

5.8.5 Setup for linkage with JP1/PAM

5.8.6 Setup for linkage with Cosminexus

5.8.7 Setup for linkage with HiRDB

5.9 Examples of monitoring object creation

5.9.1 Example of creating system-monitoring objects (JP1/AJS jobnet monitoring)

5.9.2 Example of creating a general-purpose monitoring object (HiRDB monitoring)

6. Operation and Environment Configuration in a Cluster System

6.1 Overview of cluster operation

6.1.1 Overview of a cluster system

6.1.2 Prerequisites for cluster operation

6.1.3 JP1/IM configuration in a cluster system

6.2 Environment setup for cluster operation (for Windows)

6.2.1 Environment setup procedure

6.2.2 Installing and setting up the logical host

6.2.3 Registering into the cluster software (for Windows)

6.2.4 Procedures for changing settings

6.2.5 Deleting the IM databases and logical host

6.3 Environment setup for cluster operation (for UNIX)

6.3.1 Environment setup procedure

6.3.2 Installing and setting up the logical host

6.3.3 Registering into the cluster software (for UNIX)

6.3.4 Procedures for changing settings

6.3.5 Deleting the IM databases and logical host

6.4 Notes about cluster operation

6.5 Logical host operation and environment configuration in a non-cluster system

6.5.1 Evaluating the configuration for running logical hosts in a non-cluster system

6.5.2 Environment setup for running logical hosts in a non-cluster system

6.5.3 Logical host operation in the non-cluster system

7. Operation and Environment Configuration Depending on the Network Configuration

7.1 Controlling communications by JP1/Base

7.2 Operating in multiple networks

7.2.1 Example 1 (non-cluster operation with JP1/IM - View connection)

7.2.2 Example 2 (non-cluster operation with command execution)

7.2.3 Example 3 (cluster operation with JP1/IM - View connection)

7.2.4 Example 4 (cluster operation with command execution)

7.3 Operating in a firewall environment

7.3.1 Basic information about firewalls

7.3.2 JP1/IM communication

8. Settings for Linking to Other Integrated Management Products

8.1 Linking to JP1/IM - Rule Operation

8.1.1 Settings for enabling the JP1/IM - Rule Operation linkage function

8.1.2 Settings for sending notifications to JP1/IM - Rule Operation

8.1.3 Settings for checking notifications on the Event Console window

Index

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