10.6 Detecting problems within Performance Management
You can detect Performance Management errors by using JP1/Base, an integrated system monitoring product, to monitor the Performance Management log files. Performance Management also provides the status management function for checking the status of each service of PFM - Manager and PFM - RM for Platform in the event of an error. This function enables the system administrator to quickly detect an error, obtain the accurate status of the service that caused the error, and take appropriate action to recover the error.
Performance Management provides the health check function for detecting Performance Management errors. This function monitors the operating status of PFM - RM for Platform and PFM - RM host and displays the monitoring results on PFM - Web Console as changes in the operating status of PFM - RM for Platform. The automatic PFM service restart function enables the PFM service to be restarted automatically if the PFM service has stopped abnormally for some reason.
Use of the status management function that enables you to check the detailed status of Performance Management services is a prerequisite for using the health check function to monitor the operating status of PFM - RM for Platform and for using the automatic PFM service restart function to restart the PFM service automatically. Therefore, the target PFM - RM for Platform's version must support the status management function, and the status management function must be enabled. There are no prerequisite conditions for monitoring the operating status of the host. You can also use JP1/Base (integrated system monitoring product) to monitor the Performance Management log files in order to detect Performance Management errors. The system administrator can then detect a failure, identify the cause, and take appropriate action for recovery. For details about detection of Performance Management failures, see the chapter that describes detection of Performance Management failures in the JP1/Performance Management User's Guide.