6.2.2 Effects of PFM - Manager stopping, and corrective action
The stopping of PFM - Manager affects the entire Performance Management system.
PFM - Manager provides centralized management of agent information for the instances of PFM - Agent for Platform running on all the nodes. It also controls both alarm event notifications when thresholds are exceeded during performance monitoring by PFM - Agent for Platform, and the execution of actions based on alarm events.
The following table describes how PFM - Agent for Platform is affected when PFM - Manager is stopped, and the corrective action to be taken.
Program name |
Effects |
Action |
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PFM - Agent for Platform |
If PFM - Manager is stopped while PFM - Agent for Platform is running, the following occurs:
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Start PFM - Manager. Active instances of PFM - Agent for Platform can continue to operate. Because alarms might not be notified as expected, after PFM - Manager has been recovered, check the KAVE00024-I messages that have been output to the common message log. |
Evaluate your operating method based on how the stopping of PFM - Manager affects the system. Apart from system crashes, events such as configuration changes or maintenance might require you to stop PFM - Manager. We recommend that you perform maintenance at a time that least affects operations.