MCP System Properties

The following table describes the properties displayed in the details pane for a managed MCP system. Use this table to help you interpret and enter data in the details pane.

Property	Description
Class	Indicates the fully qualified class of the object. Used to match events reports to the object. This property is read-only.
Instance	Indicates the fully qualified instance of the object. Used to match events reports to the object. This property is read-only.
Persist	Controls whether or not this object is retained when the Operations Sentinel Services are terminated. Use the arrow () in the Persist property to select True or False. .
Notes	A multiline property that you can use however you choose. You can alter its value by running the SPO.MakeNote external application for the managed device.
Label	Specifies the name that identifies this managed object in a topology.
Default Action	Indicates the external application that is initiated when you double-click the MCP system or press Enter while it is selected in a table or topology. Use the arrow () in the Default Action property to select one of the available external applications for the MCP system or <None>. The default action is<Default>, followed by the name of default action. <None> is available as a selection and indicates no action. The list of available actions can include external applications you have defined and predefined actions supplied by Unisys. The external applications included in the selection list depend on the Object Filters you specify in the External Applications node. The default action you specify for an individual system has precedence over the default action specified for the MCP class.
Identifier	Specifies the name of the system preceded by the names of the objects that contain it. For example, the identifier of a system in a server is server.system. This property is read-only.
Image	Displays the image that represents the system in a topology. The default value of this property is the default specified for the MCP Systems object class. To select an image different from the default, click the arrow () in the Image property. The new image should be small for better performance and visibility. Regardless of the type or size you use, Operations Sentinel automatically converts the image into a 24 x 24 bitmap. You must know where the new image file is stored to select it for the Image property. See Changing the Image Property for an example of how to use this property.
Name	Indicates the name by which the system is known within Operations Sentinel. The name is used in alerts and log files to identify the system; it is also the image label for the system in a topology. It is recommended that you specify a system name that matches the system’s external network name. You can rename an MCP system by editing this property. The name of the new system Must be unique; no other system defined in the Managed Objects node can have the same name. Cannot be more than 64 characters in length. Cannot contain any of the following characters: \ / : * ? " < > \| Cannot start with a period (.). After you rename an MCP system, messages and event reports for the MCP system are written to log files with the new name. However, any existing Operations Sentinel log files for that system are not renamed.
Server	Specifies the server the MCP system belongs to, if any. Use the arrow () in the Server property to select a previously defined server or < None >.
Tag	A property that your site can use however you choose. You do not need to specify a Tag value when you define an MCP system. You might want to use the Tag property as an identifier to make filtering of managed objects easier. A consistent scheme for Tag values can eliminate the need for complex filters or naming conventions. See Setting the Tag Property for an example of how to use this property.
Automation Mode	Controls automation for the system and the amount of automation information written to the SP-AMS log for the system. Use the arrow () in the Automation Mode property to select one of the following: Normal Trace Debug You can click Log Viewer on the Tools menu to view the log SP-AMS. See Setting the Automation Mode Property for additional information on changing the automation mode.
Monitor	Specifies whether the communication link between the MCP system and the Operations Sentinel server is monitored by Operations Sentinel. This value also controls whether the Operations Sentinel server can Access the MCP Agent on the system. Perform SP-AMS automation for the system. Log messages from the system. Use the arrow () in the Monitor property to select either True (default) The status of the connection is monitored. False The status of the connection is not monitored. See Setting the Monitor Property for additional information on enabling or disabling monitoring.
External Network Name	Specifies the Internet name of the system. The External Network Name is made available to external applications launched from the workstation running Operations Sentinel Console. The default external network name is typically the same as the network name of the system. However, these names might differ if the workstation running Operations Sentinel Console uses a different name to identify the system than the Operations Sentinel server does. You can specify a different External Network Name by editing this property. The external network name must be included in the hosts file on the Operations Sentinel server, in the Domain Name Server, or in the Windows Internet Naming Service. Before you edit the External Network Name value, it is recommended that you first add or change the desired name in the hosts file on the Operations Sentinel server, in the Domain Name Server, or in the Windows Internet Naming Service.
Network Name	Specifies the Internet name of the MCP system. The Network Name property is used to establish a connection to the system. The default value is the same as the Name value. The network name must be included in the hosts file on the Operations Sentinel server, in the Domain Name Server, or in the Windows Internet Naming Service. You can specify a different Network Name by editing this property. The name can contain a maximum of 64 characters. The first character must be a letter. The last character must be a letter or a number. The remaining characters can be letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores, or periods. The name is not case-sensitive. The Network Name property value must be unique; another MCP system cannot have the same network name. Before you edit the Network Name property value, it is recommended you first change the desired name in the hosts file on the Operations Sentinel server, in the Domain Name Server, or in the Windows Internet Naming Service. If you change the name in Operations Sentinel Console before you add or change it in the hosts file on the Operations Sentinel server, in the Domain Name Server, or in the Windows Internet Naming Service, you must either Stop and restart the Operations Sentinel Server services. Set the Monitor property value to False, save your changes, set the Monitor property back to True, and then save your changes again. Both of these options automatically force the system to reestablish a connection and recognize the changes you made.
Service Name	Specifies the service address of the MCP Agent. Operations Sentinel uses this name to create a communications link to the MCP system. Operations Sentinel provides two Service Name values: spo_mcp and spo_mcp2. The Service Name property value defaults to spo_mcp, which is the correct value under most circumstances. You can enter a different service name by editing this property. The name can consist of any sequence of characters, except a space, tab, newline, and the comment character (#). The name is case-sensitive. Multiple MCP systems can have the same service name. See Setting the Service Name Property for additional information about service names and for a procedure to change the service name.
Timeout Period	Defines the maximum time (in seconds) between messages from the MCP system before Operations Sentinel considers the system to have timed out. The Operations Sentinel Server services require that the system sends a message within a specified period of time. This is the only way Operations Sentinel can determine whether their connection with the system remains functional. You can enter a Timeout Period value by editing this property. The default value is 150. If you set the timeout value to 0, this process is disabled and you never see a timeout alert for the system. See Setting the Timeout Period for additional information about the timeout period and for a procedure to change the timeout period.
Command Security	Specifies the level of security access for the submission of commands to the system through command event reports. Use the arrow () in the Command Security property to select one of the following: NoAccess All command event reports for this system are discarded. AutomationAccess Command event reports originating in an autoaction database managed by SP-AMS and CP-AMS are allowed. All others are discarded. UnlimitedAccess Command event reports from all sources are allowed, including the Single Point Interface Pipe and client programs built using the Event Server API.
Automation State	Displays the automation state of the system. The value is either Active SP-AMS is connected to the system and is actively processing system messages. Inactive SP-AMS is not currently monitoring the system. *Note:* SP-AMS only monitors systems when a database is active and the Monitor property value is True for the system. This property is read-only.
Console State	Displays the operational state of the system. The value is one of the following: Active If the value of Monitor is True, the connection is in a state where data can be exchanged. SP-AMS is processing message traffic and performing automation actions. Inactive The connection to the managed system has not been established or has been broken. If the value of Monitor is True, an inactive state indicates a problem. If the value of Monitor is False, this represents a normal condition. Timeout No message traffic or heartbeat has been received from the managed system within the timeout period defined for that system. This can indicate a problem on the managed system, such as a system hang, console hang, or a problem with the communications required to monitor that system. Busy The Operations Sentinel server cannot connect to the managed system. Another Operations Sentinel server is using the same connection to the managed system. Since an MCP system can be managed by two Operations Sentinel servers simultaneously, this means that two other Operations Sentinel servers are using the same connection. Unrecognized The specified information needed to access the connection is incorrect or incomplete. This usually means that the network name or service name for the connection is not known on the Operations Sentinel server. If the Connection State value is Unmonitored, the Console State value is always Unrecognized. This property is read-only.
Data Initialization Command	Specifies the data initialization command for the MCP system. This command is automatically sent to the system when the Operations Sentinel services first establishes a connection to the system and is recognized by the Operations Sentinel agent running on the MCP system.
Connection State	Displays the state of the connection between the Operations Sentinel server and the system. This value affects the display of the connection line around the system in topologies. The value is one of the following: Connected Operations Sentinel Console has established a connection to the MCP Agent. The connection line around the system in the topology is a solid green. Disconnected Operations Sentinel Console cannot establish a connection to the MCP Agent.The connection line around the system in the topology is red-dashed. Unmonitored Operations Sentinel Console is not attempting to establish a connection to the MCP Agent because the Monitor property for the system is False.No connection line is drawn around the system. Unknown Operations Sentinel Console has no information on the state of the connection to the MCP Agent.The connection line around the system in the topology is red-dashed. If the state of the connection is Disconnected or Unknown, an alert is raised. This property is read-only.

MCP System Utilization Parameters

There are several MCP system utilization parameters that you can monitor that are included in the details pane for an MCP system. Utilization data messages are continuously sent from the MCP system to the Operations Sentinel server at 20-second intervals. You can change the length of this interval, as described in Operations Sentinel Interface for ClearPath MCP Installation and Configuration Guide.

The following table describes the MCP parameters shown in the details pane. Each of these read-only parameters raise an alert if it satisfies the threshold condition set for it by the Operations Sentinel administrator.

Parameter	Alert Identifier	Description
Cache Data Rate	_ACacheDataRate	Effective data rate represented by cache disk requests.
Cache Read Hits	_ACacheHitPcent	The percentage of cache disk requests that are read hits.
Cache Request Rate	_ACacheRequest	The number of requests per second to disk cache.
IO Interrupt Rate	_AInterruptIORate	The average number of I/O interrupts per second.
MCP DC IO Byte Rate	_AMCPDCByteRate	The number of kilobytes of data transferred per second by the data communication I/O operations.
MCP DC IO Rate	_AMCPDCRate	The average number of data communication I/O operations per second.
MCP IO Byte Rate	_AMCPByteRate	The number of kilobytes of data transferred per second by MCP I/Os.
MCP IO Rate	_AMCPRate	The average number of MCP I/O operations per second.
Total IO Byte Rate	_ATotalIOByteRate	The number of kilobytes of data transferred per second by total system I/O operations.
Total IO Rate	_ATotalIORate	The average number of total system I/O operations per second.
User IO Byte Rate	_AUserByteRate	The number of kilobytes of data transferred per second by user I/Os.
User IO Rate	_AUserRate	The average number of user I/O operations per second.
ASD In Use	_AASDPcent	The percentage of Actual Segment Descriptors (ASDs) in use.
Memory Available	_AMemoryAvailable	The number of words of memory available for executing jobs and tasks.
Memory Overlay	_AMemoryOverlay	The number of words of memory that can be overlaid (written to disk and then made available).
Memory Save	_AMemorySave	The number of words of memory that cannot be overlaid.
Memory Total	_AMemoryTotal	The total number of words of Memory Available, Memory Overlay, and Memory Save.
Process False Idle	_AFalseIdlePcent	The percentage of processor time spent idle while overlaid data is being transferred by the I/O subsystem.
Process Initial Pbits	_AInitPbitPcent	The percentage of processor time spent making arrays and code initially available.
Process IO Finish	_AIOFinishPcent	The percentage of processor time spent handling I/O completions.
Process MCP	_AMCPPcent	The percentage of processor time charged to the combination of the MCPSTACK, PROCESSSWITCH, and LISTEN accounts.
Process Other Pbit	_AOtherPbitPcent	The percentage of processor time spent making arrays and code present again after they were overlaid and time spent overlaying existing data to make room for new data.
Process Search	_ASearchPcent	The percentage of processor time charged to the combination of the SEARCHLEAD and SEARCHFOLLOW accounts.
Process True Idle	_ATrueIdlePcent	The percentage of processor time spent idle that is not considered to be false idle.
Process User	_AUserPcent	The percentage of processor time spent in user stacks.
Waiting Count	_AWaitingEntries	The total number of RSVP/waiting messages that are currently outstanding.