ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 System Properties

The following table describes the properties displayed in the details pane for a managed ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system. Use this table to help you interpret and enter data in the details pane.

Property

Definition

Class

Indicates the fully qualified class of the object. Used to match events reports to the object. This property is read-only. This class is derived from Windows System.

Instance

Indicates the fully qualified instance of the object. Used to match events reports to the object. This property is read-only.

Label

Specifies the name that identifies this managed object in a topology.

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 may use however you choose. You can alter its value by running the SPO. MakeNote external application for the managed device.

Default Action

Indicates the action that is initiated when you double-click the ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 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 ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system. The default action is the SP_ePortal Manager. 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 class.

Identifier

Specifies the name of the ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 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 ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 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 ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system is known within Operations Sentinel. The name is used in alerts and log files to identify the system.

You can rename an ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 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 ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system, messages and event reports for the 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 to which the system belongs.

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 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.

Specifies a value that enables the ePortal Manager to be launched from the ePortal node in the topology.

See Setting the Tag Property for an example of how to use this property.

Monitor

Specifies whether the communication link between the ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system and the Operations Sentinel server is monitored by Operations Sentinel. 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.

The value of Monitor does not affect logging of messages for the system.

External Network Name

Specifies the network name or IP address to reach the ePortal Manager.

While using the wizard, you must specify the IP address for the ePortal Manager. The default ePortal Manager IP address is 172.28.103.x0, where x is the ePortal logical number 1-4.

Network Name

Specifies the network name of the ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system. As the ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system is not monitored, the Network Name property must be blank.

Service Processor

Set this property to False because the ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system is not a Service Processor.

Select False while using the wizard. The default is True.

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 in topologies. The value is one of the following:

  • Connected

    Operations Sentinel has established a connection to the system. The connection line around the system in the topology is a solid green.

  • Disconnected

    Operations Sentinel cannot establish a connection to the system. The connection line around the system in the topology is red-dashed.

  • Unmonitored

    Operations Sentinel is not attempting to establish a connection to the system because the Monitor property for the system is False. No connection line is drawn around the system.

  • Unknown

    Operations Sentinel has no information on the connection to the system. 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.

Console State

Displays the state of the Windows Resource Monitor on the system. The value is either
  • Active

    The Windows Resource Monitor is running on the system.

  • Inactive

    The Windows Resource Monitor is not running on the system.

This property is read-only.

Policy Current

Indicates whether the version of the resource policy on the monitored system is the same as the version of the policy on the Operations Sentinel server. The value is True if the version of the policy on the monitored system matches the version of the policy on the Operations Sentinel server. Otherwise the value is False.

Policy Enabled

Indicates whether the Windows Resource Monitor is using the policy to monitor the system. The value is True if the resource monitor agent is using the policy to monitor the system. Otherwise the value is False.

Resource Policy

Indicates the name of the resource policy that is loaded on the monitored system. A resource policy dictates what resources should be monitored and the conditions under which alerts should be sent to Operations Sentinel.

Agent Version

Displays the agent level of the Windows Resource Monitor running on the Windows system. If the Agent Level is “blank”, either WRM is not connected to Operations Sentinel or the version of WRM is prior to WRM 12.0.

Service Processor State

Set the value for ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system to Not Applicable because the ePortal Enterprise Generation 4 system does not act as a Service Processor.

This property is read-only.

ePortal Manager IP Address

Specifies the IP address of the ePortal Manager.