Using the Connected Systems and Consoles Table

Use this table to help you monitor the status of the connections for MCP, UNIX, Linux, and Windows systems and OS 2200 consoles that have a connection to the Operations Sentinel server. The Connected Systems and Consoles table is a good alternative to a topology for monitoring the states of connections.

The Connected Systems and Consoles table provides the following connection information:

Column

Description

Name

The name by which the managed object is known within Operations Sentinel. This column includes an icon that graphically depicts the value of Connection State property. See the Connection State property below for a description of what each state means.

Icon

State

Connected

Disconnected or Unknown

Unmonitored

Console State

The operational state of the console or system. The value is one of the following:

  • Active

    If the value of Monitor is True,

    • The connection to the managed system or OS 2200 console is established and operational.

    • For UNIX, Linux, and MCP systems, the connection is in a state where data can be exchanged. SP-AMS is processing message traffic and performing automation actions.

If the value of Monitor is False for an OS 2200 console, the console is up and available for monitoring, even though there might not be an actual connection.

  • Inactive

    The connection to the managed system or OS2200 console 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.

  • Terminated (applies only to OS 2200 consoles)

    The OS 2200 console software has terminated.

  • Timeout  

    No message traffic or heartbeat has been received from the managed system or console within the timeout period defined for that system or console. This can indicate a problem on the managed system or console, such as a system hang, console hang, or a problem with the communications required to monitor that system.

  • Busy

    This Operations Sentinel server cannot connect to the managed system. The possible causes include

    • For OS 2200 consoles, this means that the console is being controlled from another Operations Sentinel server.

    • For MCP systems, another Operations Sentinel server is using the same connection to the 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. An Operations Sentinel administrator must disconnect a system or console from an Operations Sentinel server so that it is available for another Operations Sentinel server.

    • For systems that are connected to the Operations Sentinel server through a terminal server, another process on the server has control of the Operations Sentinel server port and is preventing Operations Sentinel from exclusively attaching to the port.

  • Unrecognized (does not apply to OS 2200 consoles)

    The configuration 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.

Connection State

The state of the connection between the Operations Sentinel server and the managed object. This value affects the display of the connection line in a topology. The value is one of the following:

  • Connected — Operations Sentinel has established a connection to the managed object. The connection line in a topology is solid-green.

  • Disconnected — Operations Sentinel cannot establish a connection to the managed object. The connection line in a topology is red-dashed.

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

  • Unknown — Operations Sentinel has no information on the state of the connection to the managed object. The connection line in a topology is red-dashed.

If the state of the connection is Disconnected or Unknown, an alert is raised.

System

The name of the managed object. For all objects except OS 2200 consoles, the value of this property is the same as the Name property. For OS 2200 consoles, it shows which system the console is associated with.

Monitor

This property indicates whether Operations Sentinel monitors the managed object. The value is either:

  • True —The system or console is being monitored.

  • False —The system or console is not being monitored.

For UNIX and Linux systems and OS 2200 consoles, you cannot open a console window to a system unless the Monitor value has been set to True.

Automation using SP-AMS is not performed for a system unless its Monitor value has been set to True (does not apply to OS 2200 consoles).

Server

The server the managed object belongs to.