Windows System Properties (Operations)

The following table describes the properties displayed for a managed Windows system or partition. Use this table to help you interpret data when monitoring and managing these systems and partitions.

Property

Definition

Default Action

The action that is initiated when you double-click the Windows system or press Enter while it is selected in a table or topology.

Identifier

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>.

Image

The image that represents the system in a topology.

Name

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.

Server

The server the system belongs to, if any.

System Type

The type of system. In this case, the value is always Windows.

Tag

A property that your site uses however it chooses. It is often used as an identifier to make filtering of managed objects easier.

Console Server

Specifies the network name or IP address of the device used to remotely access the Local Desktop, such as Unisys Console Manager or another network console management device.

External Network Name

The Internet name of the system. The external network name is made available to external applications launched for the Windows system. Typically, External Network Name is the same as the Network Name. 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.

Monitor

Indicates whether the system is monitored by the Operations Sentinel server. The value is either

  • True

    The system is being monitored.

  • False

    The system is not being monitored.

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

Network Name

The Internet name of the system that is used by Operations Sentinel Console to make a connection to the Windows Agent. Typically, the network name is the same as the name of the system.

Service Processor

Indicates whether the system is a service processor. The value is either

  • True

    The Windows system is a service processor.

  • False (default)

    The Windows system is not a service processor.

Connection State

The state of the connection between the Operations Sentinel server and the system. This value affects the display of the connection line to the system in topologies. The value is one of the following:

  • Connected

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

  • Disconnected

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

  • Unmonitored

    Operations Sentinel is not attempting to establish a connection to the Windows Agent 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 state of the connection to the Windows Agent. The connection line in a topology is red-dashed.

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

Console State

The state of the Windows Agent on the system. The value is either

  • Active The Windows Agent is running on the system.

  • Inactive The Windows Agent is not running on the system.

Service Processor State

If the Windows systems acts as a Service Processor, this property displays the state of the Service Processor. The value is one of the following:

  • Master

    This Service Processor is controlling the system in a redundant environment.

  • Standby Up

    This Service Processor is not controlling the system in a redundant environment, but is in a standby mode with all services running.

  • Standby Down

    This Service Processor is not controlling the system in a redundant environment, but is in a standby mode with no services running.

  • Unknown

    This Service Processor is not running in a redundant environment.

  • Not applicable

    The system is not a Service Processor.