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 is derived from UNIX/Linux 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 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 TProcessor 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 TProcessor System class.

Note: The default action for  TProcessor is Speciality Engine Administration Console (SP_Speciality_Engine).

Identifier

Specifies the name of an object  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 TProcessor 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 a TProcessor system by editing this property. The name of the new system

After you rename a TProcessor 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 the system belongs to.

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 a TProcessor 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:

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.

Console Server

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

You can specify a network name or IP address by editing this property.

Monitor

Specifies whether the communication link between the TProcessor system and the Operations Sentinel server is monitored by Operations Sentinel.

Use the arrow () in the Monitor property to select either

When the value is False, the connection is not monitored; however, alerts are still raised against the system. Typically you set Monitor to False if a  system is switched off frequently (for example, at the end of every day), but you want to receive alerts from the system whenever it is up.

See RHC.rml10_129\a 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 for the TProcessor system.

You can specify a different External Network Name by editing this property. Typically, the external network name is the same as the network name of the system. However, these names might differ if the workstations running Operations Sentinel Console uses a different name to identify the system than the Operations Sentinel server does.

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 managed system or the terminal/communications server used to connect it to the Operations Sentinel server. 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.

Specify a Network Name only when the connection between the managed system and the Operations Sentinel server requires that Operations Sentinel Console access the LAN. This is the situation when using a TELNET or SSH connection, a terminal/communications server, or a ping monitoring interface. If the system is directly connected to a serial port on the Operations Sentinel server, do not specify a network name.

You can specify a different Network Name by editing this property. The name can have a maximum of 64 characters. The first character must be a letter. The last character must be a letter or a digit. The remainder might be letters, digits, hyphens, underscores, or periods. This name is not case-sensitive. Multiple TProcessor  systems can have the same network name, as long as their service names differ.

See Setting the Network Name Property for additional information about this property and for a procedure to change the network name.

Service Name

Identifies an entry in the services file that completes the definition of the communications link that Operations Sentinel uses to connect to the managed system.

The service name defaults to spo_telnet, which assumes you are monitoring the system using TELNET. If you are monitoring using any of the other methods, you must change this value. The name can consist of any sequence of characters, except a space, tab, newline, and the comment character (#). The name is case-sensitive.

Multiple TProcessor systems can have the same Service Name, as long as their Network Names differ. This is useful for TELNET connections, since all TELNET servers generally listen on port 23.

Except for spo_telnet, spo_ssh, spo_ssh1, spo_ssh2, and spo_ping, the service name you specify must be in the services file on the Operations Sentinel server.

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 the receipt of consecutive console messages from TProcessor system before Operations Sentinel considers that system to have timed out. The Operations Sentinel server uses the Timeout Period property to determine whether its connection with the console is functional. To ensure the Operations Sentinel server receives console messages from the system, you can use the heartbeat script provided by Operations Sentinel. The heartbeat script echoes output messages from the system at specific intervals. The script is located at data-folder\agents\spo_heartbeat. See the Operations Sentinel Administration and Configuration Guide for more information.

The Timeout Period property does not apply when using ping monitoring (that is, when you specify spo_ping as the Service Name).

You can enter a Timeout Period value by editing this property. The default value is 0. A value of 0 means this process is disabled and you never see a timeout alert for the system.

See Setting the Timeout Period for additional information about this property 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:

Automation State

Displays the automation state of the system. The value is either

This property is read-only.

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:

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

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 resource monitor agent (ULRM) 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 UNIX/Linux Resource Monitor running on the UNIX/LINUX system. If the Agent Level is “blank”, either ULRM is not connected to Operations Sentinel or the version of ULRM is prior to ULRM 12.0.

Console State

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

This property is read-only.

Host sPar Network Name

This is similar to the External Network Name, specially designed for the TProcessor type object to launch the s-Par Partition Desktop. The IP of the host s-Par_UI is to be added for this field.

Host sPar UUID

Host s-Par UUID is designed for the TProcessor  type object to launch the s-Par Partition Desktop. The UUID of the host s-Par_UI is to be added for this field.

To get the s-Par UUID in the host s-Par UI.