Configuration
- Automatic detection of accessible OSAs
- Automatic Monitoring and History Collection
- Fully configurable alert monitoring
- Online Parameter and Configuration settings
Summary Information
- Channels Summary
- OSA-Express LPARs Summary
- OSA-Express2 LPARs Summary
- OSA-Express3 Port Summary
- 10Gb Ethernet Port Summary
- Ethernet Port Summary
- Token Ring Ports Summary
- PE Table (IBM Use) Summary
- ATM Port Summary
Full MIB Details
Full descriptions of every value displayed, including:
- Channel Detail
- OSA-Express LPAR Detail
- OSA-Express2 LPAR Detail
- OSA-Express3 Port Detail
- 10Gb Ethernet Port Detail
- Ethernet Port Detail
- Token Ring Port Detail
- PE Table (IBM Use) Detail
- ATM Port Detail
- Hexadecimal and Formatted MIB displays available
Health-check Exception Monitoring
- Highlights exceptions
- Provides early notification of impending problems:
- Error count changes
- Threshold exceeded
- State changes
- Congestion
- Excessive Queue Length
Alerting capabilities
- Integrated ZEN-managed alerts
- Routing options include:
- Console messages
- NMVTs (NetView)
- SNMP (HP OpenView, etc)
- E-mail
- Alert options include:
- Any OSA Field
- State Changes
- Errors
- Congestion
- Excessive Queue Length
- All alerts are archived and can be analyzed offline
Miscellaneous Features
- Comprehensive product Help with detailed descriptions for all fields
- Enhanced SMF records and batch reporting
- Advanced historical data capture and retention via DIV technology
Integration
ZEN
OSA MONITOR customers who use other WDS Network Management solutions
can leverage the ZEN Presentation Manager and its powerful integration capabilities.
For example, OSAENTA traces can be started and stopped by ZEN
OSA MONITOR
and then viewed by ZEN
TRACE & SOLVE - EXIGENCE, or detailed IP monitor
data from ZEN
IP MONITOR - IMPLEX can be displayed, all from within the
ZEN interface.