William Data Systems: ZEN OSA MONITOR Features

ZEN OSA MONITOR

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

Health Check

ZOM's Health Check provides you with unparalleled insight into the well-being of your OSAs and is a unique way of checking whether there are any problems with your OSAs. The Health Check, which can be run on-demand, rapidly checks every field associated with all monitored OSAs against ZOM Rules. The resulting display shows up any fields considered to be indications of faults. No faults found provides you with an assurance that no out-of-range conditions have been met.

Reset Counters -
No IPL Required

ZOM introduces another unique concept; the ‘Soft Reset’. Either on-demand, or at product start-up, the product captures the status of all fields, making it a simple task to highlight only the errors that have arisen since the soft reset.

Benefits

ZEN OSA MONITOR provides an immediate, comprehensive and user-friendly picture of OSA performance – helping you maintain service levels with intelligent monitoring.

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