BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management - Veritas Cluster Server Monitoring

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1 BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management - Veritas Cluster Server Monitoring User Documentation January 2013

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4 Table of Contents User Goals and Features...11 Business Value...11 Requirements...12 System Requirements...12 Software Requirements...12 Security Requirements...13 Adding Central Monitoring...18 Administration Tags Preparing for Installation Creating a Component Installation Package...23 Editing a Component Installation Package Downloading and Installing...24 an Installation Package...26 Configuring General Settings Managing Policies Configuring Monitor Settings Configuring Veritas Cluster...30 Server KM...30 Configuring the User Account Enabling the Debug Mode Configuring the Maximum Number of Instances Configuring the Multi-Node...39 Monitoring Mode Configuring the VCS Server...44 Discovery Overrides (Optional)...47 Filtering Elements to Monitor Configuring Thresholds Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management...50 Navigating the BMC ProactiveNet Operations Console...53 Adding attributes to the graph Viewing and manipulating...53 attribute graphs...54 Viewing monitors for a device Changing thresholds Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators Veritas Cluster Server KM...59 VCS Agent...60 VCS Daemon...60 Table of Contents 4

5 VCS GAB...61 VCS GAB Port...62 VCS Group System...62 VCS LLT...63 VCS LLT Interface...64 VCS LOG...64 VCS Resource...65 VCS Resource System...66 VCS Service Group...67 VCS System...68 VCS System Heartbeat...70 VCS WAN Heartbeat...70 Table of Contents 5

6 Support Information

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8 Legal Notices

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10 Key Concepts

11 The pages in this section provide a high-level overview of the product. User Goals and Features Business Value Requirements Note that for convenience and brevity, reference to BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management - Veritas Cluster Server Monitoring, may also be made as Veritas Cluster Server KM. User Goals and Features Veritas Cluster Server KM enables you to monitor: Systems: each cluster node health, including the critical processes and system status. Heartbeats: monitors the heartbeats between nodes and global clusters. LLT & GAB: monitors both LLT and GAB protocol health and memberships. Resources & Service Groups: monitors the status of resources and their member system status. Logs: checks for any errors in VCS logs and system logs regularly. Agents: monitors the status of VCS agents for successful failover. Automatic KM Failover: in the event of a VCS failover, the KM continues the monitoring through the new active node. Business Value provides current and historical information through a centralized console so you can easily view and manage your entire Veritas Cluster Server environment. The product collects and brings critical performance data and useful metrics into the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management environment and enables Veritas Administrators and affected business units to be warned whenever a problem occurs in their Veritas Cluster Server environment. : Enhances productivity Ensures VCS core components are available at all times Provides an end-to-end monitoring of Veritas clusters by integrating with clustered application monitoring. 11

12 Requirements Before installing the Veritas Cluster Server KM, verify the: software requirements system requirements security requirements. System Requirements The following list shows the operating systems and their versions supported by BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management - Veritas Cluster Server Monitoring. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008, all versions supported by BMC PATROL Agent 3.7 and greater Linux, all distributions supported by BMC PATROL Agent 3.7 and greater Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10, supported by BMC PATROL Agent 3.7 and greater HP-UX 11, supported by BMC PATROL Agent 3.7 and greater IBM AIX 5.x and 6.x, supported by BMC PATROL Agent 3.7 and greater Software Requirements The following table contains a list of required software and their versions supported by BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management - Veritas Cluster Server Monitoring. Software Version Veritas Cluster Server 4.0 (all multi-packs) 4.1 (all multi-packs) 5.0 (all multi-packs) 6.0 (all multi-packs) BMC Software PATROL Agent 3.7.x, 3.8.x, 3.9.x, 9.x BMC Software PATROL Console 3.4.x, 3.5.x, 7.x BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Portal 2.3.x, 2.4.x, 2.5.x, 2.6.x, 2.7.x, 2.8.x BMC ProactiveNet Performance Manager 8.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, 9.x If the version of Veritas Cluster Server is upgraded (or dow ngraded) at a later date, you w ill need to reload commands for the VCS KM. Requirements 12

13 Additional Software Requirements The following table contains a list of additional software requirements of BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management - Veritas Cluster Server Monitoring. Purpose Software Version When running VCS KM with sudo user account on Solaris, HP-UX, AIX or Linux managed nodes Sudo (superuser do) or later When running VCS KM on Linux managed nodes Korn shell binary (/bin/ksh) Any When running VCS KM on Microsoft Windows x64 managed nodes Reg.exe patch KB ( kb/948698) Any The Microsoft W indow s x64 Reg.exe patch, KB is required to allow access to 64-bit registry keys from PATROL Agent. Access the above patch site from the managed node to obtain the correct patch for that platform. Security Requirements A user account with administrative privileges must be configured in BMC PATROL to read and execute Veritas Cluster Server application programs and access file systems. Depending on the operating systems used, several options will be available. The following user accounts can be used: On Unix platforms: a root user a non-root user, such as patrol, that has sudo privileges on Veritas Cluster Server to execute application programs and access file systems a non-root account, such as patrol, configured in Veritas Cluster Server application to administer the Veritas Cluster Server application. On Windows platforms: an administrator user a non-administrator account, such as patrol, configured in Veritas Cluster Server application to administer the Veritas Cluster Server application. The user login details are configured in the KM. The password is stored in the PATROL Agent in a DES encrypted format. The encrypted password can be viewed by any user who has access to the PATROL Agent configuration variables (pconfig). This user could then execute PSL statements using the encrypted password through the PATROL Console. This can be prevented by setting up an appropriate Access Control List (ACL) for users. Please refer to the PATROL Agent Reference Manual for details on how to set up an ACL. Requirements 13

14 Access Permissions The Veritas Cluster Server KM needs read & execute permission to executable and library files under the paths listed below.the Veritas Cluster Server installation path INSTALL_PATH, referenced in the tables below, is normally /opt/vrtsvcs (on Unix) or C:\Program Files\Veritas (on Microsoft Windows). Paths Microsoft Windows INSTALL_PATH/bin/ha* INSTALL_PATH\Cluster Server\bin\ha* /sbin/llt* INSTALL_PATH\comms\llt* /sbin/gab* INSTALL_PATH\comms\gab* INSTALL_PATH/lib INSTALL_PATH\Cluster Server\lib /usr/lib INSTALL_PATH\Cluster Server The Veritas Cluster Server KM includes some scripts which should be executable by the PATROL Agent user and the Veritas Cluster Server KM user. These scripts are stored under KM_HOME path, normally PATROL_HOME/lib/VCS. To list all OS commands used by the Veritas Cluster Server KM, execute the following PSL code from the PATROL Console, using PSL Task menu, after installing and loading the KM. i=0; sudoers=""; foreach var (grep("^/runtime/vcs/commandcontrols/",pconfig("list"))) { ctl=get(var); opt=ntharg(grep("option",ctl),"2-"," ="); nsa=ntharg(grep("nosudoattempt",ctl),"2-"," ="); sua=ntharg(grep("singleuserattempt",ctl),"2-"," ="); typ=ntharg(grep("commandtype",ctl),"2-"," ="); cmd=nthargf(grep("commandtext",ctl),"2-","=","="); if((typ == "") (typ == "OS")) { met=""; if(opt == "NoLogin") { met = "(run as patrol user)"; } elsif(nsa == "YES") { met = "(run as configured user without sudo)"; } elsif(sua == "YES") { met = "(run as supplied user - used in menu)"; } else { scmd=cmd; s=index(scmd,"%sudo"); if(s) { scmd=replace(substr(scmd,s,length(scmd)),"%sudo",""); } sudoers=union(sudoers,ntharg(ntharg(scmd,1," "),"1-"," "," ")); } printf("(%2d) %-30s %-40s: %s\n",i++,ntharg(var,"5","/"),met,cmd); } } printf("\n\ncommands used with sudo:\n%s",sort(sudoers)); The PATROL Agent user (normally patrol) needs read permission to the following files: UNIX Microsoft Windows /var/vrtsvcs/log/engine_a.log INSTALL_PATH\Cluster Server\log\engine_A.txt /var/vrtsvcs/log/hashadow-err_a.log INSTALL_PATH\Cluster Server\log\hashadow-err_A.txt Requirements 14

15 /var/adm/messages (on Solaris) /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log (on HP-UX) /var/log/messages (on Linux) If a monitored log file cannot be read by the PATROL Agent user, it will be copied to KM_TEMP path using the configured login account, and processed by the PATROL Agent user. On completion the copied log file will be removed. This may increase the file system usage under KM_TEMP temporarily during this activity. On Windows platforms the Veritas Cluster Server installation is identified by checking the Microsoft Windows Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veritas\VCS\ The configured login user should have sufficient privileges to run regedit command on the managed node. Sudo User for Operating System Access If a non-root user with sudo privileges is preferred as the Veritas Cluster Server KM user, configure the account as a sudoer through the visudo utility using code appropriate for your platform as detailed below. This user should be able to execute VCS commands and OS commands. The code below also applies to all non-root users who may execute Veritas Cluster Server KM administration and report menu commands using their sudo privileges. The Veritas Cluster Server KM accepts any non-root user with the following sudo configuration in the sudoers file. Please replace user1, user2, user3 with appropriate KM user name. The Veritas Cluster Server installation path INSTALL_PATH, referenced below is normally /opt/vrtsvcs and PATROL_HOME is the path where the PATROL Agent is installed (including the target, like /opt/bmc/patrol3/solaris29-sun4/). This non-root sudo user configured in the KM will be able to execute Veritas Cluster Server commands. To prevent unauthorized access, ensure this user is only used within the KM and not made public for general use. Entering the non-root sudo user with Use Sudo option selected in to the login configuration dialog, before updating the sudoers file, will generate sudo errors. Also if the sudo user is configured differently, the KM may run sudo commands using incorrect sudo settings, which may expose the sudo user password. On Solaris: User_Alias VCSKMUSERS = user1, user2, user3 Defaults:VCSKMUSERS!lecture,!authenticate,\ env_keep+="ld_library_path INSTALL_PATH KM_HOME \ KM_TEMP",env_reset VCSKMUSERS ALL=/bin/*,/sbin/*,/usr/bin/*,/usr/sbin/*,\ INSTALL_PATH/bin/ha*,\ PATROL_HOME/lib/VCS/*,PATROL_HOME/bin/* Requirements 15

16 user1, user2, user3 must be replaced w ith username(s) used by the KM; INSTALL_PATH and PATROL_HOME w ith the relevant paths. On HP-UX: User_Alias VCSKMUSERS = user1, user2, user3 Defaults:VCSKMUSERS!lecture,!authenticate,\ env_keep+="shlib_path INSTALL_PATH KM_HOME \ KM_TEMP",env_reset VCSKMUSERS ALL=/bin/*,/sbin/*,/usr/bin/*,/usr/sbin/*,\ INSTALL_PATH/bin/ha*,\ PATROL_HOME/lib/VCS/*,PATROL_HOME/bin/* user1, user2, user3 must be replaced w ith username(s) used by the KM; INSTALL_PATH and PATROL_HOME w ith the relevant paths. On AIX & Linux: User_Alias VCSKMUSERS = user1, user2, user3 Defaults:VCSKMUSERS!lecture,!authenticate,\ env_keep+="libpath INSTALL_PATH KM_HOME \ KM_TEMP",env_reset VCSKMUSERS ALL=/bin/*,/sbin/*,/usr/bin/*,/usr/sbin/*,\ INSTALL_PATH/bin/ha*,\ PATROL_HOME/lib/VCS/*,PATROL_HOME/bin/* user1, user2, user3 must be replaced w ith username(s) used by the KM; INSTALL_PATH and PATROL_HOME w ith the relevant paths. Requirements 16

17 Planning

18 Adding Central Monitoring Administration Tags Adding Central Monitoring Administration tags should be taken into consideration before installation. A policy specifies a set of actions to be taken when a specific condition on the BMC PATROL Agent is fulfilled. A policy enables you to perform the following actions: Apply specific configuration to one or more BMC PATROL Agents Configure thresholds and set baselines on BMC ProactiveNet Child Servers Each policy is assigned a BMC ProactiveNet Central Monitoring Administration tag and each BMC PATROL Agent can have one or more tags assigned to it. When you assign a tag to a BMC PATROL Agent the associated policy is applied to the PATROL Agent. You can assign the tag value of a policy to a PATROL Agent in the following ways: You can add a PATROL Agent and set the tag as part of the configuration process that you perform from Central Monitoring Administration. For details, see Managing downloads in Central Monitoring Administration. If the PATROL Agent has already been installed, use PATROL Configuration Manager to set the following ruleset that provides the tags: /AgentSetup/Identification/Tags/TAG/tagName =tagdescription For example if the tag which has to be applied is oracletag, the ruleset is as follows /AgentSetup/Identification/Tags/TAG/oracleTag= ORACLE MONITORING In BMC ProactiveNet version 9.0, the tag description is ignored, and only the tag name is used to evaluate the policy. Adding Central Monitoring Administration Tags 18

19 Installing

20 The creation of the Veritas Cluster Server KM installation package is performed directly from BMC ProactiveNet Central Monitoring Administration. An installation package for a component can be downloaded and installed on several servers. The component installation package can be edited and saved under a new name. With Central Monitoring Administration, administrators select monitor installation components, such as the BMC PATROL Agent and monitoring solutions, from a repository to create an installation package. The components can then be installed together using the installation package. Administrators can reuse the installation packages, or deploy the packages to multiple computers. Preparing for Installation The BMC ProactiveNet Central Monitoring Repository is a requirement on the BMC ProactiveNet Central Server where Central Monitoring Administration is enabled. The Central Monitoring Repository includes the current versions of BMC components that you can use with BMC ProactiveNet. After creating a component installation package, administrators can save the package to the Monitoring Installation Packages list for future use, or download the package on the current host without saving the package. For saved packages, administrators can download and install the package on any host, or edit a package. For supported 64-bit Linux versions, you must install the Linux runtime package, glibc.i686, version or later. W ithout the Linux runtime package, BMC ProactiveNet component installations might fail. For further details regarding the BMC ProactiveNet Central Monitoring Administration, please refer to the BMC documentation. 20

21 Creating a Component Installation Package If you want to import the entire repository, first download Central Monitoring Repository files from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) facility, or copy the files from your installation kit, to the BMC ProactiveNet Central Server file system. To import a single or custom solution 1. In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Repository drawer and select Manage Repository. 2. Click Import. 3. In the Import a New Solution dialog box, select Single solution or Custom solution. 4. Browse to a source file in one of the following formats: zip, tar, or tar.gz. The solution must be located on the local computer from which you are running the Central Monitoring Administration web-based console. 5. (Custom solution, only) provide the following details: Custom solutions name: The name of the custom solution, as it will be displayed in Central Monitoring Administration. Custom solution version: The version number for the custom solution. Values in the first two version boxes are required. 6. Click Import. The selected archive file is imported to the repository and extracted. You can close the window during the import process. Creating a Component Installation Package 21

22 To create a component installation package 1. In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Repository drawer and select Monitoring Repository. 2. Click Add. 3. Select the operating system for which you want to create a package, and then select a platform on which you want to install the package. The list of components in the repository that are supported on the specified operating system and platform is displayed. 4. From the Available components list, select components that you want to include in the package. 5. From the Version list, select the version of the component that you want to include in the package. You can select a specific version or you can select latest, which automatically updates the package with the latest versions of the components when new versions of those components are added to the Central Monitoring Repository. By default, the appropriate BMC PATROL Agent for the operating system and platform that you chose is included in the Selected components list. 6. Click the right arrow button to move the selected components into the Selected Components list, and then click Next. The installation wizards for the products that you selected are displayed. They'll vary depending on the products or components that you selected to include in the package. Go through the wizards to complete the installation. 7. The Installation Package Details is displayed. Verify that the operating system and platform are correct for the type of package that you want to create. Also verify that the components that you want to include are listed in the Included Components list. Provide the following information: Name: Enter a unique name for the package. (Optional) Description: Enter a description of the package. The description is displayed in the Monitoring Installation Packages list on the Monitoring Repository window. Format: Select a file compression format for the package. 8. Perform one or both of the following actions: To save the package for future installation on the current host or other hosts, click Save Installation Package. The package is available in the Monitoring Installation Packages list. To download the package immediately, click Download. If you click Dow nload and do not click Save Installation Package, the package is not saved in the Monitoring Installation Packages list for later use or editing. 9. When you are finished, click Close. Creating a Component Installation Package 22

23 Editing a Component Installation Package You can edit any part of an existing component installation package except the operating system and platform. 1. In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Repository drawer and select Monitoring Repository. 2. (Optional) To filter the list of packages, select an operating system from the Filter by Operating System list. 3. Select the row for a package and click Edit. 4. From the Available components list, add or remove components, and click Next. 5. Perform one or more of the following actions, depending on your requirements: Edit the installation details of existing components. Add installation details for new components. Click Finish Update to skip to the Installation Package Details window. If you add a component to the package, you must complete the configuration process. The Finish Update button show s an explanatory tooltip and does not skip to the Installation Package Details w indow. 6. In the Installation Package Details window, modify the following information as needed: Name: To save your changes to the same package, do not change the name. To save the package under a unique name, change the name. (Optional) Description: Enter a description of the package. The description is displayed in the Monitoring Installation Packages list on the Monitoring Repository window. Format: Select a file compression format for the installation package. 7. Perform one or both of the following actions: To save the package for future installation on the current host or other hosts, click Save Installation Package. The package is available through the Monitoring Installation Packages list. To download the installation package immediately, click Download. If you click Dow nload and do not click Save Installation Package, the changes are not saved in the Monitoring Installation Packages list for later use or editing. 8. When you are finished, click Close. Editing a Component Installation Package 23

24 Downloading and Installing an Installation Package You can download an installation package and install the components on one or more hosts. The installation runs silently with the information entered during package creation. Recommendation If you defined the BMC ProactiveNet Integration Service variable for PATROL Agents in the installation package, ensure the agents are started in phases. Do not start newly deployed agents all at once. Start and configure monitoring for the agents in planned phases to reduce the performance impact on the Integration Service nodes and on the BMC ProactiveNet Server associated with the automatic workflow process. To download and install an installation package 1. From the computer on which you want to install the package, log on to BMC ProactiveNet Central Monitoring Administration. 2. (Optional) To filter the list of installation packages, select an operating system from the Filter by Operating System list. 3. Click the link for the installation package that you want to download. 4. Through the browser's download dialog box, save the installation package. 5. Extract the installation package as appropriate for your operating system. The package is extracted to the bmc_products directory on the current host. 6. From the bmc_products directory, run the installation utility for your operating system: (UNIX or Linux) RunSilentInstall.sh (Microsoft Windows) RunSilentInstall.exe The package is installed on the current host. If the package includes a BMC PATROL Agent, the agent sends a configuration request by passing its tags to BMC ProactiveNet Central Monitoring Administration, via the Integration Service. Central Monitoring Administration evaluates policies that match the tags, determines the final configuration to be applied, and sends the configuration information back to the agent. Monitoring is based on the configuration information received by the agent. If no policy matches the tags associated with the agent, the agent does not receive configuration information. The agent does not begin monitoring until a matching policy is created. For further information regarding the Repository management, please refer to the BMC ProactiveNet Central Monitoring Administration documentation. Downloading and Installing an Installation Package 24

25 Configuring After Installation

26 You configure monitoring of Veritas Cluster Server KM when you create a policy. A policy is a template containing the configuration of a PATROL Agent. A policy can be assigned to one or more PATROL Agents using a unique tag (Central Monitoring Administration tag), and a PATROL Agent can be assigned one or more policies with different priorities. If you have not already added the Central Monitoring Administration tag to your PATROL Agents during the solution installation, then you must manually assign the tag after you have configured the policy. For details, see Adding Central Monitoring Administration Tags. Configuring General Settings Through the General tab of the Add Policy dialog, you can create a new policy. A policy specifies a set of actions to be taken when a specific condition on the PATROL Agent is fulfilled. First and foremost, actions include monitor configuration. Once a monitor is configured, policies can also specify threshold creation and the setting of baselines. A policy can also include intelligent server-side thresholds so that IT administrators can immediately be alerted on potential problems. Field Instructions Name Enter a policy name. Policy names must be unique. In an environment with tenants, policy names must be unique for a single tenant Tenant (For environments with tenants) Select a tenant name. See Policies and tenants for details. Global indicates a policy applicable to all tenants. Enable policy Select this option to enable the policy, or clear the option to disable the policy. The option is selected by default. If you clear the option, the policy and its associations remain intact, but the policy configuration is not applied until the policy is enabled again. Precedence Enter a number from 0 to 999. Description (Optional) Enter a policy description. Tag Enter a Central Monitoring Administration tag. Policies are applied to BMC PATROL Agents with matching tags. Tags are case sensitive and cannot contain spaces or any of the following characters: /, \, {, }, <, >,,, &. Provider indicates a policy applicable to the cloud service provider Policy precedence When more than one policy is applied to a BMC PATROL Agent and BMC ProactiveNet Child Server, configuration is a union of every attribute defined by the policies. If a conflict arises (that is, two policies configure the same attributes), it is resolved in one of the following ways: Policies with the same tag: If conflicting policies have the same tag, the precedence value determines the order the policies are applied. The policy with the lower number value for precedence is the policy from which the final configuration is applied. Policies with different tags: If conflicting policies have different tags, then the policies are applied according to the order they are listed on the BMC PATROL Agent. The policy listed last on the agent is the policy from which the final configuration is applied. 26

27 Managing Policies This topic provides general instructions for the following policy management tasks: editing, deleting, enabling and disabling. Before you begin Enable Central Monitoring Administration and log on to Central Monitoring Administration. Refer to the BMC documentation and more especially to the section Enabling and configuring Central Monitoring Administration for details. Policies w ith only threshold configuration or server side configuration are applicable only after a policy w ith monitor configuration is applied. To edit a monitoring policy 1. In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view. 2. Select a policy and click Edit. 3. Edit the Configuring general settings of the policy. 4. Edit information on one or more of the following tabs: Configuring monitor settings. Configuring threshold settings. 5. Click Update. To delete a monitoring policy Deleting a policy deletes all monitor instances and most settings configured through the policy. Devices remain in the User Groups to which they have been added. 1. In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view. 2. Select one or more policies and click Delete. 3. Click Yes to confirm deletion. To enable or disable a monitoring policy Enable or disable policies for maintenance and troubleshooting. When a policy is disabled, the policy and its associations remain intact, but the policy configuration is not applied until the policy is enabled again. 1. In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view. 2. Select one or more policies and click Enable or Disable. Configuring General Settings 27

28 Configuring Monitor Settings When you create or edit a policy, you can add and configure monitor types. The Add Monitor Types dialog box presents configuration fields for compatible BMC PATROL monitoring solutions that are located in the Central Monitoring Repository. For a list of monitoring solutions that you can configure through Central Monitoring Administration, see the Monitoring solutions configurable through Central Monitoring Administration chapter in the BPPM online documentation. For configuration details for a specific monitor type, see the monitor documentation. To configure custom monitoring solutions through Central Monitoring Administration, ensure the solution is structured correctly; for details, see the Building a PATROL Know ledge Module Developers Guide on BMC Support website. To configure the Monitor Type settings using the Add Monitor Types dialog box To add a monitor type: 1. In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view. 2. Click Add to display the Add Policy dialog box. 3. Configure the policy general settings. 4. Click the Monitor Configuration tab. Configuring Monitor Settings 28

29 5. Click Add A dding Monitor Types 6. From the Solution menu, select Veritas Cluster Server. 7. From the Version menu, select the required version. 8. From the Monitor Type menu, select the required monitor: Monitor Type Description Veritas Cluster Server KM To set the general settings of Veritas Cluster Server KM (credentials, debug mode, instances, multinode mode, etc.) VCS Agent Enables access to the filtering options to select the VCS Agents elements that will be monitored. VCS Daemon Enables access to the filtering options to select the daemons elements that will be monitored. VCS GAP Port Enables access to the filtering options to select the GAB ports elements that will be monitored. VCS Group System Enables access to the filtering options to select the VCS group systems elements that will be monitored. Configuring Monitor Settings 29

30 VCS LLT Interface To set filtering options that indicate the VCS LLT interfaces to monitor. VCS Resource To set filtering options that indicate the VCS Resources to monitor. VCS Resource System To set filtering options that indicate the VCS Resource Systems to monitor. VCS Service Group To set filtering options that indicate the VCS Service Groups to monitor. VCS System To set filtering options that indicate the VCS Systems to monitor. VCS System Heartbeat To set filtering options that indicate the VCS System Heartbeats to monitor. VCS WAN Heartbeat To set filtering options that indicate the VCS WAB Heartbeats to monitor. Configuring Veritas Cluster Server KM Before using Veritas Cluster Server KM, you'll have to configure its general settings. This section will learn you how to: configure the user account enable the debug mode configure the maximum number of instances configure the multi-node monitoring mode configure the VCS server discovery overrides (Optional). Configuring the User Account A user account with administrative privileges must be configured in BMC ProactiveNet to read and execute Veritas Cluster Server application programs and file systems. Depending on the operating systems used, several options will be available. On Unix platforms, you can use the following user accounts: a root user a non-root user, such as patrol, that has sudo privileges on Veritas Cluster Server to execute application programs and access file systems a non-root account, such as patrol, configured in the Veritas Cluster Server application to administer the Veritas Cluster Server application. On Windows platforms, you can use the following user accounts: Configuring Monitor Settings 30

31 an administrator user a non-administrator account, such as patrol, configured in the Veritas Cluster Server application to administer the Veritas Cluster Server application. To configure the user account 1. Add or edit a monitor type 2. From the Monitor Type menu, select Veritas Cluster Server KM Configuring Monitor Settings 31

32 3. In the Hostname field, enter: localhost to apply these settings to all PATROL Agents installed on the VCS Servers a hostname or IP address to apply these settings to a specific server 3. Set the VCS Credentials: To use the default PATROL Agent Account, check the Use Agent Default Account box To use a different user account, enter the login details in the Username and Password fields (Unix Only) If the user account has sudo privileges, check the Use Sudo box and indicate the sudo binary file path (by default: /usr/local/bin/sudo) 5. Click the Advanced button if you need to configure: the debug mode the maximum number of instances the multi-node monitoring mode the VCS Server discovery overrides (Optional). 6. Click Add to List. 7. Click Update. Enabling the Debug Mode When you encounter an issue and wish to report it to Sentry Software, you will be asked to enable the Debug Mode and provide the debug output to the Sentry Software support team. To enable the debug mode 1. Edit a Veritas Cluster Server KM monitor type: In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view Select a policy and click Edit In the Monitor Configuration tab, select Veritas Cluster Server KM monitor type and click Edit Configuring Monitor Settings 32

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34 2. From the List - VCS Monitoring Settings, select the host or localhost 3. Click the Advanced button A dvanced Settings Configuring Monitor Settings 34

35 4. Click the Debug button Configuring the Debug Mode 5. Select all the elements for which you want to obtain debug information 6. In the Options section, indicate: when the system must stop logging debug information. The required format is: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS where the debug file will be stored. The default path is: <PATROL_HOME>/lib/VCS/debug 7. Click Close on all pop-ups 8. Click Modify Selection in the main window and click Update. When the debug end time is reached, a tar/zip file is automatically created under <PATROL_HOME>/ lib/vcs/ and can be sent to the BMC Support for help. It is also recommended to check the VCS.log file, stored in <PATROL_HOME>/log, for any error. Configuring Monitor Settings 35

36 Configuring the Maximum Number of Instances By default, the solution discovers and monitors all the instances. Because there may be a very large number of instances to monitor and this may represent a important workload to the agents and the BPPM servers, it is recommended to only monitor the critical ones. This can be done by configuring the instance limits. 1. Edit a Veritas Cluster Server KM KM monitor type: In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view Select a policy and click Edit In the Monitor Configuration tab, select a Veritas Cluster Server monitor type and click Edit Editing the V CS Monitoring Settings Configuring Monitor Settings 36

37 2. From the List - VCS Monitoring Settings, select the host or localhost 3. Click the Advanced button A dvanced Settings Configuring Monitor Settings 37

38 4. Click the Instance Max button For each monitored element, indicate the maximum number of instances to be displayed Enter 0 in the relevant field to disable the monitoring of a specific element Click Close on all pop-ups Click Modify Selection in the main window and click Update. Configuring Monitor Settings 38

39 Configuring the Multi-Node Monitoring Mode If the Veritas Cluster Server environment is installed in a cluster using Veritas Cluster Server, Veritas Cluster File System, Oracle Solaris Cluster or Microsoft Cluster, Veritas Cluster Server KM must be installed on all the cluster nodes to enable continuous monitoring and avoid single point of failure. To avoid duplicate alerts from multiple nodes, it is recommended to configure the solution to operate in multi-node monitoring mode. To configure the multi-node monitoring mode 1. Edit a Veritas Cluster Server KM monitor type: In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view Select a policy and click Edit In the Monitor Configuration tab, select Veritas Cluster Server KM monitor type and click Edit Configuring Monitor Settings 39

40 Editing the V CS Monitoring Settings Configuring Monitor Settings 40

41 2. From the List - VCS Monitoring Settings, select the host or localhost 3. Click the Advanced button A dvanced Settings Configuring Monitor Settings 41

42 4. Select Enable Multi-node Monitoring Mode and click the Multi-node M... button Configuring Multi-node Mode 5. Configure the Multi-node Mode: Select the appropriate Cluster Application. Indicate the Failover Group Name. Leave this field blank if you have previously selected Veritas Cluster File System. Then the Veritas Cluster Server KM will monitor the entire cluster from the active master system, which is identified by vxdctl -c mode command. This method requires vxconfigd in enable mode with its clustered state active. In the Monitoring Node Names field, name all the VCS systems where the monitoring solution is installed. The list must be delimited by commas. 6. (Optional) Allow the solution to check the monitoring mode of the remote PATROL Agents. If the Remote PATROL Agent Checking is disabled, the solution will monitor actively through active VCS Server system or on the node where failover group is online and will not check the monitoring status of the other nodes through PATROL Agent: Check the Enable Remote PATROL Agent Checking box. Click the Remote Agent button Configuring Monitor Settings 42

43 Configuring the Remote A gent In the Monitoring Node Name field, indicate the cluster node used for multi-node mode failover Indicate all the information required to communicate with the remote PATROL Agent (protocol, port number, and credentials) In the Number of Attempts field, indicate how many times the solution will try to communicate with the remote PATROL Agent before failing over Enter the timeout between attempts Click Add to List Resume the procedure for all the nodes previously listed in step 5 7. Click Close on all pop-ups 8. Click Modify Selection in the main window and click Update. Veritas Cluster Server will then be monitored through the active or online node. The other nodes, which are standing by for a failover, will be in passive multi-node mode and only the local Veritas Cluster Server components will be monitored. Configuring Monitor Settings 43

44 If a managed node is unable to determine the system w hich should be in Active Multi-node Mode, it w ill change to Temporary Single-node Mode. Configuring the VCS Server Discovery Overrides (Optional) The solution automatically discovers the Veritas Cluster Server installation and configuration paths, the temporary directory path used by the VCS KM, the node type, and the node status. This information can however be overridden. To configure VCS server discovery overrides 1. Edit a VCS KM monitor type: In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view Select a policy and click Edit In the Monitor Configuration tab, select a Veritas Cluster Server KM monitor type and click Edit Configuring Monitor Settings 44

45 Editing the V CS Monitoring Settings Configuring Monitor Settings 45

46 2. From the List - VCS Monitoring Settings, select the host or localhost 3. Click the Advanced button A dvanced Settings 4. In the VCS Server Discovery Overrides section, indicate: the VCS installation path the VCS configuration path the temporary directory path the node status. 5. Click Close on all pop-ups 6. Click Modify Selection in the main window and click Update. Configuring Monitor Settings 46

47 Filtering Elements to Monitor By default, the solution monitors all the elements discovered, which may represent an important workload to the agents and the BPPM servers. Because the monitoring of some elements may be irrelevant for various reasons, you can apply filters to indicate which elements will be monitored or not. Filtering options are available for the following monitor types: VCS Agent, VCS Daemon, VCS GAB Port, VCS Group System, VCS LLT Interface, VCS Resource, VCS Resource System, VCS Service Group, VCS System, VCS System Heartbeat, and VCS WAN Heartbeat. To filter elements to monitor 1. Add or edit a monitor type 2. Select the Monitor Type for which you wish to apply filters. 3. In the Hostname field, enter: localhost to apply these settings to all PATROL Agents installed on Veritas Cluster Servers a hostname or IP address to apply these settings to a specific server 4. Indicate which elements will be monitored: Click the Filtering button In the Keep Only... section, indicate the regular expression for the element to be monitored and click Add to List In the Exclude... section, indicate the regular expression for the element not to be monitored and click Add To List Resume procedure to keep and/or exclude as many elements as required Click Close 5. If needed, manually add elements to be monitored: Click the Manual Add button Indicate the element to be monitored and click Add to List Resume procedure to add as many elements as required Click Close 6. Click Add to List. 7. Click Add. 8. Finally, Update the policy. Configuring Thresholds When you are creating or editing a policy, you can add and configure monitor thresholds. The Add Thresholds dialog box presents threshold configuration fields for BMC ProactiveNet monitors that are configured through Central Monitoring Administration. For details about baselines and Key Performance Indicators (KPI), see BMC ProactiveNet Central Monitoring Administration or BMC ProactiveNet documentation or refer to the Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators section. For details about the monitored attributes, refer to the specific monitor type in the Reference Guide section. Configuring Monitor Settings 47

48 Before you begin Ensure that monitor configuration is complete before thresholds are applied. Thresholds cannot be applied to monitors that are not configured through Central Monitoring Administration. If you have not done so already, define general policy details. To add and configure monitor thresholds 1. Open the Add Policy dialog box. Click for steps: In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view. Click Add, or select an existing policy and click Edit. 2. Select the Threshold Configuration tab and click Add. 3. In the Add Thresholds dialog box, select an item from each of the following lists: Solution, Version, and Monitor Type. Configuration fields are displayed. 4. In the Scope list, the Instance option is automatically selected. Type an Instance Name string or regular expression to apply threshold configuration to instances with matching patterns. Select Match Device Name to include the associated device and use the entire <devicename> \<instancename> string for pattern matching. Instance thresholds are applied to the matched monitor instance names or instance names patterns. You can use the following regular expression patterns for the instance name:?, +, *, ( ),, [ ], { }, ^, $,. If the instance name contains one of the pattern characters (except for *), use a backslash ( \ ) before the pattern character. For example, to enter the instance name Storage1 (1), enter Storage1 \(1\). 5. From the Attribute list, select a monitor attribute. In the Attribute list, some attributes are designated as key performance indicators (KPIs). Depending on the monitored environment and version, the list of KPIs might appear differently in the BMC ProactiveNet Operations Console. 6. From the Type of Threshold list, select the threshold type. 7. Select and enter values for the threshold parameters. 8. To continue configuration, perform one or more of the following actions in the Add Thresholds dialog box, and then select a different monitor type, version, or solution: To add the configuration details for the threshold to the Threshold Configuration tab, click the Add button at the bottom of the window. To return the settings in the current window to default values, click the Reset button at the bottom of the window. The values on the current window are reset. Be sure to click the Add button to save the configuration on the Threshold Configuration tab. 9. When you finish configuration, click Close. The configuration details are displayed in the table on the Threshold Configuration tab. 10. When you finish configuring thresholds, click Save at the bottom of the Add Policy dialog box, or Update at the bottom of the Edit Policy dialog box. After you save or update the policy, new threshold configurations are pushed to BMC PATROL Agents with matching Central Monitoring Configuration tags. Configuring Thresholds 48

49 To edit a threshold configuration On the Threshold Configuration tab, select a threshold definition, and click Edit. Edit the configuration values and click Update. When you finish editing the threshold configuration, click Close. To save changes to the policy, click Update at the bottom of the Edit Policy dialog box. After you update the policy, updated threshold configurations are pushed to BMC PATROL Agents with matching Central Monitoring Configuration tags. To delete a threshold configuration 1. On the Threshold Configuration tab, select attributes, monitor types, versions, or solutions. 2. Click Delete. 3. After you delete one or more threshold configurations, click Close. 4. To save changes to the policy, click Update at the bottom of the Edit Policy dialog box. After you update the policy, deleted threshold configurations are removed from BMC PATROL Agents with matching Central Monitoring Configuration tags. Recommended Thresholds Thresholds define acceptable high and/or low values for the data collected. Thresholds can be created as part of a policy that can be applied to multiple monitors types on multiple BMC PATROL Agents. The Reference Guide provides a list of monitor types with their respective attributes and, when meaningful, a recommended threshold. Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management This section provides a brief overview of how to navigate and use the product in the BMC ProactiveNet Operations Console. Navigating the BMC ProactiveNet Operations Console Adding attributes to the graph Viewing and manipulating attribute graphs Viewing monitors for a device Changing Thresholds For more detailed information, see BMC ProactiveNet User Guide in the PDF product guides. Configuring Thresholds 49

50 Navigating the BMC ProactiveNet Operations Console The BMC ProactiveNet Operations Console is a Web-based application that provides options to navigate through BMC ProactiveNet and view all of the information collected and computed by the BMC ProactiveNet Server related to events, views, and graphs. Navigation tree The navigation tree shows an at-a-glance synopsis of events and views. Event and component folders are displayed hierarchically and are divided into the following categories, or nodes. Object Definition Global node The Global node contains the following default collectors: All Event Collectors displays the entire event collector hierarchy All Abnormalities displays all the abnormality events All Services displays all the services All Groups displays all the groups All Devices displays all the devices Based on permissions, users can create event and component folders under this node to organize the event view. My Folder node Based on permissions, users can create event and component folders under this node to organize the event view. To further organize your display, beneath these top-level folders you can add event and component folders, including folders for Component Instances (CIs) associated with a service model. Your ability to add event and component folders depends on your permissions. The severity icons for a collector dynamically change depending on the severity level of the events for that collector. For example, if there is a Critical event on one of the devices, the green icon changes to a red icon, indicating a Critical event. The icons enable you to see the status of devices on your system immediately. For complete details, see the BMC ProactiveNet Getting Started Guide on the BMC Support website. Navigation drawers The navigation pane in the Operations Console contains a series of drawers that enable you to navigate through BMC ProactiveNet functions and views. You can select which drawers to display in the navigation pane. The following table describes the available drawers in the navigation pane and describes their functions. Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management 50

51 Drawer Description Main Provides access to event lists and displays event information and status. Other cells Lists available remote cells connected to the BMC ProactiveNet Server and monitored by BMC ProactiveNet. Reports Enables you to generate and manage reports based on data collected by BMC ProactiveNet. Note: You must have permission to view this drawer. Views & graphs Provides options for the management of views and graphs in the Operations Console Bookmarks Enables you to view, rename, and delete bookmarks of objects and their related views that you create in the navigation tree. Find CI Provides a search mechanism so that you can search for Component Instances that meet the specified search criteria. Note: You must have permission to view this drawer. Event and component folders Event and component folders enable you to organize cells and collectors to make event displays meaningful for operators. For example, you might create an event folder for collectors that gather database warning events and allow only operators who are database administrators access to that event folder. You can drag components from one existing folder to another within the top-level folders in the navigation tree. You also can drag and drop CIs from the Tile or Graph view to an existing folder in the All Services folder. Event folders An event folder is a grouping of collectors that shows the relationship of events or abnormalities through the hierarchy of the navigation tree. Administrators define event folders and associate them with one or more collectors. Each level of the collector is shown as a node under the event folder. An event list is associated with the lowest level nodes of an event folder. The parent level of an event folder represents all of the events or abnormalities associated with the collectors. Event collectors Event collectors gather events for display in an event list to provide operators with meaningful groups of events or abnormalities and to show relationship through the hierarchy of the nodes in the navigation tree. To access the event list for a collector, operators click the collector node in the navigation tree. Event collectors are dynamic or static. Nodes for dynamic collectors appear or disappear from the navigation tree based on whether or not events are present that meet the criteria for those collectors. Nodes for static collectors remain in the navigation tree regardless of whether events are present or not. Component folders A component folder is a grouping of groups, services, or devices from several different event lists (collectors) that shows the relationship of groups, services, or devices through the hierarchy of the navigation tree. Administrators define component folders and associate them with one or more Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management 51

52 groups, services, or devices. Each level of the component folder is shown as a node under the parent component folder. An event list is associated with the lowest level nodes of a component folder. The parent level of a component folder represents all of the events associated with the groups, services, or devices. Component folders are static or dynamic. You populate static component folders by selecting from a list of objects. You populate dynamic component folders by creating a query. Static folders always contain only the objects that you manually select. Dynamic folders contain the objects that match the query, so the contents of these folders can change without further editing. Operations Console views The following table shows the different views that are available, depending on what object you select in the navigation tree. Each view is accessed by clicking the associated Console view icon. If a view is not available for the object that is selected in the navigation tree, the icon for that view is not displayed in the toolbar. View Description Event The Event view displays all events in an event list. This is the default view for all objects. Use the Event view to check the details of events and to address events that highlight incorrect state. Probable Cause Analysis can help you to identify the cause of the event. An event could be assigned to other users, who can acknowledge and take ownership of the event, fix the problem, and close the event. You can also address the incorrect condition by invoking remote actions, detailed diagnostics, and local actions. The Graph view helps check the impacting service and you can cross-launch to Impact Model Designer, Service Level Manager and Product Catalog in BMC Remedy IT Service Management (BMC Remedy ITSM). You can display an Event view for: Event collectors Abnormalities Services Groups Devices Monitors Title The Canvas view enables you to create a graphical representation of the components that are being monitored in your environment. The components are represented by objects that you can place on a background image. The objects can be graphics, such as images or connectors, or metrics information represented in a tile. You can create and display a Canvas view for: Event collectors services Groups Devices Tree/Graph The Tree/Graph view displays information for a selected object as a tree that represents the hierarchy of the object. The Tree view is available for groups and services. You can use the Tree view to get a real-time, interactive visualization of the event status and other details of the selected group or service. In the Group hyperbolic tree, the entire group hierarchy and devices are visible on a hyperbolic pane that is mapped to a circular display region. Service tree is applicable only for the selected service. If a service is selected in the navigation tree, this view displays a graphical representation of the configuration items in the service model and shows how those configuration items relate to each other. Use the Graph view to monitor events for published service models that represent your business services. You can display a Tree/Graph view for: Services Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management 52

53 View Description Groups Grid Grid view displays information for the selected object in a tabular format. you can view the event status and other details of the selected object through hyperlinks to graphs, views, etc. You can display a Grid view for: Abnormalities Groups Devices For more detailed information, BMC ProactiveNet Getting Started Guide on the BMC Support website. Adding attributes to the graph Following configuration, only one attribute is enabled for the graph of each monitor. You might want to add additional attributes to the monitor graph. 1. In the BMC ProactiveNet Operations console, select the Navigation drawer. 2. Select Global > Devices. 3. Select the Grid view. All the monitored devices are displayed in table format. 4. Select a device from the displayed table. 5. Select a monitor. 6. Click Tools >Show Graph 7. Select the Attributes & Indicators tab. 8. Select one or more attributes. Up to 12 attributes of a monitor can be displayed on a single graph. Though only two units of measurement can be used. Viewing and manipulating attribute graphs The graph provides a visual display of the attributes of a monitor. Up to 12 attributes of a monitor can be displayed on a single graph In the BMC ProactiveNet Operations console, select the Navigation drawer. Select Global > Devices. Select the Grid view. All the monitored devices are displayed in table format. Select a device from the table. Select a monitor. Click Tools > Show Graph If Collect Data is not enabled then no data is available. The Graph Display window opens, displaying a graph displaying the values of the selected attributes for this monitor. You can use the options available on this tab to manipulate the graph. For complete details, refer to BMC ProactiveNet User Guide on the BMC Support website. Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management 53

54 Viewing monitors for a device This section provides a brief overview of how to view the monitors for a selected device. For complete details, refer to BMC ProactiveNet User Guide on the BMC Support website. To view the Monitor types for a device In the BMC ProactiveNet Operations console, select the Navigation drawer. Select Global > Devices. Select the Grid view. All the monitored devices are displayed in table format. Select a device from the table. A hierarchical tree listing the monitors for that device is displayed. You can click the + and - to expand and collapse nodes of the hierarchical tree. The following information is displayed: Information Description Monitor Name Device name or process name, a device might appear more than once if it is monitored by several PATROL Agents Monitor Type Name of the monitor type. This will correspond to the element displayed in the Monitor Name column, specifying the type of device or process monitored Source Agent ProactiveNet server where the PATROL Agent and integration service are running Open Number of open alerts, a green globe is displayed if no alerts are open Closed Number of closed alerts Enabled Enabled if data is being collected Changing thresholds You can adjust the thresholds for the attributes of a monitor type either globally or for a specific device instance. In the BMC ProactiveNet Operations console, select the Navigation drawer Select Select Select Select Select Global > Devices. the Grid view. All the monitored devices are displayed in table format. a device from the table. a monitor. Tools > Thresholds. A menu containing the available thresholds is displayed. Global thresholds are applied to all monitor instances of the selected monitor type. Instance thresholds are applied to the selected monitor instance. 6. Edit the Threshold settings 7. Click Apply. Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management 54

55 Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators In order to facilitate the detection of abnormalities on your monitored environment, BMC ProactiveNet calculates baselines per attributes based on values collected over a specified period of time to determine a normal operating range. When the collected values for these attributes are out of range, an alert is triggered. Some attributes are identified by default as Key Performance Indicators and therefore automatically included in the base lining calculation. Managing baselines The baseline is the expected normal operating range for a metric or attribute of a monitor. The baseline is calculated by collecting the values for a monitor s attributes and metrics over a specified time period and establishing a low baseline value (consisting of the 10th percentile of all the values for a given time period) and a high baseline value (consisting of the 90th percentile of all the values for a given time period), taking a weighted average of these values over time. A higher weight is given to the latest data being factored into the baseline average. The accuracy of the baseline improves over time. Requirements for baseline generation For baselines to be generated for an attribute, that abnormality threshold means that the threshold exists and is not suppressed. Additionally, if the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) mode is active, only those attributes that have an active abnormality threshold and are also KPI attributes will have baselines generated for them. Absolute thresholds (w ith "outside baseline") or signature thresholds do not satisfy these requirements. Managing Key Performance Indicators The KPI attribute of an attribute can be activated or deactivated manually through the BMC ProactiveNet Administration Console. In this KM, some attributes have been designated as important indicators of performance (KPIs). We do not recommend that these default settings are modified. However, advanced users may activate or deactivate KPIs from the BMC ProactiveNet Administration Console. Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management 55

56 To add or remove Key Performance Indicator (KPI) attributes for a monitor type 1. In the Administration Console, from the menu bar, choose Tools > KPI Administration. The KPI Administration dialog box is displayed. 2. From the Monitor Type list, choose the monitor type for which you want to add or remove KPI attributes. A list of attributes for the selected monitor type is displayed. 3. In the KPI column for the attributes that you want to add or remove as Key Performance Indicators: select the KPI check box to add the corresponding attribute as a KPI deselect the KPI check box to remove the corresponding attribute from the KPIs for that monitor type For complete and detailed information on this procedure, please refer to the BMC ProactiveNet documentation available from BMC W eb site. Attributes considered as KPIs are respectively identified by the following icon:. Using BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management 56

57 Reference Guide

58 Introduction This chapter provides statistical information about resources, operating status, and performances managed by the Veritas Cluster Server KM. It contains tables describing the attributes used in the KM, grouped by Monitor Types, and provides a brief description of each attribute and its default settings. Monitor Types Veritas Cluster Server KM VCS Agent VCS Daemon VCS GAB VCS GAB Port VCS Group System VCS LLT VCS LLT Interface VCS Log VCS Resource VCS Resource System VCS Service Group VCS System VCS System Heartbeat VCS WAN Heartbeat Baselines and Key Performance Indicators Some attributes are identified by default as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and therefore automatically included in the base lining calculation. To learn more about auto baselining and KPIs, please refer to the Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators chapter. In this guide, attributes flagged as KPIs are respectively identified by the following icon: 58.

59 Veritas Cluster Server KM Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type Login Status Monitors the status of the VCS KM login details (username/password) for the operating system. 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Collection Status Monitoring Mode Indicates the VCS monitoring mode. 0 = Permanent Single-node Mode 1 = Temporary Single-node Mode 2 = Active Multi-node Mode 3 = Passive Multi-node Mode -1 = Unknown Collection Status Node Status Monitors error messages for the Veritas Cluster Server application on this managed system. It is set by VCS_SERVER application class discovery. If any of the Veritas Cluster Server application daemons is not running, this parameter will be set to "Failure" state. The list of critical Veritas Cluster Server daemons can be customized using the KM command Configuration > Node Status from the Veritas Cluster Server icon. If there are any suspicious command exits due to an error, this parameter will be set to "Suspicious" state. If this status parameter changes to warning or alarm state, the recovery action will trigger an event and annotate the last data point. 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability 59

60 VCS Agent Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type Fault Count Displays the number of the agent faults as reported in the command executed by the data collector. Count n/a Statistics State Displays the state of the agent as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Running 1 = Not Started 2 = Not Running -1 = Unknown Availability Status Monitors the status of the agent.the following State to Status mapping rule is used: Not Running > Failure Unknown > Failure All other states > OK 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability For detailed information about KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. VCS Daemon Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type CPU Duration Indicates the CPU seconds consumed by the daemon. seconds Statistics CPU Utilization Indicates the CPU seconds consumed by the daemon. % Statistics Memory Size Indicates the core image size of the daemon in the virtual memory. KB Statistics Processes Count Indicates the number of the processes/threads of the daemon found. processes Statistics VCS Agent 60

61 State Indicates the state of the daemon as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Running 1 = Sleeping 2 = Waiting 3 = Queued 4= Intermediate 5= Terminated 6 = Stopped/ Disabled 7 = Growing 8= xistent/ Not Responding 9 = Not Running -1 = Unknown Availability Status Monitors the status of the daemon. The following State to Status mapping rule is used: Not Running > Failure Terminated, Stopped > Suspicious Growing, or Unknown > Suspicious All other states > OK 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability For detailed information about KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. VCS GAB Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type Node Count This parameter displays the number of nodes. Count Statistics Status This parameter monitors the status of the GAB module. If the GAB module is not configured or in jeopardy, this parameter will be set to "Failure". 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 n/a For detailed information about VCS Daemon KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. 61

62 VCS GAB Port Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type State This parameter displays the state of the GAB as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0= Membership 1 = Waiting for Seed 2 = Jeopardy -1 = Unknown Availability Status This parameter monitors the status of the GAB. 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability The following State to Status mapping rule is used: Waiting for Seed > Suspicious Jeopardy > Failure Unknown > Failure All other states > OK VCS Group System Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type Auto Disabled This parameter indicates whether the service group has been auto-disabled on the system by Veritas Cluster Server. 0 = No 1 = Yes -1 = Unknown Alarm = 1 Availability Enabled This parameter indicates whether the service group has been enabled on the system. 0 = No 1 = Yes -1 = Unknown Warning = 0 Availability Pending Probe Count This parameter displays the number of pending probes for this group system. Count Warning if out of [0-100] Statistics range Warning: Probed This parameter indicates whether the service group has been successfully probed on the system. 0 = No 1 = Yes -1 = Unknown Warning = 0 VCS GAB 62 Collection Status

63 State This parameter displays the state of the group system as reported in the command executed by the data collector. Note: ONLINE* and OFFLINE* states represent all other ONLINE and OFFLINE states with a secondary state respectively. 0 = ONLINE 1 = ONLINE* 2 = OFFLINE 3 = OFFLINE* 4 = STARTING 5 = STOPPING 6 = PARTIAL 7 = FAULTED -1 = UNKNOWN Status This parameter monitors the status of the group system. The following State to Status mapping rule is used: ONLINE* or OFFLINE > Suspicious STARTING or STOPPING > Suspicious PARTIAL or FAULTED > Failure Unknown > Failure All other states > OK 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure For detailed information about Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability Availability KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. VCS LLT Attributes Name Description Link Count Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type This parameter displays the Count number of links active in the LLT communication. Statistics Receive Packet Rate This parameter displays the packets/second number of received packets per second in the LLT communication. Statistics Received Not Connected Packets Count This parameter displays the Packets number of non-connected received packets in the LLT communication. Statistics Received Packet Count This parameter displays the Packets number of received packets in the LLT communication. Statistics Send Packet Rate This parameter displays the packets/second number of sent packets per second in the LLT communication. Statistics VCS Group System Units 63

64 Sent Connected Packet Count This parameter displays the packets number of sent connected packets in the LLT communication. Statistics Sent Not Connected Packet Count This parameter displays the Count number of non-connected received packets in the LLT communication. Statistics Sent Packet Count This parameter displays the Packets number of sent packets in the LLT communication. Statistics Status This parameter monitors the status of the LLT module. If the LLT module is not running, this parameter will be set to "Failure". Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Statistics For detailed information about 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. VCS LLT Interface Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert BMC ProactiveNet Conditions Attribute Type State This parameter displays the state of the LLT as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Down 1 = Up -1 = Unknown Availability Status This parameter monitors the status of the LLT.The following State to Status mapping rule is used: Down > Failure Unknown > Failure All other states > OK 0 = Ok 1= Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability VCS LOG Attributes VCS LLT Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type Alarm Message Count This parameter monitors the number of alarm messages. Count Alarm if out of [0-100] range Alarm: Statistics 64

65 File Space Growth Rate This parameter displays the growth rate of the amount of space used by the log file. KB/s Statistics File Space Used This parameter displays the amount of space used by the log file. KB Statistics Filesystem Space Used Percent This parameter monitors the percentage of capacity used by the log file. Percent (%) Alarm if out of [0-100] range Warning: Alarm: Statistics Space Available This parameter monitors the available space for the log file to use (this is also the available space on the file system). MB Warning = 2-5 Alarm = -1 to 2 Availability Space Used Percent This parameter monitors the percentage of space used by the file system (where the log file resides). Percent (%) Alarm if out of [0-100] range Warning: Alarm: Statistics Warning Message Count This parameter monitors the number warning messages. Count Alarm if out of [0-100] range Warning: Statistics For detailed information about KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. VCS Resource Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type Failover Status This parameter monitors the failover status of the resource. If the VCS system(s) where this resource is ONLINE differs between the current and previous collection cycles, this parameter will be set to "Suspicious". If there is no ONLINE system found for this resource, it will be set to "Failure". 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability Fault SystemCount This parameter displays the number of systems where this resource is in FAULTED state. Count Warning if out of [0-100] Statistics range Warning: VCS LOG 65

66 Offline System Count This parameter displays the number of systems where this resource is in OFFLINE state. Count Statistics Online System Count This parameter displays the number of systems where this resource is in ONLINE state. Count Statistics Partial System Count This parameter, set by VCSResourceCollector, displays the number of systems where this resource is in PARTIAL state. Count Statistics State This parameter displays the state of the resource as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Enabled 1 = Disabled 2 = Disabled / Critical -1 = Unknwon Availability Status This parameter monitors the status of the resource. 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability For detailed information about KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. VCS Resource System Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type Probed This parameter indicates whether the resource has been successfully probed on the system. 0 = No 1 = Yes -1 = Unknown Warning = 0 Availability State This parameter displays the state of the resource system as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = ONLINE 1 = ONLINE* 2 = OFFLINE 3 = OFFLINE* 4 = STARTING 5 = STOPPING 6 = PARTIAL 7 = FAULTED -1 = UNKNOWN Availability Status This parameter monitors 0 = Ok the status of the resource 1 = Suspicious system. 2 = Failure The following State to Status mapping rule is used: ONLINE* or OFFLINE* > Suspicious STARTING or STOPPING > Suspicious Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability VCS Resource 66

67 PARTIAL or FAULTED > Failure Unknown > Failure All other states > OK VCS Service Group Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type Failover Status This parameter monitors the failover status of the group. If the VCS system(s) where this service group is ONLINE differs between the current and previous collection cycles, this parameter will be set to "Suspicious" state. If there is no ONLINE system found for this service group, it will be set to "Failure". 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability Fault System Count This parameter displays the number of systems where this service group is in FAULTED state. Count Warning if out of [0100] range Warning: Statistics Frozen State This parameter displays the frozen state of the group as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Not Frozen 1 = TFrozen 2 = Frozen -1 = Unknown Availability Frozen Status This parameter monitors the frozen status of the group. TFrozen > Suspicious Frozen > Failure Unknown > Failure All other states > OK 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability Offline System Count This parameter displays the number of systems where this service group is in OFFLINE state. Count Statistics Online System Count This parameter displays the number of systems where this service group is in ONLINE state. Count Alarm 0 Statistics Partial System Count This parameter displays the number of systems where this service group is in PARTIAL state. Count Statistics For detailed information about VCS Resource System KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. 67

68 VCS System Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type CPU Available Percent This parameter monitors the percentage of available CPU on the system. Percent (%) Warning = 5-10 Alarm: 0-5 Statistics CPU Used Percent This parameter displays the percentage of CPU used by the system. Percent (%) Statistics Load Warning Duration This parameter indicates how long the system load has been over the warning threshold set in Veritas Cluster Server with the LoadTimeCounter system attribute. Seconds Statistics System Frozen State This parameter displays the frozen state of the system as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Not Frozen 1 = TFrozen 2 = Frozen -1 = Unknown Availability System Frozen Status This parameter monitors the frozen status of the system. The following State to Status mapping rule is used: TFrozen > Suspicious Frozen > Failure Unknown > Failure All other states > OK 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability Online Group Count This parameter displays the number of groups that are online or about to go online on a system, as reported in the command executed by the data collector. Count Statistics System State This parameter displays the state of the resource system as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = INITING Availability VCS System 68

69 1= CURRENT_DIS COVER_WAIT 2= CURRENT_PEE R_WAIT 3= STALE_DISCO VER_WAIT 4= STALE_PEER_ WAIT 5= LOCAL_BUILD 6= REMOTE_BUIL D 7 = RUNNING 8= ADMIN_WAIT 9= STALE_ADMIN _WAIT 10 = LEAVING 11 = EXITING 12 = EXITING_FOR CIBLY 13 = EXITED 14 = FAULTED -1 = UNKNOWN System Status This parameter monitors 0 = Ok the status of the system. 1 = Suspicious The following State to 2 = Failure Status mapping rule is used: CURRENT_DISCOVER_ WAIT, CURRENT_PEER_WAIT, STALE_DISCOVER_WAI T, STALE_PEER_WAIT, LOCAL_BUILD, or REMOTE_BUILD for more than 10 minutes > Suspicious ADMIN_WAIT, STALE_ADMIN_WAIT, LEAVING, EXITING, EXITING_FORCIBLY, or EXITED > Suspicious FAULTED, or UNKNOWN > Failure All other states > OK Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability Stopped Agent Count This parameter displays the number of stopped agents on the system. Count Statistics System Up Down State This parameter displays the up/down state of the system as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Down 1 = Up -1 = Unknown Availability VCS System 69

70 System Up Down Status This parameter monitors the up/down status of the system. The following State to Status mapping rule is used: Down > Failure Unknown > Failure All other states > OK For detailed information about 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability KPI, see Managing Baselines and Key Performance Indicators. VCS System Heartbeat Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type State This parameter displays the state of the heartbeat as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Down 1 = Up -1 = Unknown Availability Status This parameter monitors the status of the heartbeat. 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability VCS WAN Heartbeat Attributes Name Description Units Recommended Alert Conditions BMC ProactiveNet Attribute Type State This parameter displays the state of the WAN heartbeat as reported in the command executed by the data collector. 0 = Dead 1 = Alive -1 = Unknown Availability Status This parameter monitors the status of the WAN heartbeat. 0 = Ok 1 = Suspicious 2 = Failure Warning = 1 Alarm = 2 Availability VCS System 70

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