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Chapter 2 Installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager BEFORE INSTALLING About a Virtual Directory the Web Component Creates A virtual directory "esmpro&q

94 Notes Down" property is "On". Summary: No response from the server. Detail: Alert generation time ... The server doesn't resp

Notes 95 11. Setting an SNMP trap destination When you install NEC ESMPRO Manager and NEC ESMPRO Agent on the same computer, specify the IP address

96 Notes 15. About versions when using Inter-Manager Communication If you use Inter-Manager Communication between different versions of the NEC ESMPR

Notes 97 After you do the above, you can perform subsequent operations with a user who does not have Administrators privilege. <Autodiscovery of

98 Notes For Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 R2, however, upgrade the NEC ESMPRO Manager to this version first, and then upgrade the oper

Notes 99 Under the following Windows XP environments, the Windows Firewall is enabled. In this case, NEC ESMPRO Manager and NEC ESMPRO Agent cannot

100 Notes In such a case, follow the steps below to change map properties on Operation Window of the main NEC ESMPRO Manager: 1) Right-click the tar

Notes 101 - The upper direction shows the direction at start-up, and the lower shows the return. - Change both Agent and Manager settings when yo

102 Notes be selected.  Between Manager and Manager Function Manager (Port) Direction Manager (Port) Protocol Remarks Inter-Manager Communication

Notes 103 WEB COMPONENT 1. About the virtual directory for the Web Component after uninstalling If you have changed the default virtual directory n

Installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager 5 Installing IIS If you use the Web Component, install IIS before installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager. Installing H

104 Notes These are, for example, the floating IP of EM card, and the IP used for out of band management. You can delete these hosts manually as they

6 Installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager INSTALLATION Installing the Manager Software 1. Log on as a user with administrative privileges. For Windows XP

Installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager 7 6. Depending on the environment, a dialog box for selecting features to install might appear when you install NE

8 Installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager 7. If you select "Web Component" on the previous screen, the "Web Component Information" scre

Installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager 9 9. The "Start Copying Files" screen is displayed. Click [Next]. 10. The "Enter Text" scre

10 Installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager 11. The "Installation Completed" screen appears. Click [OK]. The installation of the NEC ESMPRO Manag

Installing the NEC ESMPRO Manager 11 Adding/Removing the Optional Features To add/remove the optional features, set up the NEC ESMPRO Manager again

Tree View Chapter 3 Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager STARTING THE NEC ESMPRO MANAGER Start the NEC ESMPRO Manager as follows:  During NEC ESMPRO Manag

Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 13 When the Operation Window first appears, servers on the same network can be detected and recorded on the Map View. (

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14 Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager Detecting Agents Automatically NEC ESMPRO Manager can detect Agents automatically and register an icon on the Map Vie

Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 15 Changing Icon Properties After icons are added during Autodiscover, you may want to view and edit their properties.

16 Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager Changing an Icon Follow this procedure to change an icon's image. You can only change a map icon to another map

Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 17 Creating an Icon Type You can create your own icon types and add them to the Icon Palette. 1. From the Options Menu

18 Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager Changing the Popup Menu These procedures will show you how to edit the popup menu for an icon type. Once these change

Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 19 Setting Up Inter-Manager Communication These settings define the exchange of information between Managers on maps an

20 Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 2. Set parameters for each field. Details are available in the on-line help. NOTE: Regarding the method of receiving

Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 21 Neighbor Manager The Neighbor Manager communicates directly with My Manager. The setting for the Neighbor Manager al

22 Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager Routing Inter-Manager communication to managers not directly connected (not neighboring) requires routing tables. Set

Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 23 Notification Options Define notification options as follows. 1. From the Options Menu, select Customize/Remote Mana

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24 Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager Monitoring Agents After creating the network map, registering Agent icons, and establishing communications, the NEC E

Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 25 BROWSING MIF Screen MIF Browser consists of the following views. Menu Tool Bar Title View Tree View Detail Vi

26 Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager – View menu Displays the following menu on the View Menu. View Tool Bar Status Bar Refresh Status Bar : When Stat

Using the NEC ESMPRO Manager 27 BROWSING MIB 1. Select MIB Browser from the Tools Menu or click the MIB Browser icon on the Toolbar. 2. Select th

Chapter 4 AlertViewer The AlertViewer displays failures and warnings issued from servers running NEC ESMPRO Agent software. The log provides the dat

AlertViewer 29 The central part of the AlertViewer is the Alert Log in which alert messages are displayed. New alert messages are added to the top o

30 AlertViewer MESSAGE NOTIFICATION When a new alert message arrives, you may hear a beep and see a notification message similar to the one shown nex

AlertViewer 31 Getting More Details For details on an alert message, double-click on the message line in the AlertViewer. You can also click [Alert

32 AlertViewer Finding and Sorting Alert Messages You can search for alert messages by specifying severity, component, or type. Do so as follows: 1.

AlertViewer 33 Filtering Alert Messages You can filter alert messages by specifying a set of conditions. 1. On the filter bar, click [Add]. 2. In

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34 AlertViewer  To view or remove the Tool Bar and Status Bar You can display the Toolbar and Status Bar on the screen or remove them from the scre

AlertViewer 35 Set up notification options as follows:  If you don't want to receive any notification messages when alert messages arrive at

36 AlertViewer  Check "Display received time on title" if you want the time to be shown on the title bar of the notification message. 

AlertViewer 37 Receiving SNMP Traps By default, AlertViewer only receives and shows Enterprise Specific traps originating from ESMPRO Agent. You can

38 AlertViewer and meaningful information.  Check "Also receive all Enterprise Specific traps other than above" if you want AlertViewer t

Chapter 5 DataViewer This section describes the DataViewer and its many options. The DataViewer lets you check hardware and software features on Age

40 DataViewer – The Tree View on the left side of the screen lists the folders. – The Information View on the right side of the screen displays the

DataViewer 41 SETTING THRESHOLD LIMITS Thresholds can be set and viewed wherever you see the threshold button. You can set threshold limits for: 

42 DataViewer HOW THRESHOLD LIMITS AND RESET VALUES WORK When a parameter exceeds the threshold limit, an alert message appears in the AlertViewer. T

DataViewer 43 LOCAL POLLING Selecting the Local Polling item on the Tree View shows the following screen. The Local Polling window allows you to mo

Contents iii ABOUT THE HP OPENVIEW INTEGRATION... 87 GETTING STARTED...

44 DataViewer 1. Specify the OID in Item field. Some OIDs are selectable from the [Browse…] button. Then check the Enable Polling check box. NOTE: In

DataViewer 45 MYLEX GAM LAUNCHER VIEW "MYLEX GAM launcher view" launches a utility of disk array management "GAM client". NOTES

46 DataViewer CREATING GRAPHS The DataViewer lets you create real-time graphs using the dynamic information collected from the Agent. The Graph windo

DataViewer 47 AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION The NEC ESMPRO Manager has a function to collect statistical data automatically within a specific cycle. Se

48 DataViewer Saving Data with the ODBC Interface When you select ODBC as the data saving mode, a table for the Server Name is created in the specifi

DataViewer 49 ODBC data collection must be specified in NEC ESMPRO and matching information must be entered in your selected database. Initiate ODBC

50 DataViewer PRINTING STATISTICAL DATA This section explains how to print the data collected through Automatic Data Collection. 1. On the Operatio

Chapter 6 Web Component ABOUT THE WEB COMPONENT The Web Component allows you to use the main functions of the NEC ESMPRO Manager from your Web brows

52 Web Component GETTING STARTED When you use the Web Component, please follow the instructions below. Setting User Authority To use the Web Compone

Web Component 53 Checking the Operation of the Web Component The initial URL for accessing the Web Component is: http://a web server name/esmpro

About This Guide NEC ESMPRO monitors the configuration, failures, and performance of systems across a network. This user's guide is intended for

54 Web Component Before You Manage Server(s) via Web Browser 1. Adding the server you want to manage There is no server registered in the NEC ESMPRO

Web Component 55 OPERATION WINDOW The Operation Window displays a list of the managed servers connected to the network on a map. Server monitor stat

56 Web Component NOTE: The Web Component uses the same management information as the NEC ESMPRO Manager. Therefore, the maps and servers already reg

Web Component 57 Registering a Server to be Managed To register a server to the Operation Window, use the Autodiscovery function. If you already hav

58 Web Component NOTE: The map selected from the tree frame on the left of the Operation Window will be the default target map. Keep in mind that

Web Component 59 Setting the Agent Version 1. Select the check box of hosts or maps containing hosts you want to update on the Operation Window, and

60 Web Component Manually Adding a Map 1. Select the map to which you want to add a new map. 2. Click on Edit above the Map List. 3. Enter an appro

Web Component 61 Manually Adding a Host 1. Select the map to which you want to add a new host. 2. Click on Edit above the Host List. 3. Enter an a

62 Web Component Editing Properties of Maps or Hosts 1. Select the map containing the map or host you want to edit. 2. Click on Edit above the Map o

Web Component 63 Deleting the Map or Host 1. Select the map containing the map or host you want to delete. 2. Click on Edit above the Map or Host L

Chapter 1 Introducing NEC ESMPRO NEC ESMPRO lets a system administrator manage remote servers across a network. NEC ESMPRO monitors server hardware

64 Web Component Monitoring the Server Status The status of the registered server is automatically monitored, and icons on the Operation Window are c

Web Component 65 AlertViewer The AlertViewer displays the alert messages sent to the NEC ESMPRO Manager. Starting the AlertViewer Click on "Al

66 Web Component Viewing Detailed Alert Information Click on Summary to show the details of the alert. The detailed alert information is displayed in

Web Component 67 DataViewer The DataViewer obtains the configuration information on the server in which the NEC ESMPRO Agent is installed and displa

68 Web Component 2. Select the monitoring item set to be managed from the Monitoring Item list, and click [Collect]. The information on the selected

Customizing the Monitoring Item Set The Monitoring Item Set can be customized. Defining it enables you to flexibly manage the servers. 1. Click [Ed

70 Web Component AGENT CONTROL PANEL The Agent Control Panel allows you to change the operational settings of the NEC ESMPRO Agent. Starting the Age

Web Component 71 Changing the Operational Settings 1. In order to change settings, click on the tab of the item which you want to change in the upp

72 Web Component General The General tab allows you to set the general settings for the Agent such as SNMP settings. System The system tab allo

Web Component 73 CPU The CPU tab allows you to set the settings for monitoring CPU load. Monitoring CPU load can provide early detection of a high C

2 Introducing NEC ESMPRO CONFIGURATION NEC ESMPRO consists of a Manager program that runs on a management computer and an Agent program that runs on

74 Web Component Storage The Storage tab allows you to configure the settings for monitoring storage devices. The hard disk pre-failure prediction fu

Web Component 75 LAN The LAN tab allows you to configure the settings for monitoring packets received from and sent to servers. When monitoring the

76 Web Component ESRAS The ESRAS tab allows you to set the settings for activating the Off-line Maintenance Utility. You can execute the preventive m

Web Component 77 Watchdog Timer The Watchdog Timer tab allows you to set the settings for monitoring system hangs. Monitoring system hangs helps min

78 Web Component Shutdown The Shutdown tab allows you to set the settings for monitoring the status of shutting-down the OS. When monitoring the stat

Web Component 79 Blade Server The Blade Server tab allows you to set whether or not to report chassis events on a Blade server. The Blade Server ha

80 Web Component Syslog The Syslog tab allows you to configure the settings for monitoring Syslog.

Web Component 81 Local Polling The Local Polling tab allows you to configure the settings for monitoring local polling. Using this function, you ca

82 Web Component To use the Local Polling function, follow the instructions below. 1. Click on the Local Polling tab. 2. On the Polling Targets li

Web Component 83 3. Enter the object ID in the Object ID box. The object ID can be selected from the Object ID List by clicking [Browse…] if needed.

Introducing NEC ESMPRO 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NEC ESMPRO Manager requires the following hardware and software:  Hardware – Memory: 20MB of free me

84 Web Component REMOTE WAKE UP The Remote Wake Up function allows you to power on systems on the network. To use the Remote Wake Up function, follow

Web Component 85 REMOTE SHUTDOWN The Remote Shutdown function allows you to remotely shut down a system running on the network. Remotely Shutting D

86 Web Component Setting the Agent Settings The NEC ESMPRO Agent settings must be set on the target server to run the Remote Shutdown function. 1. S

Chapter 7 HP OpenView Integration ABOUT THE HP OPENVIEW INTEGRATION NEC ESMPRO Manager-HP OpenView Integration (HP OpenView Integration) is an appli

88 HP OpenView Integration USING HP OPENVIEW INTEGRATION Auto-discovering NEC ESMPRO Agent To register an NEC ESMPRO Agent to be managed, select [To

HP OpenView Integration 89 Launching the AlertViewer To launch the AlertViewer, select [Tools] - [NEC ESMPRO Manager] - [AlertViewer]. Displaying N

Appendix A Inter-Manager Communication NEC ESMPRO software in a Manager can monitor approximately 100 units, although this number varies according t

Inter-Manager Communication 91 You can group communities by network, level, or a combination of the two for inter-Manager communication. Figures A-2

Appendix B Notes MANAGER 1. About versions of NEC ESMPRO Manager and NEC ESMPRO Agent If a version of NEC ESMPRO Manager is older than that of NEC

Notes 93 4. About transfer of DMI events on Inter-Manager Communication DMI events are not transferred between the Inter-Manager Communication. 5.