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User’s GuideOMEGAMON XE® for Linux

Version 120

GC32-9305-00

March 2004

Candle Corporation100 North Sepulveda Blvd.

El Segundo, California 90245

2 OMEGAMON XE for Linux User’s Guide, V120

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Threaded Environment for AS/400, Patent No. 5,504,898; Data Server with Data Probes Employing Predicate Tests in Rule Statements (Event Driven Sampling), Patent No. 5,615,359; MVS/ESA Message Transport System Using the XCF Coupling Facility, Patent No. 5,754,856; Intelligent Remote Agent for Computer Performance Monitoring, Patent No. 5,781,703; Data Server with Event Driven Sampling, Patent No. 5,809,238; Threaded Environment for Computer Systems Without Native Threading Support, Patent No. 5,835,763; Object Procedure Messaging Facility, Patent No. 5,848,234; End-to-End Response Time Measurement for Computer Programs, Patent No. 5,991,705; Communications on a Network, Patent Pending; Improved Message Queuing Based Network Computing Architecture, Patent Pending; User Interface for System Management Applications, Patent Pending.

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Contents 3

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Adobe Portable Document Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Documentation Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Candle Customer Service and Satisfaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Chapter 1. Introducing OMEGAMON XE for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

OMEGAMON XE for Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16OMEGAMON XE for Linux Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Chapter 2. Learning about OMEGAMON XE for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Understanding Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Understanding OMEGAMON XE for Linux Information . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 3. OMEGAMON XE for Linux Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Introduction to Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Using Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 4. OMEGAMON XE for Linux Workspaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Introducing OMEGAMON XE for Linux Workspaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Capacity Usage Information Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Disk I/O Extended Rate Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Disk I/O Rate Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Disk Usage Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Disk Usage Rates Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Network Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Process Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Process User Information Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Sockets Information Workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43System Information Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Users Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Virtual Memory Statistics Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Contents


Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Preface 5

Preface

This user’s guide provides information about the use of OMEGAMON® XE for Linux to monitor availability and performance of your Linux system. This guide is designed to help you

� become familiar with the predefined workspaces that report on your Linux system

� anticipate and detect problems in using your Linux environment� access specific information about events occurring in your environment

P

About This Book


About This Book

Who should read this bookThis guide is intended to be used by OMEGAMON XE for Linux administrators. The guide supplements the online help provided with OMEGAMON XE for Linux.

Candle recommends that you reference this document whenever you need additional information about the OMEGAMON XE for Linux product, its attributes, workspaces, and situations.

This manual assumes that you

� have installed CandleNet Portal™� have installed OMEGAMON XE for Linux

� are familiar with basic CandleNet Portal concepts, tasks, and features

If you are unfamiliar with these concepts and tasks, please review the Administering OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal. You should also review the online CandleNet Portal Tour to become familiar with the product’s features and capabilities.

Documentation set informationCandle® provides several sources of documentation for the OMEGAMON XE for Linux. Each of these sources contains a specific type of information to help you use the product. Relevant manuals are the

� OMEGAMON XE for Linux User’s Guide, LZ54-6579

Introduces you to the features, workspaces, attributes, and predefined situations for OMEGAMON XE for Linux.

� the documentation for CandleNet Portal that came with your OMEGAMON XE for Linux product

Provides instructions for using the CandleNet Portal interface to monitor the enterprise.

� the documentation for Candle Command Center that came with your OMEGAMON XE for Linux product

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About This Book

Provides instructions for setting up the Candle Management Server® (CMS™).

� the installation documentation that came with your OMEGAMON XE for Linux product

Provides instructions for installing the product and the framework components.

Where to look for more informationFor more information related to this product and other related products, please see the

� technical documentation CD-ROM that came with your product

� technical documentation information available on the Candle Web site at www.candle.com

� online help provided with this and the other related products

Ordering additional product documentationTo order additional product manuals, contact your Candle Support Services representative.

We would like to hear from youCandle welcomes your comments and suggestions for changes or additions to the documentation set. A user comment form, located at the back of each manual, provides simple instructions for communicating with the Candle Information Development department. You can also send email to [email protected]. Please include “OMEGAMON XE for Linux User’s Guide, V120” in the subject line.

Adobe Portable Document Format



Printing this bookCandle supplies documentation in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The Adobe Acrobat Reader will print PDF documents with the fonts, formatting, and graphics in the original document. To print a Candle document, do the following:

1. Specify the print options for your system. From the Acrobat Reader Menu bar, select File > Page Setup… and make your selections. A setting of 300 dpi is highly recommended as is duplex printing if your printer supports this option.

2. To start printing, select File > Print... on the Acrobat Reader Menu bar.

3. On the Print pop-up, select one of the Print Range options for� All� Current page� Pages from: [ ] to: [ ]

4. (Optional). Select the Shrink to Fit option if you need to fit oversize pages to the paper size currently loaded on your printer.

Printing problems?The print quality of your output is ultimately determined by your printer. Sometimes printing problems can occur. If you experience printing problems, potential areas to check are:� settings for your printer and printer driver. (The dpi settings for both your

driver and printer should be the same. A setting of 300 dpi is recommended.)

� the printer driver you are using. (You may need a different printer driver or the Universal Printer driver from Adobe. This free printer driver is available at www.adobe.com.)

� the halftone/graphics color adjustment for printing color on black and white printers (check the printer properties under Start > Settings > Printer). For more information, see the online help for the Acrobat Reader.

� the amount of available memory in your printer. (Insufficient memory can cause a document or graphics to fail to print.)

For additional information on printing problems, refer to the documentation for your printer or contact your printer manufacturer.

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Contacting AdobeIf additional information is needed about Adobe Acrobat Reader or printing problems, see the Readme.pdf file that ships with Adobe Acrobat Reader or contact Adobe at www.adobe.com.

Adding annotations to PDF filesIf you have purchased the Adobe Acrobat application, you can add annotations to Candle documentation in .PDF format. See the Adobe product for instructions on using the Acrobat annotations tool and its features.

http://www.adobe.com

Documentation Conventions



IntroductionCandle documentation adheres to accepted typographical conventions for command syntax. Conventions specific to Candle documentation are discussed in the following sections.

Panels and figuresThe panels and figures in this document are representations. Actual product panels may differ.

Required blanksThe slashed-b (!) character in examples represents a required blank. The following example illustrates the location of two required blanks.

!!!!eBA*ServiceMonitor!!!!0990221161551000

Revision barsRevision bars (|) may appear in the left margin to identify new or updated material.

Variables and literals in command syntax examplesIn examples of command syntax for the OS/390, VM, OS/400, and NonStop Kernel platforms, uppercase letters indicate actual values (literals) that the user should type; lowercase letters indicate variables that represent data supplied by the user:

LOGON APPLID (cccccccc)

However, for the Windows and UNIX platforms, variables are shown in italics:

-candle.kzy.instrument.control.file=instrumentation_control_file_name-candle.kzy.agent.parms=agent_control_file_name

In ordinary text, variable names appear in italics, regardless of platform.

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SymbolsThe following symbols may appear in command syntax:

Table 1. Symbols in Command Syntax

Symbol Usage

| The “or” symbol is used to denote a choice. Either the argument on the left or the argument on the right may be used. Example:

YES | NOIn this example, YES or NO may be specified.

[ ] Denotes optional arguments. Those arguments not enclosed in square brackets are required. Example:

APPLDEST DEST [ALTDEST]In this example, DEST is a required argument and ALTDEST is optional.

{ } Some documents use braces to denote required arguments, or to group arguments for clarity. Example:

COMPARE {workload} -REPORT={SUMMARY | HISTOGRAM}

The workload variable is required. The REPORT keyword must be specified with a value of SUMMARY or HISTOGRAM.

_ Default values are underscored. Example:

COPY infile outfile - [COMPRESS={YES | NO}]In this example, the COMPRESS keyword is optional. If specified, the only valid values are YES or NO. If omitted, the default is YES.

Candle Customer Service and Satisfaction


Candle Customer Service and Satisfaction

BackgroundTo assist you in making effective use of our products, Candle offers a variety of easy-to-use online support resources. The Candle Web site provides direct links to a variety of support tools that include these services:

eSupport allows you to create and update service requests opened with Customer Service and Satisfaction (CSS).

eDelivery allows you to download products, documentation, and maintenance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

eNotification notifies you of product updates and new releases.

In addition, you can find information about training, maintenance plans, consulting and services, and other useful support resources. Refer to the Candle Web site at www.candle.com for detailed customer service information.

Candle Customer Service and Satisfaction contactsYou will find the most current information about how to contact Candle CSS by telephone or email on the Candle Web site. Go to the www.candle.com support section, and choose the link to Support Contacts to locate your regional support center.

http://www.candle.com

http://www.candle.com

What’s New 13

What’s New

OverviewOMEGAMON XE for Linux, V120 supports Candle’s Log Alert Agent. In addition, you can now use CandleNet Portal to monitor capacity usage and disk input/output activity.

Support for the Log Alert AgentThe Log Alert Agent, available with OMEGAMON XE for Linux, facilitates monitoring and enhances reporting and formatting of syslog or errlog entries. The Log Alert Agent lets you define situations that will fire when an entry written to a monitored log meets certain alert thresholds. You can also open log files at a later time for browsing and charting.

The Log Alert Agent is

� Easy to use because it displays information in one standard format from various logs that require different techniques for monitoring, reporting, and formatting.

� Efficient because it lets you define situations that will fire when an entry is written to a monitored log that meets the situation criteria.

� Powerful because it provides you with on-demand reports that contain all messages written to monitored logs.

For more information about the Log Alert Agent, see the Log Alert Agent User’s Guide.

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Monitoring Capacity UsageYou can now use OMEGAMON XE for Linux to monitor capacity usage. The Capacity Usage Information workspace reflects the "health" of your system by providing CPU, disk, and swap space usage statistics. This workspace is comprised of three views, including a CPU Usage Average table view, a Disk Usage Rate table view, and a Swap Space Usage Rate table view. The CPU Usage Average table reflects the usage and capacity of the CPU, Idle CPU time, System CPU time, and User CPU time of the monitored system. The Disk Usage Rate table displays the system's trends in disk usage. The Swap Space Usage Rate table provides columns of swap space performance and capacity statistics. Based on the information that this workspace provides, you can recommend changes, set up situations, and verify that your recommended changes improve performance.

Monitoring Disk Input/Output ActivityYou can now use OMEGAMON XE for Linux to monitor input/output activity via a pair of “Rate” workspaces. The Disk I/O Rate workspace provides input/output statistics, including the transfer rates, block read rates, and block write rates of your monitored systems. The Disk I/O Extended Rate workspace provides detailed input/output statistics and "calculations", including the queue length and size in sectors of read and write requests, the rate of those requests, and wait times associated with requests. Based on the information that these workspaces provide, you can recommend changes, set up situations, and verify that your recommended changes improve performance.

Support of 64-bit Versions of the Linux KernelOMEGAMON XE for Linux now supports 64-bit versions of the Linux kernel on zSeries (mainframe).

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IntroducingOMEGAMON XE for Linux

IntroductionThis chapter introduces the features in the OMEGAMON XE for Linux and how it can enhance the performance of your system.

Chapter ContentsOMEGAMON XE for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16OMEGAMON XE for Linux Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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OMEGAMON XE for Linux



OverviewSystems administrators face increasing challenges in an ever-changing technical environment. Candle Corporation developed the CandleNet Portal and OMEGAMON XE for Linux to help you meet these challenges and better manage the performance of your system.

This topic presents a high-level description of OMEGAMON XE for Linux.

Using OMEGAMON XE for Linux and CandleNet Portal As part of the CandleNet Portal for Distributed Systems, OMEGAMON XE for Linux offers a central point of management of Linux-based environments. It provides a comprehensive means for gathering exactly the information you need to detect problems early and to prevent them. Information is standardized across all systems, and you can monitor servers from a single workstation. The CandleNet Portal lets you easily collect and analyze specific information.

OMEGAMON XE for Linux is an intelligent, remote monitoring agent that resides on managed systems. It assists you in anticipating trouble and warns systems administrators when critical events take place on their systems. With OMEGAMON XE for Linux, systems administrators can set threshold levels and flags as desired to alert them when the system reaches these thresholds.

For CandleNet Portal, information appears in named workspaces. Within a given workspace, information may appear in tabular form similar to the reports displayed by Candle Management Workstation. CandleNet Portal refers to this tabular format for information as a table view. Information may also be displayed in the workspace as charts, graphs, or other formats you can specify.



How OMEGAMON XE for Linux assists you An OMEGAMON XE monitoring agent provides several benefits. It can

� Simplify application and system management — by managing applications, platforms, and resources across your environment.

� Increase profits —by providing you with real-time access to reliable, up-to-the-minute data that allows you to make faster, better-informed operating decisions.

� Scale and port to new platforms —by supporting a wide variety of platforms.

� Improve system performance —by letting you integrate, monitor, and manage your system, network, console, and mission-critical applications. An OMA alerts the Candle Management Server (CMS) and the Candle Management Workstation (CMW) when conditions on the system network meet threshold-based conditions. These alerts notify your systems administrator to limit and control database usage. You can view data gathered by an OMA in tables and charts for the status of your distributed database systems.

� Enhance efficiency —by monitoring diverse platforms and networks from a single PC screen. Depending on your CandleNet Portal configuration, you can collect and monitor data across platforms. Monitoring agents gather and filter status information at the managed system rather than at the hub, eliminating unnecessary data transmission and sending only data that is relevant to changes in status conditions. OMEGAMON XE for Linux helps you monitor and gather the consistent, accurate, and timely information you need to effectively perform your job.

Advanced monitoring facilities OMEGAMON XE for Linux includes advanced monitoring facilities:

� user-defined and predefined situations based on thresholds to raise different types of alerts: critical, warning, and other



Features to facilitate system managementThe OMEGAMON XE for Linux includes the following features that facilitate Linux system management:

� the ability to create situations from attributes

� historical data collection for long-term trending

� predefined situations and templates

Historical Data CollectionYou can use the facilities of CandleNet Portal’s historical data collection function to store and save the data being collected by your OMEGAMON XE for Linux agent or agents. The historical data collection function permits you to specify

� the attribute group or groups for which data is to be collected

� the interval at which data is to be collected

� the interval at which data is to be warehoused (if you choose to do so)

� the location (either at the agent or at the CMS) at which the collected data is to be stored

Information about using the Historical Data Collection function can be found in the CandleNet Portal online Help and in the Historical Data Collection Guide for OMEGAMON XE and CandleNet Command Center.

To ensure that data samplings are saved to populate your predefined historical workspaces, you must first configure and start historical data collection. This requirement does not apply to workspaces using attribute groups that are historical in nature and show all their entries without you having to start data collection. See the Historical Data Collection Guide for OMEGAMON XE and CandleNet Command Center for more information.

Planning and installationFor information on planning and installing your OMEGAMON XE for Linux, refer to the installation documentation that was sent with your product.


OMEGAMON XE for Linux Operating Environment


OverviewOMEGAMON XE for Linux can help you to address the increasing challenges presented by today’s technical environment. In this unit you learn about the operating environment in which the OMEGAMON XE for Linux resides.

What is OMEGAMON XE?OMEGAMON XE is a suite of products that assists you in monitoring your mainframe and distributed systems on a variety of platforms using a variety of workstations.

It provides a way to monitor the availability and performance of all the systems in your enterprise from one or several designated workstations. It provides many useful reports you can use to track trends and understand and troubleshoot system problems. You can use OMEGAMON XE to

� establish your own performance thresholds� create situations, which are conditions to monitor� create comprehensive reports about system conditions� monitor for alerts on the systems and platforms you are managing� trace the causes leading up to an alert

Components of the environmentThe client-server-agent implementation includes

� a client, that can be

– a Candle Management Workstation (CMW) or

– a CandleNet Portal workstation

� a server, known as the Candle Management Server® (CMS™)

� a CandleNet Portal server that performs common CandleNet Portal functions and serves to lighten the CandleNet Portal client



� monitoring agents that collect and distribute data to a CMS. The OMEGAMON XE for Linux is such an agent.

What is CandleNet Portal?CandleNet Portal provides a view of your enterprise from which you can drill down to more closely examine components of your systems environment. Its application window consists of a Navigator that shows all the systems in your enterprise where Candle agents are installed, and a workspace that includes table and chart views of system and application conditions.

CandleNet Portal runs situations at regular intervals to check that your applications and system resources are running, and running well. A failed test causes event indicators to appear in the Navigator.

CandleNet Portal offers two modes of operation: desktop and browser. In desktop mode, the application software is installed on your system. In browser mode, the system administrator installs the application on the web server and you start CandleNet Portal from your browser. In browser mode, the software is downloaded to your system the first time you log on to CandleNet Portal, and thereafter only when there are software updates.

What is the Candle Management Workstation?When using OMEGAMON XE for Linux, you use the Candle Management Workstation (CMW) to perform administrative functions.

The CMW offers a graphical view of your system. The CMW receives real-time and historical performance and availability data that the CMS collects and distributes. Through its graphical user interface, the CMW enables you to display data about and monitor the performance and availability of multiple heterogeneous systems. Advanced automation features enable you to specify actions to be taken when certain events occur. These actions can be automated or can include the notification of personnel for human intervention and decision making.



OMEGAMON DEThe OMEGAMON DE feature package for CandleNet Portal offers a dashboard view of your enterprise. This feature provides a single point of control from which you can manage the resources your business-critical applications rely on, including a range of operating systems, servers, databases, mainframes, and Web components. It enables you to pull together the data and functionality built into all the Candle monitoring solutions, such as OMEGAMON XE for OS/390. OMEGAMON DE provides all the capability of OMEGAMON XE, plus these additional capabilities:

� Multiple applications can be displayed in one workspace

In a single workspace, you can build a table or chart with data from one type of monitoring agent, and another table or chart with data from a different agent. Within that workspace, you can show views from as many different agent types as are included on that branch of the Navigator.

� You can link application workspaces

You can define a link from a workspace associated with one type of monitoring agent to a workspace associated with another type of agent.

� You can define enterprise-specific Navigator views

The Navigator physical view shows the hierarchy of your managed enterprise by operating platform and type of Candle agent. The Navigator business view shows the hierarchy of any managed objects defined through the CMW. You can also define Navigator views for any logical grouping, such as a departmental or site hierarchy.

� You can define a graphic view

The graphic view enables you to retrieve and display real-time monitoring data from Candle agents. Using the graphic view, you can create a background image or import one, then place objects (Navigator items) on the image or have it done automatically using geographical coordinates. You can zoom in and you can add such graphics as floor plans and organization charts.



� You can integrate information provided by Candle’s Universal Agent

Candle’s Universal Agent is an agent you can configure to monitor any data you collect. It lets you integrate data from virtually any platform and any source, such as custom applications, databases, systems, and subsystems. Your defined data providers are listed in the Navigator, and default workspaces are automatically created.

OMEGAMON DE Policy Management adds automation capabilities. The Workflow editor enables you to design sets of automated system processes, called policies, to resolve system problems. A policy performs actions, schedules work to be performed by users, or automates manual tasks.

Detailed information about OMEGAMON DE is provided in the CandleNet Portal online Help.

About the Workflow EditorIf your product supports the use of the Workflow Editor, you can find information about its use in CandleNet Portal Help and Administering OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal. The Workflow Editor permits you to create new policies or modify any predefined policies for your product or policies created using the Candle Management Workstation.

Further information about the CMW and CandleNet PortalFor further information about CandleNet Portal, refer to the product’s Administrator’s Guide and its online help.

Further information about the CMW can be found in the CMW Administrator’s Guide and CMW User’s Guide, as well as in the CMW online help.

If you are an experienced CMW user, you should review the CandleNet Portal help topic called “CMW Users.” This topic addresses the similarities and differences of these user interfaces, provides guidance about each interface’s functionality, and a cross-reference listing that clarifies the products’ terminology.

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Learning aboutOMEGAMON XE for Linux

IntroductionThis chapter provides an overview for using the attributes and workspaces for OMEGAMON XE for Linux. It also contains information on predefined situations and reflex automation for action situations.

Chapter ContentsUnderstanding Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Understanding OMEGAMON XE for Linux Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Understanding Attributes


Understanding Attributes

Using attributes

OMEGAMON XE for Linux gathers data from remote agents residing on the managed systems of your network and stores this data in system elements called attributes.

You can use these attributes to build situations to monitor the performance of the underlying Linux system.

To use these attributes effectively, you must first understand the structure of an attribute.

� An attribute belongs to an attribute group.

� An attribute group associates attributes that refer to some unique characteristic of the data that is being stored.

� An attribute item stores data for a particular property of an attribute group.

For example, in the attribute

<ATTRIBUTEGROUP>.<attribute_item>

<attribute_item> is an attribute item that stores a name recognized by the system for the <ATTRIBUTEGROUP> attribute group.

For more information on attributesFor complete descriptions of the attributes for OMEGAMON XE for Linux, refer to the OMEGAMON XE for Linux’s online help.


Understanding OMEGAMON XE for Linux Information


Workspaces and table viewsWhen using CandleNet Portal, information is displayed in workspaces. Within a given workspace, information is displayed in tabular form. CandleNet Portal refers to this tabular format for information as a table view. Information may also be displayed in the workspace as a chart, graph, or other format you can specify.

What is a workspace?A workspace is the working area of the CandleNet Portal application window. At the left of the workspace is a Navigator that permits you to select the workspace you want to display. As part of the application window, the right side of the status bar shows the CandleNet Portal server name and port number to which the displayed information applies, as well as the ID of the current user.

As you select items in the Navigator, the workspace presents views pertinent to your selection. Each workspace has at least one view.

Every workspace has a set of properties associated with it. You can customize the workspace by working in the Properties editor to change the style and content of each view.

Another way to customize the workspace is to change the type of view or to add views to the workspace.

Be aware that the changes you make to the workspace are lost when you switch to another workspace unless you save them first.

Formats for CandleNet Portal informationCCC information can be presented to you in any of the views below:

� Table view

� Pie chart view

� Bar chart view

� Plot chart view



� Needle gauge view

� Thermometer gauge view

� Notepad view

� Event console view, that shows the status of the situations associated with the system.

� Take Action view, that is used to send a command to the system.

� Terminal view, that enables you to start a 3270 or 5250 work session.

� Browser view, that permits you to open a browser to see HTML pages and Web sites.

Associating workspaces with attributesThere is a direct relationship between attributes and workspaces. An attribute group typically corresponds to a table view within a named workspace and attribute items correspond to columns in the table view.

Each CandleNet Portal workspace displays real-time information for many of the attributes. The information is available to you, independent of whether you are using OMEGAMON XE for Linux to monitor situations.

For more information Continue reading to learn how to manipulate information presented to you by CandleNet Portal. For descriptions of the individual workspaces, see “OMEGAMON XE for Linux Workspaces” on page 33.

Using OMEGAMON XE for Linux informationYou can view information about each managed system that you are monitoring. Use this information to

� monitor the performance of each managed system, helping you to identify system bottlenecks and evaluate tuning decisions

� select the most effective threshold values for situations you create

� review status information when a change in the state of a given resource occurs; such as from OK to Warning or Warning to Critical



Defining workspace propertiesEvery workspace has a set of properties associated with it. You can customize the workspace by working in the Properties editor to change the style and content of each view. Changes you make to workspace properties, such as adding or editing a view are only temporary. They will be lost when you exit CandleNet Portal unless you save the workspace.

The properties of a workspace may be some or all of the following

Investigating an event When the conditions of a situation have been met, the situation evaluates True, causing an event indicator to appear in the Navigator. You can investigate the event by opening its workspace.

The event workspace shows two table views, one with the values of the attributes when the situation evaluated True, and the other with the attributes’ current values.

The event workspace can also display a text view with any expert advice written by the situation's author, and the Take Action view so you can send a command to the application started on that system.

Adding a workspace to your favoritesWhen using CandleNet Portal in browser mode, you can start it from any workstation by entering the URL for the web server where the browser mode client is installed. Each CandleNet Portal workspace also has a URL so that you can save the workspace to your Favorites list or specify it as your home page.

Query Specify what data should go in the chart or table

Filters Refine the view by filtering out unwanted data from the chart or table

Thresholds Establish threshold values and color indicators for a table view

Configuration Specify the script to run or the connection to make whenever you open the terminal view

Style Change the behavior and appearance of the view



Filtering informationTo manually set up filtering for a given table view, place the cursor on the table view, press the right mouse button, and select Properties. From the displayed dialog, select the Filters tab. Here you can select the columns to display as well as set up the criteria for which rows to display. To save your filtering specifications, you must save the workspace before exiting.

Sorting InformationSorting is handled by simply clicking on a column heading. Click once and the report will be sorted in ascending order. Click a second time to resort the report into descending order. A third click returns you to the report’s default sort.

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OMEGAMON XE for LinuxSituations

IntroductionThis chapter introduces you to the way in which you work with OMEGAMON XE for Linux situations.

Chapter ContentsIntroduction to Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Using Situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Introduction to Situations


Introduction to Situations

What is a situation?

A situation is a logical expression involving one or more system conditions. Situations are used to monitor the condition of systems in your network. You can manage situations from CandleNet Portal by using the situation editor.

What is a predefined situation?

The Candle agents you use to monitor your system environment are shipped with a set of predefined situations that you can use as-is or modify to meet your requirements.

Predefined situations contain attributes that check for system conditions common to many enterprises. Using predefined situations can improve the speed with which you can begin using the OMEGAMON XE for Linux. You can examine and, if necessary, change the conditions or values being monitored by a predefined situation to those best suited to your enterprise.

Note: Candle suggests that, if you choose to modify a predefined situation, you first make a copy to ensure fallback if necessary.

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Using Situations

Using Situations

The Situation editorYou manage situations from CandleNet Portal using the Situation editor. Using the Situation editor you can

� create a situation

� save a situation

� display a situation

� edit a situation

� start, stop, or delete a situation

� investigate the event workspace for a situation

When you open the Situation editor, its left frame initially lists the situations associated with the Navigator item you selected. When you click a situation name or create a new situation, the right frame of the Situation editor opens to provide you with the following information about the situation or to let you further define that situation:

Condition See, add to, and edit the condition being tested

Distribution See the systems to which the situation is assigned and assign the situation to systems

Expert Advice Write comments or instructions to be read in the event workspace

Action Specify a command to be sent to the system.

You can also enter take action commands by adding a take action view to a workspace, selecting Take Action from the pop-up menu for an item in the Navigator’s physical view, or creating take action commands and saving them for later use.

Until Reset a true situation when another situation becomes true or a specified time interval elapses

Using Situations


Further informationFor the most current information about situations, refer to the Administering OMEGAMON Products: CandleNet Portal or the online Help provided with CandleNet Portal.

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OMEGAMON XE for LinuxWorkspaces

IntroductionThis chapter describes the OMEGAMON XE for Linux workspaces shipped with the product.

Chapter contentsIntroducing OMEGAMON XE for Linux Workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Capacity Usage Information Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Disk I/O Extended Rate Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Disk I/O Rate Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Disk Usage Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Disk Usage Rates Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Network Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Process Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Process User Information Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Sockets Information Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43System Information Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Users Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Virtual Memory Statistics Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Introducing OMEGAMON XE for Linux Workspaces


Introducing OMEGAMON XE for Linux Workspaces

OverviewIn the unit “Understanding OMEGAMON XE for Linux Information” on page 25, you learned about using CandleNet Portal to work with the workspaces provided by OMEGAMON XE for Linux. This chapter describes each of the workspaces and explains how you might use them to monitor your Linux environment.

Accessing the workspacesOMEGAMON XE for Linux provides twelve workspaces. These are, in alphabetical order

� Capacity Usage Information workspace� Disk I/O Extended Rate workspace� Disk I/O Rate workspace� Disk Usage workspace� Disk Usage Rates workspace� Network workspace� Process workspace� Process User Information workspace� Sockets Information workspace� System Information workspace� Users workspace� Virtual Memory Statistics workspace

You can access a workspace in several ways:

� By selecting its name from the list provided in the CandleNet Portal Navigator

� By right-clicking an item in the Navigator and selecting a workspace from the pop-up menu that is displayed

� By right-clicking in a column of a table view and selecting a workspace from the pop-up menu that is displayed


Capacity Usage Information Workspace

Capacity Usage Information Workspace

IntroductionThe section below describes various components of this workspace. For a description of the attributes used as column headings in the workspace’s table view(s), review the attribute group definitions for this workspace in the OMEGAMON XE for Linux online Help. Based on the information that this workspace provides, you can recommend changes, set up situations, and verify that your recommended changes improve performance.

DescriptionThe Capacity Usage Information workspace reflects the "health" of your system by providing CPU, disk, and swap space usage statistics. This workspace is comprised of three views. The views are:

� CPU Usage Average (table view)

� Disk Usage Rate (table view)

� Swap Space Usage Rate (table view)

The CPU Usage Average table reflects the usage and capacity of the CPU, Idle CPU time, System CPU time, and User CPU time of the monitored system. The Disk Usage Rate table displays the system's trends in disk usage. The Swap Space Usage Rate table provides columns of swap space performance and capacity statistics.

Using the workspaceUse the Capacity Usage Information workspace to determine how soon the monitored system will reach its storage capacity. To determine disk usage, review the Days Full Disk Current and Days Until Full Disk columns. These columns indicated the number of days until the disk is full. To determine swap space usage, review the Days to Peak Space Full and Days to Swap Space Full columns. These columns indicate the predicted number of days until the swap space is completely used.

Disk I/O Extended Rate Workspace


Disk I/O Extended Rate Workspace


Note: The attributes associated with this workspace are only available for systems with a 2.4 (or higher) kernel.

DescriptionThe Disk I/O Extended Rate workspace provides detailed input/output statistics and "calculations", including the queue length and size in sectors of read and write requests, the rate of those requests, and wait times associated with requests. This workspace is comprised of two views. The views are:

� Disk I/O Extended Rate (table view)

� Disk I/O Rate (bar chart)

The Disk I/O Extended Rate table details the input/out data and calculated values associated with disk activity. The Disk I/O Rate chart provides "at a glance" rate details associated with disk reads, writes, and transfers.

Using the workspaceThe Disk I/O Extended Rate workspace complements the Disk I/O Rate workspace. Use this workspace to explore the calculated rates associated with disk input/output activity.


Disk I/O Rate Workspace

Disk I/O Rate Workspace


Note: The attributes associated with this workspace are only available for systems with a 2.4 (or higher) kernel.

DescriptionThe Disk I/O Rate workspace provides input/output statistics, including the transfer rates, block read rates, and block write rates of your monitored systems. This workspace is comprised of two views. The views are:

� Disk I/O Rate (table view)

� Disk I/O Rate (bar chart)

The Disk I/O Rate table includes transfer rates, block read rates, and block write rates for your monitored systems. The Disk I/O Rate chart provides "at a glance" rate details associated with disk reads, writes, and transfers.

Using the workspaceUse the Disk I/O Rate workspace to determine the transfers (input/output requests) per second that are issued to a device. For additional information about input/output characteristics, see the Disk I/O Extended Rate workspace.

Disk Usage Workspace


Disk Usage Workspace


DescriptionThe Disk Usage workspace reflects the health of storage space within your monitored systems. This workspace is comprised of four views. The views are:

� Space Used Percent (bar chart)

� Inodes Used Percent (bar chart)

� Disk Space (bar chart)

� Disk Usage (table view)

The three charts that comprise this workspace provide "at a glance" percentages of the space used, percentages of the inodes used, and amounts of disk space used/available for each monitored disk. The Disk Usage table captures this information, as well as mount point and file system data, in tabular form.

Using the workspaceThe most vital part of a file is the inode – a data structure containing all of the information that describes the file, including file size, permissions, location on disk, owners, groups, filetype, and checksum. The Inodes Used Percent chart reflects the percent of inode space currently allocated to files for each monitored disk. If the Inodes Used Percent measure of a disk reaches a critical condition, use the Disk Usage workspace to determine the number of inodes free, the number of inodes used, and the number of total inodes allocated. The Total Inodes measure helps you determine the number of inodes you need to add or subtract to optimize system performance.


Disk Usage Rates Workspace

Disk Usage Rates Workspace


DescriptionThe Disk Usage Rates workspace reflects the availability of storage space within your monitored systems. This workspace is comprised of four views. The views are:

� Days Until Full Disk (bar chart)

� Disk Capacity Planning (table view)

� Disk Space (bar chart)

� Disk Usage Rates (bar chart)

The three charts that comprise this workspace provide "at a glance" views of the number of days until disks are full, the amount of disk space (available vs. used), and the rates at which disks are filled. The Disk Capacity Planning table captures this information, as well as timestamps, in tabular form.

Using the workspaceThe Disk Usage Rates workspace complements the Disk Usage workspace. For a specific disk, the Disk Usage Rates workspace provides the rate of disk usage (in bytes/hr) and amount of time until that disk is full, based on current rate (or moving average or low water mark). Dramatic changes in the disk usage rate or “near capacity” readings in the Days Until Full Disk chart may require administrative intervention.

Network Workspace


Network Workspace


DescriptionThe Network workspace reflects the health of the network components within your monitored systems. This workspace is comprised of three views. The views are:

� Network Errors (bar chart)

� Network Activity (bar chart)

� Network Devices (table view)

The Network Errors chart shows the number of input errors, output errors, and collisions for the sampling period. The Network Activity chart shows the number of packets received and transmitted per second. The Network Devices table reflects your network's performance based on its transmission, reception, and collision data.

Using the workspaceUse the Network Activity chart to gain a sense of throughput, that is, the rate of packets received and transmitted by the monitored interface. Use the Network Errors chart to measure the “health” of this throughput. This chart provides counts of input and output errors, as well as collision counts for each interface.


Process Workspace

Process Workspace


DescriptionThe Process workspace reflects the health of specific processes within your monitored systems. This workspace is comprised of three views. The views are:

� Process CPU Percent Usage (bar chart)

� Process + Child CPU Percent Usage (bar chart)

� Process Information Detail (table view)

The Process CPU Percent Usage chart displays the percent of CPU time spent in kernel mode and spent in user mode by process. The Process + Child CPU Percent Usage chart displays the cumulative percent of CPU time spent in kernel mode and spent in user mode. The Process Information Detail table lists in tabular form a wide range of process characteristics such as data set size, kernel scheduling priority, the number of pages of memory, and the number of page faults.

Using the workspaceYou may encounter a runaway process that steals so many CPU cycles that the monitored system slows down. Use the Process Information Detail table view to identify (by Process ID) and quantify (by page count) the specific process. If the process is out of control, you may want to kill it.

Process User Information Workspace


Process User Information Workspace


DescriptionThe Process User Information workspace identifies process owners of your monitored Linux system and details their usage. This workspace is comprised of three views. The views are:

� Process CPU Percent Usage (bar chart)

� Process + Child CPU Percent Usage (bar chart)

� Process User Information (table view)

The Process CPU Percent Usage chart displays the percent of CPU time spent in kernel mode and spent in user mode by process. The Process + Child CPU Percent Usage chart displays the cumulative percent of CPU time spent in kernel mode and spent in user mode. The Process User Information table provides in tablular form the names of effective groups, file system groups, real groups, and saved groups for your monitored systems.

Using the workspaceThe Process User Information workspace complements the Process workspace. You can link from a specific process in order to view the Process User Information table view. This table view identifies, in detail, the owner of the process.


Sockets Information Workspace

Sockets Information Workspace


DescriptionThe Sockets Information workspace reflects the health of the socket connections within your monitored systems. This workspace is comprised of four views. The views are:

� Sockets Used by Protocol (bar chart)

� Network Activity (bar chart)

� Sockets Status (table view)

� Socket Services Information (table view)

The Sockets Used by Protocol chart shows a count of the sockets currently in use and the high water mark for each protocol during the sampling period. The Network Activity chart shows the number of packets received and transmitted per second. The Sockets Status table presents the same data as the Sockets Used by Protocol chart, in a tabular format. The Socket Services Information table provides a detailed perspective of each socket that you are monitoring.

Using the workspaceA socket represents a single connection between exactly two pieces of software. Socket interfaces can be divided into three categories: stream, datagram, and raw. Libraries implementing sockets for Internet Protocol use TCP for streams, UDP for datagrams, and IP itself for raw sockets. The Sockets Used by Protocol chart reflects the curren usage of these three protocols, as well as the high water mark for each.

System Information Workspace




DescriptionThe System Information workspace reflects the health of your monitored systems by displaying data associated with CPU usage, system loads, and process creation. This workspace is comprised of four views. The views are:

� CPU Usage (bar chart)

� System Load (bar chart)

� Virtual Memory Statistics (bar chart)

� System Statistics (table view)

The CPU Usage bar chart shows the percentage of idle CPU time, system CPU time, user CPU time, and user nice CPU time of the monitored processor. The System Load chart depicts the load on your monitored system's processor during the previous one, five, and fifteen minutes. The Virtual Memory Statistics chart depicts the current usage and availability of a variety of memory categories (buffered, cached, shared, and swapped). The System Statistics table lists in tabular form the source data of these charts and gauge.



Using the workspaceA load average is a simple measure of how much work a computer is doing. The higher the number of processes over a given period of time, the higher the load average. A load average of one, on most systems, indicates the capacity of one processor. (On a two-processor system, a load average of two indicates capacity.) In reality, however, CPU power is not typically the limiting factor for most applications. A load of two to four times the number of processors is reasonable. Use the System Load chart to review system load measured during the last one, five, and fifteen minute intervals.

Users Workspace


Users Workspace


DescriptionThe Users workspace identifies logged in users. This workspace is comprised of three views. The views are:

� Process User Information (table view)

� Total User Logins (needle gauge)

� User Login Information (table view)

The Process User Information table provides in tablular form the names of effective groups, file system groups, real groups, and saved groups for your monitored systems. The Total User Logins gauge displays the number of users logged into the monitored system during the monitoring period. The User Login Information table lists users, their login time, and their idle time.

Using the workspaceThe Users workspace provides login information on the current users, including the elapsed amount of time since they issued commands. In addition, this workspace provides links to the Process workspace and the Process User Information workspace. This linking allows you to monitor/troubleshoot the processes of specific users.


Virtual Memory Statistics Workspace



DescriptionThe Virtual Memory Statistics workspace provides a snapshot of your monitored systems memory usage. This workspace is comprised of four views. The views are:

� Context Switches Percent Change (needle gauge)

� Context Switches Per Sec (needle gauge)

� Virtual Memory Usage (bar chart)

� Virtual Memory Information (table view)

The Context Switches Percent Change gauge reflects the percent change in the number of context switches per second. The Context Switches Per Sec gauge shows the number of context switches per second. The Virtual Memory Usage chart depicts the current usage and availability of a variety of memory categories (buffered, cached, shared, and swapped). The Virtual Memory Information table presents the Virtual Memory Usage information in tabular form.

Using the workspaceThe Virtual Memory Usage chart displays the current usage and availability of system memory. Of particular interest is the availability of unused swap space (swap space free) and memory space (memory free). When these measures approach critical conditions, review the processes to identify those that are “hogging” memory.

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Index

AAdobe portable document format 8agents, remote monitoring 16alerts 16associating reports with attributes 26attributes

composition of 24organization of 24structure of 24understanding 24using 24

Bbuilding situations 24

CCandle Management Server 19Candle Management Workstation

benefits 20Candle Web site 12CandleNet Portal 16

formats for information 25how to use 16

CandleNet Portal server 19Capacity Usage Information workspace 35composition of an attribute 24

Ddefining an attribute 24defining situations 30Disk I/O Extended Rate workspace 36Disk I/O Rate workspace 37Disk Usage Rates workspace 39Disk Usage workspace 38documentation set 6

Eemail to Candle 7evaluating

tuning decision 26event

investigating 27Event workspace, opening 27

Iidentifying

system bottlenecks 26investigating an event 27

Mmanaged system 24, 26monitoring

performance 24, 26monitoring agents 20monitoring agents, remote 16monitoring servers 16

NNetwork workspace 40

OOMAs

benefits 17OMEGAMON DE 21OMEGAMON XE 19

PPDF files, adding annotations 9porting systems to new platforms 17printing problems 8Process User Information workspace 42Process workspace 41


propertiesdefining for a workspace 27

Rrelationship between attributes and

reports 26remote agents 24remote monitoring agents 16

Sscaling systems 17server, CNP 19situations

definition 30predefined 17user-defined 17

Sockets Information workspace 43standardization 16state change 26structure of an attribute 24System Information workspace 44

Tthreshold values, setting 26

UUsers workspace 46using attributes 24using reports 25

Vviewing

attribute information 26Virtual Memory Statistics workspace 47

WWeb site, Candle 12Workflow Editor 22workspace

accessing 34Capacity Usage Information 35

defining properties 27Disk I/O Extended Rate 36Disk I/O Rate 37Disk Usage 38Disk Usage Rates 39Network 40Process 41Process User Information 42Sockets Information 43System Information 44Users 46Virtual Memory Statistics 47

workspace, Eventopening 27

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