REMOTE SERVER

MONITORING
IBM AS/400 iSeries ® Server
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Introduction • Consolidates multiple data sources into a single

graphical display
Damovo’s Remote Server Monitoring service for • Real-time service and technology dashboards
iSeries servers automatically monitors iSeries
• Alerts via phone, email, pager and SMS
AS/400 message queues and log files, jobs,
directory and file integrity, and a myriad of system
Monitors
statistics such as processing unit, storage, users
• Available disk space (Mb or percentage)
and more. All status data is analysed and displayed
in graphical alarm dashboards, performance reports • Disk usage for individual users
and Service Level Agreement (SLA) compliance • Active connections
reports. • NLM availability
Our Remote Server Monitoring service for AS/400 • Memory and CPU utilisation
iSeries servers increases management productivity, • Directory cache
system availability and helps achieve peak system • File server information
performance. Five probes are run independently or • Network (IPX/SPX, LAN, LSL, packet burst)
concurrently for full visibility in the AS/400 iSeries
• Logfiles
environment. Each probe has an intuitive
configuration GUI enabling remote access to the • Print queues (queue lengths and timeouts)
servers. These generate real-time alarms when • NetWare console screen monitoring (availability
thresholds are exceeded, show current and and errors)
historical performance as well as SLA compliance
Benefits
reporting.
• Increases IT resource productivity
Features • Fully adapts to monitor any NetWare
• Adaptable thresholds environment
• Highly customisable dashboards, performance, • Helps consolidate system resources and
trend and service level reports distribute loads evenly
• Increases end user productivity and system
response time
Ensure your business critical
servers are performing
optimally
 REMOTE SERVER
MONITORING
IBM AS/400 iSeries Server

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Damovo Remote Monitoring service for the AS/400 Total jobs

iSeries midrange server includes the following
Monitors total number of user jobs and system jobs
probes:
that are currently in the system. The total includes
Message queue (OQSYOPR) all jobs on job queues waiting to be processed,
active (being processed), completed (running but
The probe automates system message queue
still have output on output queues to be produced).
monitoring and combines this function with flexible
notification. This increases polling frequency so Batch jobs
system administrators don’t have to worry about Monitors batch jobs waiting for messages, ended
missing critical messages. The probe also reports with pending printer output and number of jobs
alarm conditions that are of high importance and ending due to various conditions (finishes
require immediate action to be taken. This might be processing normally, ends before completion, jobs
because a printer has run out of paper, there is a held while running, jobs running, waiting to run or
system error, a device has malfunctioned or another already scheduled, jobs held on a job queue, held
fault. job queue, unassigned job queue).
Log and text files
User
The AS/400 iSeries log file probe monitors text-
Users currently signed on, temporarily signed off,
based log files for entries requiring operator or
users suspended by system request/group jobs and
system administrator intervention.
users signed off with printer output waiting to print.
File and directory
Processing unit
Monitors specified directories to ensure they exist
Monitors the percentage of processing unit used
(or not) in the file system and scans the contents of
and the percentage of database capability
each directory to check for the existence or non-
(maximum CPU utilisation available for database
existence of files. Also monitors directory and file
processing on this server).
age (newest/oldest), size (space used) and number
of files.

Jobs
Monitors jobs to determine if they are running or not
running, and the number of instances per job.
Monitors include: job name, job type, job sub-type,
active status, job owner, processing units used,
temporary storage used, job description, job queue
name and sub-system description.

Statistics
Retrieves a group of statistics (SSTS0100 and
SSTS0200 formats) for system status. These include
number of users (currently signed on/off with print
files waiting); jobs temporarily suspended by group
jobs or system request jobs; number of batch jobs
(currently running, held waiting and ended);
percentage of maximum addresses used for
permanent and temporary objects; usage of the
processing unit; storage capacity and system ASP;
current number of system and user jobs.

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MONITORING
IBM AS/400 iSeries Server

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Address
Monitors the percentages of permanent and
temporary addresses.

Storage
Monitors the main storage size, current unprotected
storage used, maximum unprotected storage used,
total system Auxiliary Storage Pool (ASP) and
percentage of system ASP used.

OS/400 version support

OS/400® V4.5 or higher.

Mail traffic analysis

Mail count and size monitored.

Internet Protocols
Monitors POP, SMTP and IMAP.

Part of the Damovo Managed ICT

Services family

Damovo provides a comprehensive solution to

improve end user experience, providing you with a
360-degree view of business critical services.

All information is displayed in business service

dashboards and measured against pre-defined
SLAs, so you can monitor performance at any time.

Remote Monitoring services are also available for

other iSeries server modules, as well as other server
platforms including Windows®, Linux®, UNIX® and
NetWare®. In addition, we provide full monitoring of
other network infrastructure, such as routers,
switches and firewalls.

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