Server View Management Station Product Description

 

From a single console, and using the same graphical user interface, the user or the network administrator can control Olivetti servers and desktops, viewing the configuration of a system or monitoring its key functions, such as the temperature of its vital components, the status of the I/O subsystem, the status of the resilient components such as the fans and power supply units.

A network administrator can use Server View to carry out a vast range of management tasks by accessing a range of purpose-built applications through the Server View Management Station:

Comprehensive SNMP protocol support is provided in the form of full MIB I/II device support and Olivetti private MIBs and an advanced MIB browsing utility for use with private SNMP extensions.

IP or IPX Auto Discovery

IP or IPX Auto Discovery is a powerful application that scans networks for SNMP subsystems. The configuration of the detected subsystems is automatically stored, as are configuration updates when requested. This application also detects new subsystems with respect to the stored configuration. From the information gathered, an operator can create a graphical representation of the network with minimum effort, and with reduced possibility of error.

Fault Management

Server View’s fault management capabilities include five fault/event notification levels, recording of faults/events and standardised colours that indicate the subsystem status. The fault management capabilities also allow the operator to set a threshold which, when exceeded, is considered to be a fault.

The operator can define thresholds for attributes on a per subsystem basis, define polling period/time-out/retry count on a per subsystem basis and define periodic polling for a subsystem counter.

The operator can also preconfigure a list of users who will automatically receive a fax or mail to notify them when a fault occurs.

Real Time Statistics

The Real Time Statistics application provides a convenient way for users to monitor subsystem trends.

On-line Documentation

Olivetti Server View is provided with easily accessible on-line documentation. It contains all the information required to understand how to use Server View.

Managed Components

The Olivetti Server View application presents users with a graphical representation of the hardware components present on the system. Those components which require status information to be reported have a coloured toolbar associated with them which reflects the component’s status. The components about which you can access data are as follows:

Mass Storage Information about the SCSI and disk storage subsystem.
CPU Information about CPU storage and utilization.
RAM Information on the RAM configuration.
Expansion Bus Motherboard information, plus information about all other board types plugged into the PCI and EISA buses.
Network Details of the network environment installed on the system.
I/O Ports Information about the serial and parallel ports.
I/O Peripherals Information about the integrated video, mouse and keyboard.
Generic Storage Device Information about the storage devices such as floppies, CD_ROMs and tape drives.
Generic SCSI Device Information about the generic SCSI devices such as SCSI printers or scanners.
UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) Information about the status and configuration of the American Power Conversion UPS Unit.

There are also two buttons on the screen which, when selected, provide the following information: