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тАО01-03-2006 09:46 PM
тАО01-03-2006 09:46 PM
I have a number of server consoles connected to a decserver. I use console manager to reach these consoles. Also hub900 and disk controllers are connected.
Since VMS rarely requires console access I rarely access these consoles. But I want to be sure to find a working one when it is necessary. And sometimes it isn't working.
E.g. decserver gone, cable gone, port blocked, etc.
How can I monitor all these things (in dcl from a VMS node) ? There is no message in the console manager log files ! And not all consoles frequently display messages.
Wim
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тАО01-03-2006 10:32 PM
тАО01-03-2006 10:32 PM
Re: Monitoring console manager lines
Another posibility is to see if the DECserver will send an snmp trap when it sees a signal change on the port and to receive this trap. I think the VMS Cockpit Manager software (excellent software from hp Belguim) does this.
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тАО01-03-2006 11:03 PM
тАО01-03-2006 11:03 PM
Re: Monitoring console manager lines
But what about controllers and hub900. How do you force a message on them ?
I don't consider SNMP traps because they could be missed (yet another bad industrie standard imo, it should trap until a confirmation is received).
Also, how do you raise the alarm ? In console manager itself ? How do you get it to another monitoring system ?
Wim
(junior in console manager)
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тАО01-04-2006 04:29 AM
тАО01-04-2006 04:29 AM
Re: Monitoring console manager lines
What kind of disk controllers are you running?
I set up some DCL and scripts to ping disk controllers in the past. I might be able to help with that.
I don't currently have access to a console manager system, but I worked with it from 1994 to 2003, almost every day.
I had my entire setup making sure that the connections were intact on a pretty steady basis. At least every 30 or 60 minutes.
Robert
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тАО01-04-2006 05:47 PM
тАО01-04-2006 05:47 PM
Re: Monitoring console manager lines
Even once a day is enough for me.
I have all kinds of controllers but those that will stay a while are HS1CP, HSG80 and HSZ70.
Wim
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тАО01-04-2006 05:58 PM
тАО01-04-2006 05:58 PM
SolutionWe use a script to monitor console line everyday. The script check the console lines (CONS STAT/ALL), and also use console dialog feature to see if we find any response (like USERNAME) at the console to check that console is working fine.
HTH,
Thanks & regards,
Lokesh
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тАО01-04-2006 06:09 PM
тАО01-04-2006 06:09 PM
Re: Monitoring console manager lines
That's new for me. I will read the manuals and try it out. So it was worth asking it.
Wim
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тАО01-04-2006 07:38 PM
тАО01-04-2006 07:38 PM
Re: Monitoring console manager lines
console dialog /file=wim.lis
and wim.lis containing
rate 2
send " "
wait 3 ""
1. Decserver lat port can not be reached.
-> Can't open console, status X1000006A
2. Decserver LAT port can be reached but cable between decserver and server is not functioning or not plugged in.
--> Dialog error : WAIT timed out, status X!0000074
3. Connection OK.
Status X10000065
Tested a working hub900, hsz70, hs1cp. VMS node at boot prompt, VMS node logged off, VMS node logged in. All work.
Did not work : node logged in doing a wait.
Good enough for me.
Thanks a lot Lokesh
Wim
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тАО01-04-2006 08:40 PM
тАО01-04-2006 08:40 PM
Re: Monitoring console manager lines
Had to add UNLOCK to get it properly working on all nodes. This does not do UNLOCK as in console manager but clears the console for usage.
$ set noon
$ create wim2.lis
rate 5
unlock
send " "
wait 10 ""
$ def/us sys$output wim.lis
$ cons stat/all
$ open/read x wim.lis
$ read/end=e x x_rec
$r:
$ read/end=e x x_rec
$ nod=f$extr(3,16,x_rec)
$ console dia /fi=wim2.lis/quiet 'nod'
$ if $status .ne. %X10000065 then say "''nod' NOK"
$ goto r
$e:
$ close x
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тАО01-05-2006 02:03 AM
тАО01-05-2006 02:03 AM
Re: Monitoring console manager lines
1 node that was upgraded from 6.21h3 to 7.3 had a console manager working badly. The dialoge always timed out. Reinstall console manager and problem solved.
1 node (Alphastation 200) on bootprompt only reacted from time to time. Power cycle solved the problem.
Note that output is generated in console manager log (so if you do it every 5 minutes you may run out of space).
Wim