EMS vs. EMS HA

[Christopher Hildrum]

All -

I have both EMS and EMS HA installed and running. What I notice is that the SAM-GUI only acknowledges the EMS HA part and monconfig shows the EMS info. I can't seem to find good documentation on using these (Using EMS ...docuement ok). Shouldn't both be seen in SAM or monconfig?
Does anyone have better doucmentation or understanding of why these seem to be separate and some best practices to use?? Any help would be great!

[melvyn burnard]

EMS is the Framework for all EMS services. On top of this framework, you then add on Hardwar EMS Monitors, (diagnostics etc.) or HA Monitors (High Availability for ServiceGuard). or other such monitors including home devoloped ones using the EMS Develpoer Kit.

[Christopher Hildrum]

So,

Since the base is the standard EMS - this is why I don't see the HA part in monconfig (nor are there duplicate monitoring events) and the SAM GUI is only for the add-on products such as EMS HA?

I assume then I would have to configure each separately depending on what I plan to monitor(ie HA events in SAM, other in monconfig)?

Chris

[Pauline Brasch]

Hi Christopher
Some really good doco exists on the EMS hardware monitors at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/diag/index.html#EMS%20Hardware%20Monitors
The EMS Hardware Monitors User's Guide (HP-UX 10.x, HP-UX 11.0, HP-UX 11i) explains the structure of the hw, diags and EMS very well (then progress to the HA ones! at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/ha/index.html#Event%20Monitoring%20Service%20and%20HA%20Monitors )

[Martin Burnett_2]

Hello,

As stated above the Base EMS monitors are primarily configured through the /etc/opt/resmon/lbin/monconfig TUI. But, if you REALLY want to see and configure the Base EMS monitors in the SAM GUI, rename the configuration files:
/etc/opt/resmon/monitors/classes.config

AND

/etc/opt/resmon/monitors/clients.config

to something like classes.config.orig
clients.config.orig

Now the Base EMS monitors will show up in SAM.

NOTE: Not all of the base monitors will have full configuration functionality when used through the SAM GUI.

Have fun.

Martin