Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual page 2397

Diagnosing Server Problems
Monitoring Server Health
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NetWare Remote Manager Administration Guide
NetWare Remote Manager includes several tools to assist you in monitoring
the health and status of your server. When you are familiar with the normal
health and status of your server, diagnosing problems with your server
becomes easier.
Performing the following tasks will help you to become familiar with the
health and status of your servers:
Monitoring Server Health (page 24)
Profiling CPU Utilization and Accessing Additional Debug Options
(page 28)
Running and Viewing the Server Configuration Report (page 30)
Monitoring the health of your server can help prevent it from getting to a state
in which your users cannot access the server or the data on it.
Using NetWare Remote Manager, you can monitor the server's overall health
and the health of specific item.
The server's overall health is indicated by the color of the circle displayed next
to the server icon in the header frame for NetWare Remote Manager. Green
means the server health is good. Yellow means that the server's health is
suspect. Red means the server's health is bad or has a problem. If the circle
goes black or a message is displayed that the page cannot be found, the
connection to your server might be lost.
The server's overall health is determined by items that are selected in the
Include list on the detailed Server Health Monitoring page. By default, all
items are checked.
If the status of any item that is selected in the Include list changes to yellow
(suspect) or red (bad), the health status indicator light on the header frame
changes to indicate there is a problem. If more than one item changes, the
worst status will indicate the server's overall status. When the status for all
items returns to green (good), then the health light indicator changes back to
green (good).
The server's health status, reported by the health status indicator, is updated
every five seconds, but the graphic refreshes only if the status changes.