Information Collection - NEC Express5800 series User Manual

INFORMATION COLLECTION

The NEC ESMPRO Agent periodically monitors and collects the status of server components and
resources and passes this administrative data to the NEC ESMPRO Manager when requested.
The NEC ESMPRO Agent collects and manages three types of information:
Static information — Static information such as product and system name is defined
during NEC ESMPRO Agent installation and never changes. This data is only collected
when the NEC ESMPRO Manager requests it.
Dynamic information — Dynamic information changes during system operation. This
type of information includes the rate of CPU load, memory usage, and temperature of the
server. The NEC ESMPRO Agent periodically checks the current state of the monitored
components and collects the data. The NEC ESMPRO Agent then sends the latest
information to the NEC ESMPRO Manager when requested.
Monitoring and collection cycles for dynamic information are determined by a sampling
interval timer set in the NEC ESMPRO Agent.
Status information — Status information includes the operating state of the server
components and the states of the system, storage, network, and expansion boards. The
status can be one of the following:
– Normal - The device is functioning within an acceptable operating range.
– Warning - A device problem has caused a Warning (or minor) alert. Check the Alert
Log and Error Log to determine the problem.
– Fatal - A device problem has caused a Fatal (or major) alert. Check the Alert Log and
Error Log to determine the problem.
– Unknown - The NEC ESMPRO Agent cannot determine the current operating state of
the server.
The NEC ESMPRO Agent manages and assigns status information in a hierarchy. The
hierarchy lets the NEC ESMPRO Manager quickly identify the overall status of the server
and determine faulty locations quickly and precisely.
The NEC ESMPRO Agent monitors and collects status information using a sampling
interval timer.
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