DSM View displays the managed objects for an individual DSM. DSM View lets you find objects and manage properties associated with managed object classes in a management domain. You can create new properties for a managed object, as well as modify the values of existing properties.
Note: You can also use the DSM Wizard to modify a selected subset of property values for all discovered instances of specific agent object classes. To access the DSM Wizard from a command prompt, enter: dsmwiz.
You can access DSM View using any of the following methods:
(For more information on the syntax of the obrowser command, see the online CA Reference.)
The Event Browser provides detailed information about the events that have affected the status of an object and includes the following information:
With this information, you can determine patterns of activity. For example, the Event Browser shows that an object moves from a NORMAL to a CRITICAL state once every hour. You can use this pattern to determine the cause of the problem with that object.
Because the Event Browser lists events in real-time, the display window changes continuously. You can freeze the display of the event log list temporarily to examine the details of a particular event. You can also sort and filter Event Browser information.
Access the Event Browser using any of the following methods:
MIB Browser lets you view the agent MIB in a tree-like hierarchy. If you are familiar with a particular agent, you may prefer to use MIB Browser to set configurable attributes, such as threshold values. MIB Browser shows an agent’s entire MIB as it appears in the file, whereas Agent View provides a graphical representation of the MIB.
You can access the MIB Browser by using one of the following methods:
After the MIB Browser appears, you can log into any MIB by using the Open Connection menu (or click the telephone icon). If you are using SNMPv3, you can perform a secure login from the Open Connection dialog.
Node View builds an object tree from the information provided by the DSM. Node View recognizes status change from the DSM by changing icon colors. Status propagates up through the Node View tree—that is, the most severe status reported by a child object propagates horizontally to the parent object.
From the Guidance Window at the bottom of Node View, you can see the real-time recording of session activity, initial statuses of managed objects in the tree, status changes, acknowledgements of status changes, the syntax of commands triggered when using the Node View menu, error information, and so forth.
Note: You can change DSM policy to affect the way the DSM states are displayed in Node View.
You can access Node View by using one of the following methods:
From WorldView 2D Map, right-click an agent object and select Node View from the pop-up menu.
From Management Command Center, right-click an agent object, and select Action - View Node from the pop-up menu.
From a command prompt, enter the command: nodeview. (For more information about the syntax of this command, see the online CA Reference.)
CA NSM lets you poll a remote host from another host. The Remote Ping interface lets you indicate the IP addresses of the source and destination machines and to establish retries and timeouts for the poll. In addition, you can view the activity of the Distributed Services Bus where the poll originates.
You can request a Remote Ping from the Event Console, the 2D Map, or the command line.
For more information on polling a remote host, see the Remote Ping online help.
You can access Remote Ping using one of the following methods:
The Remote Ping dialog appears.
Repository Monitor lets you monitor the various agent classes that are listed in the MDB. You can view and delete a complete list of objects for a specified agent class. Use this tool if you have discovered classes in your enterprise that you know you will not want to monitor.
Note: Advanced users can also delete the class name from the central list of classes being monitored.
You can access the Repository Monitor using one of the following methods:
The Repository Monitor appears.
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