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Add Serviced Systems

To add a serviced system:

  1. Start the configuration editor.
  2. Pull down the Edit menu and choose the System/Create submenu. This displays the System Name dialog box.
  3. Click the space provided for the name of the system and enter the name of the system you wish to add (for example, salt).

    Note: The name cannot contain any spaces or tabs. For systems using pseudo-terminals, the system name must be unique in the first 15 characters.

  4. Click OK. This displays the System dialog box as shown in the following figure.

    Complete the fields in the dialog box using the following table to help you.

  5. Enter a description of the system in the Information field. For example, Part of the Cruet Group.
  6. Enter the default Halt key and the Halt sequence. The default values are CTRL_P for the default Halt key, and \16 (octal for CTRL_P) for the Halt Sequence.

    The halt key is a single control key, for example CTRL_P. This is the default key the user will enter to halt the system. The halt key is also a user preference that may be set when using the MONITOR, CONNECT or C3 interfaces.

    The halt sequence can be up to eight ASCII characters. These are the actual characters that will be sent to halt the system. To generate a break signal, enter the reserved keyword BREAK.

    Note: The halt sequence field may accept more than 8 ASCII characters, however only the first 8 characters will be recognized.

  7. Enter the names of the primary and secondary hosts.
  8. Choose a connection type by clicking on the small button to the right of the Transport Type box. For example, LAT.
  9. Enter the LAT name for the remote terminal or console server (for example VMSLAB1) and the LAT port name on the remote terminal server (for example PORT_10). The table at the end of this section describes the required fields for the chosen transport for each operating system.
  10. Deselect the Log Console Data check button if you do not want to log incoming data to disk.
  11. Enter the name of the directory where you want the log files to be placed if you do not want to use the default logging directory.
  12. Click the list of available system icons from the list provided. For example, BL860c Server Blade. This displays the selected icon in System Icon.
  13. Choose the scan, or set of scans, for which you want to scan.
  14. When you have finished, click OK.
  15. Continue to add other serviced systems, if you wish.

The following table explains what to enter in the fields on the System dialog box.

Item

Description

Name1

A unique name for the system

Information

A description of the system

Halt Key

The default key to enter to halt the system

Halt Sequence

The sequence of characters to be transmitted to halt the system, or BREAK to transmit a break signal.

Failover

The names of the primary and failover hosts

Connection

The physical connection attributes (see the table in the section, Setting Console Manager Characteristics, earlier in this chapter.)

Log Console Data

Indicates whether to log incoming data to disk

Logfile Location

Where logging is required, this specifies the directory in which to place the log files for this system

System Enabled

Indicates whether or not to allow the daemon to manage the console

System Icon

The iconic representation of CM when displaying the DECwindows Motif interface

Scan Profile

The event or set of events for which to scan the console data (see Chapter 10, “Understanding ENS”)

1There is no restriction on the length of a system name, but you cannot use spaces as part of the name. Names can be of mixed case, but you cannot have two systems with the same name, even if the case is mixed. You cannot use the keyword ALL or CONSOLEMANAGER as a name for a serviced system.

 

The following table expands on the Connection attribute shown in the previous table. It shows you which fields to complete for the Direct, LAT, TELNET and Pseudo-terminal transport types.

 

 

Required For Transport Type

Connection Attribute

Meaning

Direct

LAT

TELNET

Pseudo

SSH

Command

The program whose output is being monitored

N

N

N

Y

N

Speed

The baud rate for the connection between the host and the console of the serviced system

Y

N

N

N

N

Server Name

The LAT or TCP/IP name for the remote terminal or console server used to connect to the console of the serviced system

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Port Name

The LAT port name on the remote terminal or console server to which the console of the serviced system is connected

N

Y

N

N

N

Listener Number

The TCP listener port number on the remote terminal or console server

N

N

Y

N

Y