Monitoring HOWTO


About This HOWTO

This HOWTO describes the Cluster Systems Management for Linux monitoring tool.


Who Should Use This HOWTO

This HOWTO is intended for system administrators responsible for Cluster Systems Management for Linux. The system administrator should have UNIX and networked systems experience. This HOWTO can also be used by system operators or others who need to monitor system status.


How to Use This HOWTO

This HOWTO contains information on how to use the Monitoring application, which is available through the command-line interface. The HOWTO also contains tables of predefined conditions, expressions, and responses that are prepackaged with the application and information on how to configure certain aspects of the system, such as security. A chapter on troubleshooting common problems is also provided.


Typographic Conventions

This HOWTO uses the following typographic conventions:

Typographic Usage
Bold
  • Bold words or characters represent system elements that you must use literally, such as commands, flags, and path names.

Italic
  • Italic words or characters represent variable values that you must supply.
  • Italics are also used for book titles and for general emphasis in text.

Constant width Examples and information that the system displays appear in constant width typeface.
[ ] Brackets enclose optional items in format and syntax descriptions.
{ } Braces enclose a list from which you must choose an item in format and syntax descriptions.
| A vertical bar separates items in a list of choices. (In other words, it means "or.")
< > Angle brackets (less-than and greater-than) enclose the name of a key on the keyboard. For example, <Enter> refers to the key on your terminal or workstation that is labeled with the word Enter.
... An ellipsis indicates that you can repeat the preceding item one or more times.
<Ctrl-x> The notation <Ctrl-x> indicates a control character sequence. For example, <Ctrl-c> means that you hold down the control key while pressing <c>.
\ The continuation character is used in coding examples in this book for formatting purposes.

Related Information

For information on using serial devices, see these Linux HOWTO documents, located at /usr/doc/HOWTO or on the Linux Documentation Project Web site (http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/index.html):


How to Obtain Publications

The Cluster Systems Management for Linux publications are available as HTML and PDF files on the CD-ROM in the /doc directory or on the installed system in the /opt/csm/doc directory. The README is available on the CD-ROM in the root directory (/). The file names are as follows:

Publications for Cluster Systems Management for Linux were also available at the time of this release at the IBM Linux Clusters Web site (http://www.ibm.com/eserver/clusters/linux). The IBM Linux Clusters Web site also includes links to the following resources:


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