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Introducing HP DeskMon
by Jill Cullyer
Pinewood Information Systems Division
Introducing HP DeskMon, a pro-active monitor for HP DeskManager. HP
DeskMon is a powerful new product which pro-actively monitors the
activity of HP DeskManager.
It is a utility which is designed for use within a network environment.
It can be configured by the System Administrator to monitor the HP
DeskManager network and report exceptions and errors to a central point.
A copy of HP DeskMon is required on each machine the Administrator wishes
to monitor. HP DeskMon runs in the background on each machine,
performing checks on HP DeskManager at preconfigured times.
FEATURES
The following describe the features of HP DeskMon:
* HP DeskMon has a screen-driven interface with the same "look and
feel" as the HP DeskManager Configuration Interface.
* HP DeskMon may be configured to monitor:
* Jobs. HP DeskMon can check that a number of jobs related to HP
DeskManager are running and are in a pre-defined state.
* Processes. HP DeskMon can check that the Mailroom, for example,
is running.
* Queues. HP DeskMon will report when the number of messages on
the mail queues exceeds a pre-defined limit.
* Datasets. HP DeskMon will report when any of the three major
datasets exceeds a pre-defined percentage.
* Inter-Process Communication files. HP DeskMon will report when
any of the IPC files used by HP DeskManager exceeds a pre-defined
limit.
* User-written applications. HP DeskMon will check using a
user-written application reporting back any message produced by
the application.
* HP DeskMon may be configured to report errors and exceptions:
* To the console of a local or remote machine.
* To a local or remote session user.
* To a local or remote printer.
* Via a message to an HP DeskManager user.
* Configuration changes made to one machine in the network may be
duplicated on other machines by means of a batch file which is mailed
to the DeskMon Updaten server on each of the other machines in the
network. Machines may be configured to accept or deny remote
reconfiguration.
* The HP DeskMon Configurator interface comes with a comprehensive
online Help Facility.
* HP DeskMon documentation is held electronically within the product
and may be printed as often as required.
BENEFITS
There are many benefits to be derived from the use of HP DeskMon:
* Reduced administrative time monitoring a local HP DeskManager
network.
* Reduced level of technical expertise required to monitor a local HP
DeskManager network.
* Decreased message delivery times, due to quicker notification of
problems leading to speedier problem resolution.
* Centralized reporting for all errors and exceptions of an HP
DeskManager network's.
* Increased productivity for users of HP DeskManager, due to timely
warning of critical datasets filling up.
* Minimal investment of time to learn to use HP DeskMon.