Setup > Introduction
 

 

Embedded Support Partner is a configuration driven system. From this section, you can setup SGI Embedded Support Partner to suit your specific needs.  On the left is a menu consisting of various items organized in groups each of which belongs to a specific component of SGI Embedded Support Partner. A brief description of these components is given below.  A context sensitive help is also available for all applicable menu items and can be viewed by selecting 'Help' button on the top right-hand corner of the menu item.  You can always view the current settings by selecting 'View Current Setup' item for any of the components.
 

  • Global Setup allows you to setup permissions for other systems to connect remotely to SGI Embedded Support Partner.  This can be accomplished by selecting Server item.  Global Configuration lets you  modify the behavior of SGI Embedded Support Partner Event Manager.
  • Events Setup lets you subscribe to new events from remote systems, update already subscribed events and unsubscribe any unwanted events.  You can also associate an action to an event from a list of available actions.  Please choose Actions setup to add custom actions.
  • In Actions Setup, you can create new actions or update existing actions or delete any unwanted actions.
  • The Paging Setup lets you configure QuickPage application to suit your needs.  Please note that in order for Paging Setup to take effect, you must chkconfig quickpage on.
  • Availability Monitoring setup lets you configure availmon that is available on your system.  You can set the parameters of Availmon and you can also setup the mailing lists to whom availmon will notify any system interrupts.
  • Performance Monitoring setup lets you enable or disable performance monitoring metrics.
  • System Monitoring lets you setup monitoring of select services on hosts to which you have subscribed. These hosts are contacted at regular intervals to see whether selected services are up and running on them. This monitoring is done by PCP agent, espping.

Caution must be observed while changing any of the settings.  If you are in doubt, please read the help carefully before committing any changes.  You can also refer to SGI Embedded Support Partner User Guide for more information.