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Procedure documentationMonitoring a Host

 

This procedure displays the status of a host, and the metrics that contribute to it.

Procedure

  1. Open the System & Application Monitoring work center

    in the launch pad.

  2. Click the System Monitoring link.

  3. Select one or more rows in the POWL, and choose Host Monitoring.

    The system launches Host Monitoring.

  4. For detailed analysis, do the following:

    Purpose

    Action

    Analyze the host hierarchy

    On the Host List tab page, click on the host. In the Hierarchy View section you can analyze the hierarchy.

    Analyze the status of a category

    Click the category.

    Summarization events and their ratings are displayed.

    View the details of metrics which contribute to the status of the summarization event

    Do one of the following:

    • In the graphical view, click the summarization event.

    • In the Hierarchy View, expand the summarization event. By choosing the Switch to Tabular View, you can view the details in a tabular format.

    View the alerts raised for the host

    To view the alerts, do the following:

    1. Click on tile in the Status Overview section, or choose the Host tab page.

      The host list appears.

    2. Click on the host link on the relevant tile. A screen with the host’s details appears. Do one of the following:

      • At the top right corner of the screen, the numeric value shows the number of alerts. Click the number, you go to the Alert Inbox.

      • Click the Link to Alert Inbox icon.

        The Alert Inbox opens in a new window.

    View the host details in the landscape

    Do the following:

    1. On the relevant tile, click to view host details.

      The Host List screen appears.

    2. Click on the Host name on the tile.

      A screen with the host’s details appears.

    3. Click the Link to Landscape Browser.

    View the work mode scheduled for the Host and the business partner information

    1. Click the relevant tile in the Status Overview section, or choose the Host tab page.

      The host list appears.

    2. Click the host link on the relevant host.

      A screen with the host’s details appears.

      • You can view the information if a work mode is in progress for the host.

      • You can view the business partner's information.

More Information

For more information on Alert Inbox, see System & Application Monitoring Alert Inbox.