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Description: Xymon is the web based monitoring tool of choice for Administrators and staff supporting ITSO Windows and Unix processes on the Purdue Campus. It performs a valuable duty, giving the trained eye a quick overview of the hardware and processes that may be out of synch for several key University areas.
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Location: Xymon: All non-green systems systems - Keep this link up on workstation. https://monitor.itap.purdue.edu/- Top level view Xymon: Top View Top level view that displays alerts by group. It is suggested that one create a sidebar for this view. Categories include:
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From the top level a user may drill down to determine a number of factors. To investigate a given category, click the face or symbol next to each title. Users who look at the Production category are presented with a large list of Services. Below is the current list.
Clicking the face alongside the Backup sub category returns the states of machines currently classified as such. Any systems that are underlined indicate the presence of critical information. Additional important information may be found in the Info category for each machine. A Technical Operator will need this further information to resolve alerts.
Clicking on tsm01 as displayed above, generates the screen shown below.
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a large list of Services. Below is the current list.
The top level titles and subcategories are subject to change. The user is IOC staff are encouraged to explore the application and become familiar with the various categories of systems monitored.
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5. Purple Alerts - Treat a production machine with numerous purple status alerts as if it were a red alert. (Note: The example machine listed below was NOT a production box at the time of publication.)
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6. Broad Spectrum Failure - If a large number of alerts are being recorded across the board for different systems, consider picking up the phone earlier than later, there could be a bigger problem emerging.
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