Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Performance Management Release 2.0 User Guide

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DEFINITY Systems Contains a node for each managed node 
known by Performance Management.
DEFINITY Contains nodes for setting thresholds to 
measure the performance of a specific 
managed node.
Data Collection Contains nodes for defining data collection 
parameters for a managed node.
Processor Occupancy Contains nodes for defining alerting and event 
log parameters for...

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Menu bar
The options available through the pfmenu bar are described as follows:Menu Option DescriptionFile New Creates a new component as 
appropriate for the task being 
performed.
Expand Expands the selected node on the 
pane.
Up One Level Displays the parent of the selected 
node. For example, if you the 
Master Event Log is highlighted, 
clicking Up one Level will...

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Help Topics NA
Current Panel Online help for the 
currently-displayed pane
About Definity 
Performance 
Management 2.0Software version and dateMenu Option Description 

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Nodes
Nodes represent the options available in your system. There are three basic 
nodes available from the Root pane. The Root pane is the starting point for 
performing all Performance Management tasks, since all other nodes branch off 
from these three nodes. Click once on the Root node in the left pane to expand it 
to show the following nodes:
Expandable 
Nodes
Within the...

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Alert Indicators
Alert indicators are visual cues of any problems in the DEFINITY system. Alerting 
is also used by the NMS to indicate any problems associated with a specific 
managed node. There are different levels of alerts that have corresponding 
warnings, as indicated by the shape and color of the alert indicator. You can tell at 
a glance by looking at the...

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Major
CriticalAlert Level Alert Icon you see in left window pane 

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Managed Nodes
Expanding the DEFINITY Systems node by clicking on it displays all of the nodes 
for each switch, or managed node, known by the Performance Management 
system.
Command Buttons
The command buttons that appear at the bottom of the right pane do the 
following:Button Purpose
Save
Updates the database with the current 
settings. For display screens that have...

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Status Bar
This is a message area at the bottom of the main window. Depending on the 
circumstances, it displays a status indicator for any processing that lasts more 
than two seconds.
Splitter Bar
The splitter bar separates the right and left panes. To change the size of either 
pane, drag the splitter bar that separates the two sides until the desired size is 
displayed. 

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•Specify Default Data Collection Hours
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•Specify Collection Hours for a Specific Managed Node
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•Specify Default Data Types
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•Specify Data Types for a Specific Managed Node
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Introduction
One of the features of Performance Management is the ability to track the 
performance of a managed node through reports you can generate for various 
aspects of the system. In order to run reports that help track the system, you must 
first specify the data to collect for those reports. 
This chapter describes how to collect report data in the...