Operating System KBs
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Overview
The primary aim of the operating system knowledge bases in Sentinel3G is to provide a base level of operations monitoring that is consistent across various UNIX/Linux platforms. Due to differences between the various operating systems we monitor, complete consistency is not always achievable. This document describes the general content of the OS knowledge bases, and the discrepancies between them on different platforms.
Standard Knowledge Base
The standard knowledge base is OS independent, and so is packaged with Sentinel3G on all Operating Systems. It can be upgraded, but not uninstalled.
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connectivity¹ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Event_Manager¹ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Host_Monitor | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Scheduler² | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
¹ Connectivity and Event_Manager sentries are only started on the Event Host.
² Scheduler sentry is not started by default. Please read the online documentation for details on how to use the Scheduler sentry.
³ Agent only. Full Event Manager and Host Monitory available May 2003.
OS Knowledge Base Versions
| OS | Version | Availability Date | Min Sentinel Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIX risc | 2.1 | 17th Mar, 2004 | 4.4 |
| HPUX parisc | 2.1 | 11th May, 2004 | 4.4 |
| HPUX intel | 2.2 | 6th Jul, 2006 | 4.4 |
| Linux intel | 2.1 | 12th Mar, 2004 | 4.4 |
| SCO Open Server | 1.1 | 25th Oct, 2002 | 4.2 |
| Solaris intel | 2.1 | 14th Jan, 2003 | 4.4 |
| Solaris sparc | 2.2 | 14th Feb, 2006 | 4.4 |
| Tru64 | 1.2 | 13th Aug, 2002 | 4.4 |
| Windows NT/2000/XP | 1.0 | 22nd Jan, 2003 | 4.4 |
OS Knowledge Bases
CPU Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU_States¹ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Processors | √ | √ | √ | √ | |||
| Context_Switches | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Interrupts | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Run_Queue | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| System_Calls | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
- NOTE
- Certain operating systems do not provide all the CPU statistics by default, and collecting them may require kernel patches or third party collection tools. Solaris requires packages SUNWaccr and SUNWaccu. Tru64 requires …
¹ All operating systems monitor % System, % User and % Idle CPU time, some OSes provide more information:
| OS | More CPU_States Information | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AIX, Solaris, Tru64 | % Wait IO | The amount of time spent waiting for blocked I/0 to complete. |
| Linux | % Nice CPU | The percentage of time that the system is in the user state running processes at low (nice) scheduling priority. |
| HPUX |
Disk Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disk | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
Error Log Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error_Log | √ |
Filesystem Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free_Space | √¹ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
¹ AIX provides two sentries for free space monitoring, one sentry specifically for /usr (with less sensitive thresholds) and another for the other filesystems.
Memory Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paging_Rate | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | |
| Physical_Memory | √ | √ | √ | ||||
| Swap_Rate | √ | √ | √ | ||||
| Swap_Space | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
- NOTE
- Certain operating systems do not provide all the memory statistics, as it may not be relevant (eg Swap_Rate on Tru64 and AIX).
Network Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collisions | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Drops | √ | √ | √ | ||||
| Errors | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | ||
| Packets_Received | √ | √ | √¹ | √ | √¹ | √ | √ |
| Packets_Sent | √¹ | √ | √ | √ | √¹ | √ | √ |
¹ Packets sent and received are known only as sent and received on Solaris and Linux.
Printers Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printers 1 |
¹ The Solaris Printer class is "off" by default. This is due to an intermittent issue with the printer agent. The symptoms are excessive cpu usage by the Eventmanager. This only occurs on a very small number of systems.
Processes Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU_Usage | MEM_Usage | Processes;¹ |
- NOTE
- All OS Knowledge Bases support the Process Management Console, provided as an action against Processes sentry class.
¹ On certain OSes the Processes sentry is turned off by default. Certain instances are provided as examples (nmdb, smdb) only, but should be changed to reflect the system on which the KB is installed. Note also that system services (daemons) are normally monitored via the Services sentry, so check in the Services folder before adding processes to be monitored.
Security Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad_SU | √¹ |
¹ On Linux, the Bad_SU sentry is not started by default, as it needs specific configuration to work correctly. Please read the sentry notes for more information on how to configure this sentry.