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Overview

The primary aim of the Process knowledge base in Sentinel3G is to provide notification of CPU and memory hungry processes using monitoring that is consistent across various UNIX, Linux and Windows 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 Process knowledge base, and the discrepancies between them on different platforms.


Process Knowledge Base Version

Version Availability Date Min Sentinel
Version
1.2 14th Mar, 2004 4.4.1


Process Knowledge Base

Processes Class

Sentry AIX HPUX Linux SCO Solaris Tru64 Windows
CPU_Hogs
Important_Processes
Memory_Hogs
Event_Manager
Host_Monitor
NOTE
Process Knowledge Base includes the Process Management Console, provided as an action against the 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.


Sentry Details

Overview

Sentry Class Agent Poll Time States Logging
CPU_Hogs Processes ProcessInfo 75s
Memory_Hogs Processes ProcessInfo 75s
Important_ProcessesProcesses ProcessInfo 75s
Event_Manager Processes ProcessInfo 75s
Host_Monitor Processes ProcessInfo 75s


Sentry State Details

CPU_Hogs Sentry

Availability
AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64

Constants

Constant Description Value
CPU_HIGH Percentage CPU usage considered high for a process 10
CPU_VHIGH Unacceptable percentage CPU usage for a process 50

States

State Severity Condition Escalation
VHigh_CPU info $cpu_percent >= $CPU_VHIGH warning after 160s, alarm after 400s
High_CPU normal $cpu_percent >= $CPU_HIGH
OK_CPU disabled delete immediately
Delete built-in No data state


Memory_Hogs Sentry

Availability
AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64

Constants

Constant Description Value
MEMORY_HIGH Percentage memory usage considered high for a process 10
MEMORY_VHIGH Unacceptable percentage memory usage for a process 50

States

State Severity Condition Escalation
VHigh_Memory info $mem_percent >= $MEMORY_VHIGH warning after 160s, alarm after 400s
High_Memory normal $mem_percent >= $MEMORY_HIGH
OK_Memory disabled delete immediately
Delete built-in No data state


Important_Processes Sentry

Availability
AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64

States

State Severity Condition Escalation
Not_Running alarm $count == 0
Running_Mult normal $count > 0
Running normal