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| - | The primary aim of the Standard knowledge base in Sentinel3G is to provide notification of important system messages 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. | + | The primary aim of the Standard knowledge base in Sentinel3G is to provide for some basic connectivity monioring. This document describes the general content of the Standard knowledge base, and the discrepancies between them on different platforms. |
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Revision as of 00:51, 18 July 2006
Contents |
Overview
The primary aim of the Standard knowledge base in Sentinel3G is to provide for some basic connectivity monioring. This document describes the general content of the Standard knowledge base, and the discrepancies between them on different platforms.
Standard Knowledge Base Version
| Version | Availability Date | Min Sentinel Version |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 1st Feb, 2006 | 4.4 |
Standard Knowledge Base
Connectivity Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connectivity¹ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| InternetConnectivity² | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
¹ The Connectivity sentry is switched off by default.
² Unless the global settings RefSitesOptions and RefSites are configured this sentry is disabled.
Sentinel Class
| Sentry | AIX | HPUX | Linux | SCO | Solaris | Tru64 | Windows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduler¹ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
¹ The Scheduler sentry is switched off by default.
Sentry Details
Overview
| Sentry | Class | Agent | Poll Time | States | Logging |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connectivity¹ | Connectivity | Ping | 300s | √ | √ |
| InternetConnectivity² | Connectivity | PortPing | 30s | √ | √ |
| Scheduler¹ | Sentinel | Clock | n/a | √ |
¹ The Connectivity and Scheduler sentries are switched off by default.
² Unless the global settings RefSitesOptions and RefSites are configured this sentry is disabled.
Sentry State Details
Connectivity Sentry
- Availability
- AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64, Windows
States
| State | Severity | Condition | Escalation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROBLEM | info | $response_time == -1 && $PrevState != "DOWN" | warning after 60s, DOWN after 90s |
| DOWN | severe | $response_time == -1 | |
| UP | normal |
InternetConnectivity Sentry
- Availability
- AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64, Windows
States
| State | Severity | Condition | Escalation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEST_BYPASS¹ | disabled | "$SETTING(RefSitesOptions)" == "Always Up" | |
| NO_IPS_DEFINED | alarm | $connect_status == "no IP addresses defined in settings" | |
| NO_HOSTNAMES_DEFINED | alarm | $response_status == "no hostnames defined in settings" | |
| NET_CONNECTIVITY_DOWN | info | $connectivity == 0 | alarm after 60s |
| NAME_RESOLUTION_DOWN | info | $response == 0 | alarm after 60s |
| UP | normal |
¹ Unless the global settings RefSitesOptions and RefSites are configured this sentry is disabled.
Scheduler Sentry
- Availability
- AIX, HPUX, Linux, SCO, Solaris, Tru64, Windows
States
| State | Severity | Condition | Escalation |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDLE | normal |