Reflex - HP NonStop EMS Event Message Console

Overview  

Reflex Console is a graphical environment where EMS events are converted into colour-coded object states and viewed in a data-centre or business context.

However many organisations still wish to retain a flexible view of the incoming events. To deliver this, the Reflex Console module provides an advanced upgrade for those familiar with green screen or browser EMS event viewers like the VIEWPOINT™ tool.

The Reflex Console module allows you to view EMS events as they arrive. EMS events are collected by the Windows GUI at regular polling intervals and written to a large rolling buffer.

The events are automatically picked up by the primary window in the standard DSM filtered way. Reflex Console maintains the Information / Action / Critical model used by VIEWPOINT™, but ensures that critical events cannot be lost by reserving a non-roll delete window.

Up to 16 event views can be running concurrently but any number of views can be configured. A configuration window enables you to switch between currently configured views. For each view, the size of the rolling buffer, the type of event displayed, where they are retrieved from and if they are to be filtered in any way, can be specified.

Selected EMS events can be marked for detailed examination by any element of the EMS token set. These fields can also be used as the 'key' for an event search for similar events, e.g. those with the same subject or process ID.

Reflex Console also exists as a seperate product called View+Point which offers complete and comprehensive HP NonStop platform monitoring.

Key Features include :

• Up to 16 windows and 10,000 events per window
   
• Full compatibility with VIEWPOINT™ EMS usage
   
• User customisable displays for Windows event columns
   
• Block acknowledge multiple events
   
• One click export of selected EMS events to a Comma Seperated File (CSV)
   
• Split window, no risk of losing critical events
   
• Provides EMS event filtering by both compiled filters and/or filter tables
   
• Copy EMS events directly to the Reflex database to enable easy event escalation configuration
   
• Rollback in time, on-line filters with wildcards
   
• Find EMS events using any of the mandatory tokens, e.g. subject
   
• EMSA™ style tokenised event analysis
   
• Cause / Effect / Recovery details extensible
   
• Dynamic shutdown of views by console time rule for performance
   
• Freeze and Thaw of user views
   
• FastPipe TCP/IP to HP NonStop, no need for 3rd party products

Name	Description	View
Event Console (ZIP - 6Mb)	A powerful event viewing console which incorporates all the usual EMS viewing features plus an advanced set of features for EMS token breakdown, searching and filtering. This viewer goes way beyond green screen and browser event viewers.

Hardware and software pre-requisites for the Reflex product are detailed below:

• HP NonStop (ServerNet or Integrity platforms)

• Guardian D38 Operating System (or above)

• TMF

• SQL runtime system (SQL/MP runtime), or alternatively, NonStop SQL product

• Pathway (TS/MP)

• TCP/IP

• Non-RDF/DRNET Audited Volume *

* It is recommended that Reflex is installed on a Non-RDF/DRNET Audited Volume. If this is a cause for concern, please contact Insider Technologies Ltd to discuss further.

Reflex is installed using a menu driven TACL macro for easy deployment. The macro will perform checks and output the results of each stage of the Reflex product install so that if problems are encountered they can be resolved easily.

Windows Platform for GUI Install:

• Modern Pentium PC Specification

• 32Mb on-board RAM

• 20Mb free hard disk space

• Minimum 17” monitor recommended

• Graphics Resolution: 1027 x 768 x 16 minimum

• Windows XP, Vista, 7 

* For escalation of HP NonStop issues to enterprise management solutions, email or mobile SMS, a dedicated Windows box is required.