Understanding Server Management
The ZENworks® for Servers (ZfS) Server Management components allow you to monitor, configure, and control the managed servers and nodes on your network. The SNMP-based server Management Agents for NetWare® and Windows* NT* servers provide real-time server performance data and information about server alarms and events to the network management console. By selecting a server or node from atlas page maps or hierarchical lists in the left pane of ConsoleOne, you can access three main views of information:
- Console View: Provides details about the selected server or node. You can drill down into the server configuration to display information about the internal components of the machine, such as the devices, operating system, and services available on the machine.
- Summary View: Provides details about the server performance, such as alarms generated by the server, CPU utilization, and available disk space. By drilling down into the server configuration, you can also view summary information about other components, such as processors, threads, memory, and volumes.
- Trend View: Displays graphical representations of trend parameters, allowing you to monitor the state of a server over various periods of time. Using trend data, you can track the health status of servers, allowing you to predict potential problems and plan for future expansion of server configurations.
In addition to viewing information about the servers on your network, the server management components also enable you to configure your managed NetWare servers and execute frequently used commands from ConsoleOne.
The following figure displays a functional view of the ZfS Server Management components. It illustrates the Management Agent for NetWare and Management Agent for Windows NT distributed throughout a network.
This section contains the following topics to help you understand the server management components: