Novell Remote Manager lets you build and configure groups of items for monitoring Linux server or NetWare server health, as well as providing various statistics for servers running other operating systems. A few of the preconfigured monitoring item types are NRM Health Status for a single server or a group of servers, Ping to a specific port, IP connectivity, LDAP Directory Root Search, and status of connectivity to a web page.
Monitoring items can be defined and represented by an icons on a page as shown in the following figure. The icons can represent a single item or a group of items.
Figure 12-1 NRM Server Health Example Group
To build and configure a new monitor group:
Click the Configure New Group link in the navigation frame.
Right-click the Group Monitoring Operations page.
HINT:If your browser does not support right-click functionality, try double-clicking the Reports icon in the upper right corner of the page.
You should see a pop-up similar to the following:
The menu options are:
Add Item
Configure New Group
Full Screen
Group Configuration
Network Discovery
Refresh
Save Group
Select Group
Show Hidden Items
NRM Reports & Operations
Click Add Item, and do the following:
Complete the Monitoring Item Configuration form.
For each item you add to a group or want to change from the default setting (health monitor), complete the following options on the Monitoring Item Configuration form.
Option |
Details |
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Monitoring Type |
Specify one of the following types:
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Name |
Provide a descriptive name for the item. |
Item Address/URL |
Specify the IP address for the server that you want to monitor or ping, or specify the DNS name of the server that hosts the web page. The address can be an IP address or DNS name. Do not specify the HTTP:// portion of a URL. |
Port |
The default is provided. You can type a different port to use. |
Use Single Sign on NRM Credentials |
When selected (default), the credentials used to access this items' data are the same as the credentials that the user logged into Novell Remote Manager with. When deselected, enter the credential necessary to access the item in the User Name and Password fields. |
Hide Normal Status |
When selected, only items that are in an abnormal state are displayed. If you want to monitor all statuses, leave the check box deselected. |
Text Color |
Black is the default. You can select any other color from the drop-down list. |
Text Background Color |
Clear is the default. You can select any other color in the drop-down list. |
You can also define your own monitoring types or edit the default defined health types by editing the XML data in /opt/novell/nrm/NRMGroupHealthInfo file. For more information, see Defining or Editing Group Monitoring Types.
Click Add.
Drag the monitor items to the desired location.
Repeat Step 3.a through Step 3.c for each item that you add.
(Optional) If you want to change any of the following, change the configuration of the group:
The label for the group
The graphic displayed
The refresh rate
The suspect and critical email notification for the group
Right-click the customized Group page, then click Group Configuration.
Complete the fields as desired on the Group Operations Configuration form.
Option |
Description |
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Display |
The display options let you control the following:
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Click Apply.
Perform the desired task, or save the group and perform the task later.
In this release, the only task you can perform on Linux servers is to compare the server up times.
(Optional) If you want to reuse the group, save the group.
Right-click the customized Group page, then click Save Group.
We recommend using a name that represents the group you built.
(Conditional) If you haven’t saved any groups, you might need to extend the schema for NRM group operations before you can save the group.
Extending the schema is required only once per eDirectory tree. If the host is connected to a pre-existing NetWare 6.5 or later network, then extending the schema is not necessary.
Click Save Group and perform the required steps to save the group to a local server or save it and associate it with an eDirectory object.
See Saving a Group.