User manual HP COMPAQ PROLIANT 5500 SERVER COMPAQ INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT LOG VIEWER IN A MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT ENVIRONMENT

[. . . ] WHITE PAPER [April 1998] Prepared By Microsoft Windows NT Integration Team Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS Executive Summary . . . . 5 Software and Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Installing the Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Understanding Utility Features . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The steps that follow outline how to sort events using the Compaq IML Viewer. Select the column header on the field by which you want to sort. Click on the same column header to toggle between ascending and descending order. Filtering the IML The filtering feature allows users to specify which entries are displayed in the viewer. For example, if a user wants to view all the critical errors that occurred in the past week, they could use the filtering feature to view this information. The Compaq IML Viewer filter is a compound filter, thus allowing users to filter entries on more than one category. For example, if a user selects Operating System for the class, Critical for the severity and Since Last Month for update time, the utility displays only the critical Operating System events that occurred in the previous month. Refer to Figure 3 to view a sample of the filter categories available in the utility. The procedures included in this section presume you have started Windows NT, logged in to your account and opened the Compaq IML Viewer. The steps that follow outline how to filter events using the Compaq IML Viewer. Choose the field on which you want to filter the events. The field categories are Class, Severity, Update Time and Initial Time. Figure 3: Filtering IML entries using the Compaq IML Viewer. Note: Select the All filter option to view all of the IML entries logged for that field category. Select OK to apply the filter. WHITE PAPER (cont. ) . . ECG024/0498 12 Once a filter has been applied, the utility displays the word Filtered on the bottom right-hand side of the screen. Select Reset on the filter dialog box or select All Entries on the View Menu to view all of the IML entries in the log. Exporting the IML The Compaq IML Viewer offers many advanced serviceability features such as the ability to save the IML to a comma-separated file. This feature allows users to save the IML in this format so it can be read into third-party applications. This feature becomes quite handy for administrators that need spreadsheet capabilities for manipulating and presenting data. For example, an administrator could save an IML file from servers on the entire network, then import each comma-separated file into one spreadsheet where they could review data online or use this data for presentation purposes at a later date. The procedures included in this section presume you have started Windows NT, logged in to your account and opened the Compaq IML Viewer. The steps that follow outline how to export saved IML files using the Compaq IML Viewer. on the Log Menu, and then select the file name and location of where you would like to export the file. Select Save to save and export the IML entries to a new file. Once these steps are completed, the file can be read into any third-party application that supports comma-separated files. Saving the IML Saving the IML allows administrators to save IML entries for historical purposes. [. . . ] The sort feature toggles between ascending and descending order for subsequent clicks on the column header of the same field. · Filtering the IML · The filtering feature allows users to specify which entries are displayed in the viewer. It is also a compound filter, thus allowing users to filter entries on more than one category. A quick and easy way to check if the Filter is on is to look at the right-hand side of the status bar. If a filter has been applied, the utility displays the word Filtered; otherwise, the utility displays Not Filtered. · WHITE PAPER (cont. ) . [. . . ]