AIX Management Pack Guide For System Center 2012 - Operations Manager

AIX Management Pack Guide for System
Center 2012 - Operations Manager

Microsoft Corporation
Published: April, 2012
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Contents
AIX Management Pack Guide......................................................................................................... 4
Management Pack Purpose........................................................................................................ 5
Monitoring Scenarios............................................................................................................... 5
How Health Rolls Up................................................................................................................ 6
Configuring the AIX Management Pack.......................................................................................6
Appendix: Management Pack Contents......................................................................................8
AIX 5.3......................................................................................................................................... 8
AIX 6.1....................................................................................................................................... 21
AIX 7.......................................................................................................................................... 34
AIX Management Pack Guide
The AIX Management Pack helps you manage your AIX computers as part of your System Center
2012 - Operations Manager infrastructure.
The AIX Management Pack alerts you to problems with components such as agents and services
so you can continuously monitor the servers and clients on which your business depends.
This guide was written based on the 7.3.2086.0 version of the AIX Management Pack.
Guide History
Release Date Changes
April 2012 Original release of this guide
Supported Configurations
In general, the supported configurations are outlined in Supported Configurations for System
Center 2012 – Operations Manager (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=223642).
Supported Versions of AIX

Management Pack File Operating System Name Power Processor
Microsoft.AIX.5.3.mp AIX 5.3 Operating System Yes
Microsoft.AIX.6.1.mp AIX 6.1 Operating System Yes
Microsoft.AIX.7.mp AIX 7 Operating System Yes
Prerequisites
Agent prerequisites for AIX computers can be found in: Supported UNIX and Linux Operating
System Versions (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=244214)
Files in this Management Pack

The following table describes the files that are included in this management pack:
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File name Display name Description
Microsoft.AIX.Library AIX Operating System Library AIX Core Library
Microsoft.AIX.5.3.mp AIX 5.3 Operating System Support for AIX 5.3

Operating System
Microsoft.AIX.6.1.mp AIX 6.1 Operating System Support for AIX 6.1

Operating System
Microsoft.AIX.7.mp AIX 7 Operating System Support for AIX 7 Operating

System
Management Pack Purpose

The AIX Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1,
and AIX 7 operating systems. It monitors AIX components such as processes, resources, and
server agents.
The monitoring provided by this management pack includes availability and configuration
monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds. You can integrate the monitoring
of AIX components into your service-oriented monitoring scenarios.
In addition to health monitoring capabilities, this management pack includes reports, diagnostics,
tasks, and views that enable near real-time diagnosis and resolution of detected issues.
In this section:
 Monitoring Scenarios
 How Health Rolls Up
For details on the discoveries, rules, monitors, views, and reports contained in this management
pack, see Appendix: Management Pack Contents.
Monitoring Scenarios
Monitoring scenario Description Associated rules and monitors
Logical Disk Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

monitoring for Logical Disk (File Pack Contents
System) instances
Network Adapter Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

monitoring for Network Adapter Pack Contents
instances
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Monitoring scenario Description Associated rules and monitors
Operating System Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

monitoring for AIX Operating Pack Contents
System instances
Physical Disk Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

monitoring for Physical Disk Pack Contents
instances
Processor Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

monitoring for Processor Pack Contents
instances
How Health Rolls Up

The following diagram shows how the health states of objects roll up in this management pack.
Microsoft.AIX.Computer
Microsoft.AIX.OperatingSystem Microsoft.AIX.Processor Microsoft.AIX.PhysicalDisk Microsoft.AIX.LogicalDisk Microsoft.AIX.NetworkAdapter
Configuring the AIX Management Pack

This section provides guidance on configuring and tuning this management pack.
 Best Practice: Create a Management Pack for Customizations
 Security Configuration
 Tuning Performance Threshold Monitors
Best Practice: Create a Management Pack for Customizations

By default, Operations Manager saves all customizations such as overrides to the Default
Management Pack. As a best practice, you should instead create a separate management pack
for each sealed management pack you want to customize.
When you create a management pack for the purpose of storing customized settings for a sealed
management pack, it is helpful to base the name of the new management pack on the name of
the management pack that it is customizing, such as “AIX Customizations”.
Creating a new management pack for storing customizations of each sealed management pack
makes it easier to export the customizations from a test environment to a production environment.
It also makes it easier to delete a management pack, because you must delete any dependencies
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before you can delete a management pack. If customizations for all management packs are
saved in the Default Management Pack and you need to delete a single management pack, you
must first delete the Default Management Pack, which also deletes customizations to other
management packs.
Security Configuration
Run As credentials are used for all rules and monitors in the AIX Management Pack. More
information on required privileges and configuration of Run As credentials can be found in:
Accessing UNIX and Linux Computers in Operations Manager (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?
LinkID=223881)
Run As Profile Name Associated Rules and Monitors
UNIX/Linux Action Account All rules and monitors other than those specified with
the UNIX/Linux Privileged Account
UNIX/Linux Privileged Account All syslog alerting rules
Tuning Performance Threshold Monitors

The following table lists performance threshold monitors that have default thresholds that might
require additional tuning to suit your environment. Evaluate these monitors to determine whether
the default thresholds are appropriate for your environment. If a default threshold is not
appropriate for your environment, you should obtain a baseline for the relevant performance
counters, and then adjust the thresholds by applying an override to them.
Monitor Name Default Threshold Default Repeat

Count
Logical Disk Free Space Critical:5%,1000MB 1

Warning:10%, 2000MB
Logical Disk % Free Space 5 1
Logical Disk % Free Inodes 5 1
Logical Disk Avg. Disk sec/Transfer .05 5
OperatingSystem Total Percent Processor Time 95 3
OperatingSystem Available MBytes 2.5 3
OperatingSystem Available MBytes Swap 2.5 3
Physical Disk Avg. Disk sec/Transfer .05 5
Processor Percent Processor Time 95 3
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Appendix: Management Pack Contents
AIX 5.3
AIX 6.1
AIX 7
AIX 5.3
The AIX 5.3 Management Pack discovers the object types described in the following sections. Not
all of the objects are automatically discovered. Use overrides to discover those objects that are
not discovered automatically.
AIX 5.3 Computer
AIX 5.3 Logical Disk
AIX 5.3 Network Adapter
AIX 5.3 Operating System
AIX 5.3 Physical Disk
AIX 5.3 Processor
AIX 5.3 Computer

Discovery Information
Interval Enabled When to Enable
14400 True Not applicable
Related Rules
Rule Alert Notes Enabled When to Enable
Syslog Critical True The path to the log False Enable this rule (and
event Alert priority: Low file specified in provide the LogFile path)
detected syslog to alert on related syslog
Alert severity:
configuration must events.
Information
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Syslog Auth The path to the log False Enable this rule (and
Critical event file specified in provide the LogFile path)
configuration must
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be provided as an events.
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Syslog Kernel True The path to the log False Enable this rule (and
Critical event Alert priority: Medium file specified in provide the LogFile path)
Alert severity: Critical
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Failed SSH True The path to the log False Enable this rule (and
as Root Alert priority: Medium file specified in provide the LogFile path)
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Successful True The path to the log False Enable this rule (and
SSH as Root Alert priority: Medium file specified in provide the LogFile path)
Alert severity:
Information
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Failed SU to True The path to the log False Enable this rule (and
Root detected Alert priority: Medium file specified in provide the LogFile path)
syslog to alert on related syslog
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
SU to Root Alert priority: Medium file specified in provide the LogFile path)
Alert severity:
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Information be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Related Views
View Description Rules and Monitors that

Populate the View
AIX Server State State view for AIX Computer  Discover AIX 5.3 Computer
instances
AIX Computers Diagram Diagram view for AIX  Discover AIX 5.3 Computer
Computer instances

Related Monitors
Monitor Interval Alert Reset Enabled When to Enable

Behavior
Logical Disk 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Health Alert priority:
Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Logical Disk 300 s True Automatic False Enable this monitor for
Free Space Alert priority: three state free space
Medium monitoring by percentage
and Megabytes free.
Alert severity:
Disable the Logical Disk %
Warning/Critical
Free Space monitor when
enabling this monitor.
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Behavior
% Free Alert priority:

Space Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Inodes Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
% Free Inodes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
% Used Inodes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Free Megabytes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Used Megabytes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
% Free Space (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
% Used Space (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Logical Disk Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 5.3 Logical
state and alerts for AIX Logical Disks
Disk instances  Logical Disk Health
 Logical Disk Free Space
 Logical Disk % Free Space
 Logical Disk % Free Inodes
Logical Disk State State view for AIX Logical Disk  Discover AIX 5.3 Logical
instances Disks
Logical Disk Capacity Dashboard view that shows  % Free Inodes (AIX 5.3)
Dashboard capacity metrics for AIX Logical  % Used Inodes (AIX 5.3)
Disk instances
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Populate the View
 Free Megabytes (AIX 5.3)

 % Free Space (AIX 5.3)
Related Reports
Report Description Class Selection Criteria
Logical Disk (File System) Capacity Analysis report (Hourly AIX 5.3 Logical Disk
Capacity Analysis aggregation)
Metrics:
 Percent Used Inodes
 Percent Used Space
Logical Disk (File System) Capacity History report AIX 5.3 Logical Disk
Capacity History (“Monthly by Days” aggregation)
Metrics:
Operating System Storage Configuration report AIX 5.3 Logical Disk

Configuration Properties:
 Device Name
 File System
 Size (Bytes)

Related Monitors

Behavior
Network 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Adapter Alert priority:
Health
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Behavior
Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Byte Received/Sec (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Byte Sent/Sec (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Bytes Total/Sec (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Network Adapter State State view for AIX Network  Discover AIX 5.3 Network
Adapter Instances Adapters
Network Adapter Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 5.3 Network
state and alerts for AIX Network Adapters
Adapter instances  Network Adapter Health
Network Adapter Dashboard view that shows  Network Adapter\Bytes

Performance performance metrics for AIX Received/Sec Performance
Network Adapter instances  Network Adapter\Bytes
Sent/Sec Performance
 Network Adapter\Bytes
Total/Sec Performance
Related Reports
Network Adapter Performance Performance Analysis report AIX 5.3 Network Adapter
Analysis (Hourly aggregation)
Metrics:
 Bytes Received/Sec
 Bytes Sent/Sec
 Bytes Total/Sec
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Network Adapter Performance Performance History report AIX 5.3 Network Adapter
History (“Monthly by Days”
aggregation)
Metrics:
 Bytes Sent/Sec
 Bytes Total/Sec

Related Monitors

Behavior
OperatingSystem 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Total Percent Alert priority:
Processor Time Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Available MBytes Alert priority:
Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Swap Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Process Cron 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Service Health Alert priority:
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Behavior
Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Process Syslog 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Process SSH 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Process Rpcstat 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Process Portmap 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Total Processor % Processor Time False True Not applicable

(AIX 5.3)
Total Processor % Idle Time (AIX False True Not applicable

5.3)
Total Processor % User Time (AIX False True Not applicable

5.3)
Total Processor % Privileged Time False True Not applicable

(AIX 5.3)
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Total Processor % IO Wait Time False True Not applicable

(AIX 5.3)
Available MBytes Memory (AIX False True Not applicable

5.3)
% Available Memory (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Used Memory MBytes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
% Used Memory (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Pages/sec (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Page Reads/sec (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Page Writes/sec (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Available MBytes Swap (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
% Available Swap Space (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Used Swap MBytes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
% Used Swap Space (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Operating System State State view for AIX Operating  Discover AIX 5.3 Network
System instances Adapters
Operating System Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 5.3 Network
state and alerts for AIX Adapters
Operating System instances  Network Adapter Health
Operating System Dashboard view that shows  Network Adapter\Bytes

Operating System Instances  Network Adapter\Bytes
Processor Performance Performance view that shows  Total Processor % User

processor performance metrics Time (AIX 5.3)
for AIX Operating System  Total Processor %
instances Privileged Time (AIX 5.3)
 Total Processor %
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Populate the View
Processor Time (AIX 5.3)
Memory Utilization Performance view that shows  Available MBytes Swap

Performance memory utilization metrics for (AIX 5.3)
AIX Operating System  % Available Swap Space
instances (AIX 5.3)
 Available MBytes Memory
(AIX 5.3)
 % Available Memory (AIX
5.3)
Memory Paging Performance view that shows  Pages/sec (AIX 5.3)

memory paging metrics for AIX  Page Reads/sec (AIX 5.3)
Operating System instances
 Page Writes/sec (AIX 5.3)
Related Reports
Operating System Configuration report AIX 5.3 Operating System

 OS Version
 OS Version Display name
Operating System Performance Analysis report AIX 5.3 Operating System

Performance Analysis (Hourly aggregation)
Metrics:
 Percent Processor Time (Total)
 Percent IO Wait Time (Total)
 Percent Privileged Time (Total)
 Percent User Time (Total)
 Pages/sec
 Percent Used Memory
 Percent Used Swap Space
Operating System Performance History report AIX 5.3 Operating System

Performance History (“Monthly by Days” aggregation)
Metrics:
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 Pages/sec
Memory Performance Performance Analysis report AIX 5.3 Operating System

Metrics:
 Pages/sec
 Page Reads/sec
 Page Writes/sec
 Used Megabytes Memory
 Used Megabytes Swap
Memory Performance Performance History report AIX 5.3 Operating System

History (“Monthly by Days” aggregation)
Metrics:
 Pages/sec
 Page Reads/sec
 Page Writes/sec

14400 False Enable this discovery to enable

physical disk monitoring. It is not
recommended to enable this
discovery for computers with a
very large number of physical
disks.
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Related Monitors

Behavior
Physical 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Disk Health Alert priority:
Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Disk Avg. Alert priority:
Disk Medium
sec/Transfer
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Disk Bytes/sec (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Avg. Disk sec/Transfer (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Physical Disk State State view for AIX Physical Disk  Discover AIX 5.3 Physical
Instances Disks
Physical Disk Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 5.3 Physical
state and alerts for AIX Physical Disks
Disk Health instances  Physical Disk Health
Physical Disk Performance Dashboard view that shows  Avg. Disk sec/Transfer
performance metrics for AIX (AIX 5.3)
Physical Disk instances  Physical Disk Bytes/sec
(AIX 5.3)
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AIX 5.3 Processor

per-processor monitoring. It is
not recommended to enable this
very large number of processors.
Related Monitors

Behavior
Processor 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Percent Alert priority:
Processor Medium
Time
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Processor % Time (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Processor % Idle Time (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Processor % User Time (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
Processor % Privileged Time (AIX False True Not applicable

5.3)
Processor % IO Time (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable
AIX 6.1
The AIX 6.1 Management Pack discovers the object types described in the following sections. Not
AIX 6.1 Computer
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AIX 6.1 Processor
AIX 6.1 Computer

Related Rules
Alert severity:
Information
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
as Root file specified in provide the LogFile path)
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detected Alert priority: Medium syslog to alert on related syslog

Alert severity: Critical configuration must events.
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Alert severity:
Information
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Alert severity:
Information
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Related Views

Populate the View
AIX Server State State view for AIX Computer  Discover AIX 6.1 Computer
instances
AIX Computers Diagram Diagram view for AIX  Discover AIX 6.1 Computer
Computer instances
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Related Monitors

Behavior

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
and Megabytes free.
Alert severity:
Disable the Logical Disk %
Warning/Critical

Space Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Inodes Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
% Free Inodes (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
% Used Inodes (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
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Free Megabytes (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Used Megabytes (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
% Free Space (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
% Used Space (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Logical Disk Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 6.1 Logical
Logical Disk State State view for AIX Logical Disk  Discover AIX 6.1 Logical
instances Disks
Logical Disk Capacity Dashboard view that shows  % Free Inodes (AIX 6.1)
Dashboard capacity metrics for AIX Logical  % Used Inodes (AIX 6.1)
Disk instances
 Free Megabytes (AIX 6.1)
 % Free Space (AIX 6.1)
Related Reports
Logical Disk (File System) Capacity Analysis report (Hourly AIX 6.1 Logical Disk
Metrics:
Logical Disk (File System) Capacity History report AIX 6.1 Logical Disk
Metrics:
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Operating System Storage Configuration report AIX 6.1 Logical Disk

 Device Name
 File System
 Size (Bytes)

Related Monitors

Behavior

Health Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Byte Received/Sec (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Byte Sent/Sec (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Bytes Total/Sec (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Network Adapter State State view for AIX Network  Discover AIX 6.1 Network
Network Adapter Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 6.1 Network
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Populate the View


Related Reports
Network Adapter Performance Performance Analysis report AIX 6.1 Network Adapter
Metrics:
 Bytes Sent/Sec
 Bytes Total/Sec
Network Adapter Performance Performance History report AIX 6.1 Network Adapter
aggregation)
Metrics:
 Bytes Sent/Sec
 Bytes Total/Sec

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Related Monitors

Behavior

Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Swap Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
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Behavior
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules

(AIX 6.1)

6.1)

6.1)

(AIX 6.1)

(AIX 6.1)
Available MBytes Memory (AIX False True Not applicable

6.1)
% Available Memory (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Used Memory MBytes (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
% Used Memory (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Pages/sec (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Page Reads/sec (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Page Writes/sec (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Available MBytes Swap (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
% Available Swap Space (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Used Swap MBytes (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
% Used Swap Space (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
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Related Views

Populate the View
Operating System State State view for AIX Operating  Discover AIX 6.1 Network
Operating System Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 6.1 Network


processor performance metrics Time (AIX 6.1)
instances Privileged Time (AIX 6.1)
Processor Time (AIX 6.1)

Performance memory utilization metrics for (AIX 6.1)
instances (AIX 6.1)
(AIX 6.1)
6.1)
Memory Paging Performance view that shows  Pages/sec (AIX 6.1)

memory paging metrics for AIX  Page Reads/sec (AIX 6.1)
 Page Writes/sec (AIX 6.1)
Related Reports
Operating System Configuration report AIX 6.1 Operating System

 OS Version
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Operating System Performance Analysis report AIX 6.1 Operating System

Metrics:
 Pages/sec
Operating System Performance History report AIX 6.1 Operating System

Metrics:
 Pages/sec
Memory Performance Performance Analysis report AIX 6.1 Operating System

Metrics:
 Pages/sec
 Page Reads/sec
 Page Writes/sec
Memory Performance Performance History report AIX 6.1 Operating System

Metrics:
 Pages/sec
 Page Reads/sec
 Page Writes/sec
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disks.
Related Monitors

Behavior

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Disk Medium
sec/Transfer
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Disk Bytes/sec (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Avg. Disk sec/Transfer (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
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Related Views

Populate the View
Physical Disk State State view for AIX Physical Disk  Discover AIX 6.1 Physical
Instances Disks
Physical Disk Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 6.1 Physical
performance metrics for AIX (AIX 6.1)
(AIX 6.1)
AIX 6.1 Processor


Related Monitors

Behavior

Processor Medium
Time
Alert severity:
Critical
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Related Rules
Processor % Time (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Processor % Idle Time (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
Processor % User Time (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable

6.1)
Processor % IO Time (AIX 6.1) False True Not applicable
AIX 7
The AIX 7 Management Pack discovers the object types described in the following sections. Not
AIX 7 Computer
AIX 7 Logical Disk
AIX 7 Network Adapter
AIX 7 Operating System
AIX 7 Physical Disk
AIX 7 Processor
AIX 7 Computer
Related Rules
Alert severity:
Information
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
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when enabling this

rule.
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
as Root Alert priority: Medium file specified in provide the LogFile path)
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Alert severity:
Information
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
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when enabling this

rule.
Alert severity:
Information
be provided as an
override (LogFile)
when enabling this
rule.
Related Views

Populate the View
AIX Server State State view for AIX Computer  Discover AIX 7 Computer
instances
AIX Computers Diagram Diagram view for AIX  Discover AIX 7 Computer
Computer instances
AIX 7 Logical Disk

Related Monitors

Behavior

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
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Behavior

Alert severity: and Megabytes free.
Warning/Critical Disable the Logical Disk %

Space Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Inodes Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
% Free Inodes (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
% Used Inodes (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Free Megabytes (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Used Megabytes (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
% Free Space (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
% Used Space (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Logical Disk Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 7 Logical
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Populate the View
Logical Disk State State view for AIX Logical Disk  Discover AIX 7 Logical
instances Disks
Logical Disk Capacity Dashboard view that shows  % Free Inodes (AIX 7)
Dashboard capacity metrics for AIX Logical  % Used Inodes (AIX 7)
Disk instances
 Free Megabytes (AIX 7)
 % Free Space (AIX 7)
Related Reports
Logical Disk (File System) Capacity Analysis report (Hourly AIX 7 Logical Disk
Metrics:
Logical Disk (File System) Capacity History report AIX 7 Logical Disk
Metrics:
Operating System Storage Configuration report AIX 7 Logical Disk

 Device Name
 File System
 Size (Bytes)
AIX 7 Network Adapter

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Related Monitors

Behavior

Health Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Byte Received/Sec (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Byte Sent/Sec (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Bytes Total/Sec (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Network Adapter State State view for AIX Network  Discover AIX 7 Network
Network Adapter Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 7 Network

Related Reports
Network Adapter Performance Performance Analysis report AIX 7 Network Adapter

Metrics:
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 Bytes Sent/Sec
 Bytes Total/Sec
Network Adapter Performance Performance History report AIX 7 Network Adapter

aggregation)
Metrics:
 Bytes Sent/Sec
 Bytes Total/Sec
AIX 7 Operating System

Related Monitors

Behavior

Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Swap Medium
Alert severity:
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Behavior
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules

(AIX 7)

7)
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7)

(AIX 7)

(AIX 7)
Available MBytes Memory (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
% Available Memory (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Used Memory MBytes (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
% Used Memory (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Pages/sec (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Page Reads/sec (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Page Writes/sec (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Available MBytes Swap (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
% Available Swap Space (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Used Swap MBytes (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
% Used Swap Space (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Operating System State State view for AIX Operating  Discover AIX 7 Network
Operating System Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 7 Network


processor performance metrics Time (AIX 7)
41
Populate the View

instances Privileged Time (AIX 7)
Processor Time (AIX 7)

Performance memory utilization metrics for (AIX 7)
instances (AIX 7)
(AIX 7)
7)
Memory Paging Performance view that shows  Pages/sec (AIX 7)

memory paging metrics for AIX  Page Reads/sec (AIX 7)
 Page Writes/sec (AIX 7)
Related Reports
Operating System Configuration report AIX 7 Operating System

 OS Version
Operating System Performance Analysis report AIX 7 Operating System

Metrics:
 Pages/sec
Operating System Performance History report AIX 7 Operating System

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Metrics:
 Pages/sec
Memory Performance Performance Analysis report AIX 7 Operating System

Metrics:
 Pages/sec
 Page Reads/sec
 Page Writes/sec
Memory Performance Performance History report AIX 7 Operating System

Metrics:
 Pages/sec
 Page Reads/sec
 Page Writes/sec
AIX 7 Physical Disk


disks.
43
Related Monitors

Behavior

Medium
Alert severity:
Critical

Disk Medium
sec/Transfer
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Disk Bytes/sec (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Avg. Disk sec/Transfer (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Related Views

Populate the View
Physical Disk State State view for AIX Physical Disk  Discover AIX 7 Physical
Instances Disks
Physical Disk Health Dashboard view that shows  Discover AIX 7 Physical
performance metrics for AIX (AIX 7)
(AIX 7)
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AIX 7 Processor

Related Monitors

Behavior

Processor Medium
Time
Alert severity:
Critical
Related Rules
Processor % Time (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Processor % Idle Time (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
Processor % User Time (AIX 7) False True Not applicable

7)
Processor % IO Time (AIX 7) False True Not applicable
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Supported Versions of AIX

Microsoft.AIX.5.3.mp AIX 5.3 Operating System Yes

Microsoft.AIX.6.1.mp AIX 6.1 Operating System Yes

Microsoft.AIX.7.mp AIX 7 Operating System Yes

Files in this Management Pack

Microsoft.AIX.Library AIX Operating System Library AIX Core Library

Microsoft.AIX.5.3.mp AIX 5.3 Operating System Support for AIX 5.3

Microsoft.AIX.6.1.mp AIX 6.1 Operating System Support for AIX 6.1

Microsoft.AIX.7.mp AIX 7 Operating System Support for AIX 7 Operating

Management Pack Purpose

Monitoring scenario Description Associated rules and monitors

Logical Disk Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

Network Adapter Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

Operating System Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

Physical Disk Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

Processor Health Availability and performance See Appendix: Management

How Health Rolls Up

Microsoft.AIX.OperatingSystem Microsoft.AIX.Processor Microsoft.AIX.PhysicalDisk Microsoft.AIX.LogicalDisk Microsoft.AIX.NetworkAdapter

Configuring the AIX Management Pack

Best Practice: Create a Management Pack for Customizations

Run As Profile Name Associated Rules and Monitors

UNIX/Linux Privileged Account All syslog alerting rules

Tuning Performance Threshold Monitors

Monitor Name Default Threshold Default Repeat

Logical Disk Free Space Critical:5%,1000MB 1

Logical Disk % Free Space 5 1

Logical Disk % Free Inodes 5 1

Logical Disk Avg. Disk sec/Transfer .05 5

OperatingSystem Total Percent Processor Time 95 3

OperatingSystem Available MBytes 2.5 3

OperatingSystem Available MBytes Swap 2.5 3

Physical Disk Avg. Disk sec/Transfer .05 5

Processor Percent Processor Time 95 3

AIX 5.3 Computer

Interval Enabled When to Enable

14400 True Not applicable

Rule Alert Notes Enabled When to Enable

View Description Rules and Monitors that

AIX 5.3 Logical Disk

Interval Enabled When to Enable

14400 True Not applicable

Monitor Interval Alert Reset Enabled When to Enable

Logical Disk 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Logical Disk 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

% Free Alert priority:

Logical Disk 300 s True Automatic True Not applicable

Rule Alert Notes Enabled When to Enable

% Free Inodes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable

% Used Inodes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable

Free Megabytes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable

Used Megabytes (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable

% Free Space (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable

% Used Space (AIX 5.3) False True Not applicable

View Description Rules and Monitors that

 Free Megabytes (AIX 5.3)

Report Description Class Selection Criteria

Operating System Storage Configuration report AIX 5.3 Logical Disk

AIX 5.3 Network Adapter

Interval Enabled When to Enable