SCO Doctor User Guide

Table of Contents

• Preface
  • Document Conventions
• Chapter 1: Getting Started
  • Getting Started Introduction
    • Views and Reports
    • Alerts
    • Action Programs
    • Relational Database
  • Using SCO Doctor
    • Selecting a Menu
    • Selecting a Menu Item
    • Function Keys
  • Computer Based Tutorials
    • Help Menu
  • Using Views
    • Selecting Preformatted Views
    • Selecting Preformatted Sub-Views
    • Selecting a Data Presentation Format
  • Using Alerts
    • Alert Notices
    • Creating Simple Alerts
    • Modifying Simple Alerts
  • Printing
    • Setting up the Printer
    • Printing a Screen
    • Repainting the Screen
  • A Quick Case Study
• Chapter 2: Views
  • Introduction to Views
  • Selecting a View
    • Accessing Preformatted Views
    • Selecting Database Views
    • Closing a View
  • View Formatting Features and Options
    • Selecting a Data Presentation Format
    • Changing the Delay
    • Using Fill Area
    • Choosing Row Selection
    • Scrolling a Table or Graph
    • Smoothing
    • Adjusting Time Scale
  • Interpreting Views
    • Interpreting Live Data
    • Interpreting Historical Data
    • How to Get a Complete System Diagnostic
    • Getting Tips
  • View Menus
  • The View Library
    • Action Program Statistics View
    • Agent Statistics View
    • Alert Statistics View
    • Database Views
    • Disk Balance View
    • Disk Configuration View
    • Disk Floppy Configuration View
    • Disk Request View
    • Disk Throughput View
    • File System Allocation View
    • File System Balance View
    • File System Configuration View
    • Hardware Configuration View
    • IP Statistics View
    • Load Factor Views
    • Network Interfaces View
    • Overview
    • Printer Job List View
    • Printer Queues View
    • Printer Status View
    • Process Allocated Memory View
    • Process CPU View
    • Process I/O View
    • Process Private Memory View
    • Process Statistics By Group View
    • Process Statistics By Program View
    • Process Statistics By User View
    • Process Statistics By Terminal View
    • Process Status View
    • Process Virtual Memory View
    • Software Configuration View
    • System Bottleneck View
    • System Buffering View
    • System Configuration View
    • System CPU View
    • System Memory View
    • System SMP CPU Load Balance View
    • System Queues View
    • TCP Statistics View
    • Terminal I/O View
    • Tunable Parameters View
• Chapter 3: Alerts
  • Introduction to Alerts
  • Understanding Alert Notices
    • Column/Value Pairs
    • Command Buttons
    • Approving Recommended Actions
    • Approval Response Options
    • The More Button
  • Alert Configuration
    • Creating a Simple Alert
    • Advanced Alert Formatting Options
    • Alert Row Selection
    • Modifying an Alert - Simple or Compound
    • Deleting an Alert
    • Enabling or Disabling Alerts
    • Modifying the Alert Scanning Period
    • Alert Scheduling
    • Configuring SNMP Access
    • Configuring an Alert to issue an SNMP trap
  • The Alert Library
    • The Alive Alert
    • The Back Up Run Alert
    • The Big Directory Alert
    • The CPU Alert
    • The Daemon Alert
    • The Disk Alert
    • The Disk Usage Alert
    • The Files Alert
    • The License Alert
    • The Maintenance Alert
    • The Manage Alert
    • The Memory Alert
    • The Need Reboot Alert
    • The Print Jam Alert
    • The Print Queue Alert
    • The Reachable Alert
    • The Read Cache Alert
    • The Reboot Alert
    • The Rogue Process CPU Alert
    • The Rogue Process Memory Alert
    • The SMP Balance Alert
    • The Swap Alert
    • The Tunable Alert
    • The Write Cache Alert
    • The Zombie Alert
• Chapter 4: Action Programs
  • Introduction to Action Programs
  • Modifying Action Programs
  • The Action Program Library
    • The CPU Action Program
    • The Daemon Action Program
    • The Disk Usage Action Program
    • The License Action Program
    • The Memory Action Program
    • The Tunable Action Program
• Chapter 5: Tuning
  • Introduction to Tuning
  • How SCO Doctor Tunes Your System
  • Tuning a System
  • Calculating Ideal Tune
  • Applying Tuning Recommendations
    • Overriding Recommended Tune
    • Selecting Representative Data
    • How to Save and Restore a Kernel Configuration
• Chapter 6: Reports and Printers
  • Introduction to Reports and Printers
  • Configuring Printers
    • Adding a Printer
    • Modifying a Printer
    • Deleting a Printer
    • Changing the Default Printer
  • Printing a View
  • Printing a Report
    • Printing a Historical Period
  • The Report Library
    • The End User Report
    • The Export Report
    • The Monthly Report
    • Screen Reports
• Chapter 7: The Relational Database
  • Data Organization
  • Data Capture
  • Data Instances
    • Viewing Data Instances
    • Resetting the Average
  • Opening a Monitoring Connection
  • Opening a Remote Login Session
  • Log Files
    • Opening a Log File
    • Saving Data to a Log File
    • Moving within a Log File or Database
  • Historical Databases
    • Opening an Historical Database
• Chapter 8: Configuration and Preferences
  • Introduction to Configuration and Preferences
  • The Config Menu
  • Changing Preferences
  • Doctor Technical Forum
  • Changing SCO Agent Configuration
    • Management
    • Communications
    • Alerts
    • Exporting Databases
  • SCO Doctor Configuration
  • Pager Configuration
    • Defining a New Pager
    • Adding Number Pagers
    • Adding Message Pagers
    • Modifying a Pager
  • Pager Troubleshooting
    • Number Pagers
    • Message Pagers
• Chapter 9: Tools
  • Introduction to Tools
  • The Tools Menu
    • Killing a Process
    • Rebooting a System
    • Command Execution
    • File Transfer
    • Software Deployment
    • Agent Control Tools
• Chapter 10: The Management Routine
  • Introduction to the Management Routine
  • Responding to Alerts
  • Supervising Daily Communications
  • Generating Reports
  • Merging Databases
  • Capacity Planning and Trend Analysis
• Chapter 11: SCO Doctor for Networks
  • Introduction to SCO Doctor for Networks
  • The SCO Doctor for Networks Architecture
    • The Central Management Station
    • Remote Systems
  • Network Topologies
  • Central Management Station Topologies
    • Configuring the CMS and Agent Systems
  • SCO Doctor for Networks Communication Protocols
  • Remote System Configuration
    • Defining a New System
    • Modifying a System
    • Deleting a System
    • Switching between Systems
  • Security and SCO Doctor for Networks
    • Security Levels
    • Defining the Security Levels
    • Changing the Security Levels
  • Privileges on Managed Systems
    • Changing the Privileges Granted by a Managed System
    • Changing the Privileges for Users
• Chapter 12: Communications Over a Network
  • The Management Subagent
    • Management Tasks
    • Management Troubleshooting
  • Modem Troubleshooting
• Appendix A: System Environment Options
• Appendix B: Using the Graphical Character Interface
  • Moving Around the Screen
  • Dialog Boxes
  • Popup Selection List
  • Scroll Bars
  • Using Help
  • Quitting SCO Doctor
• Appendix C: Pull-Down Menu Commands
  • The File Menu
  • The Edit Menu
  • The Intelligence Menu
  • The View Menu
  • The Format Menu
  • The Tool Menu
  • The Config Menu
  • The Window Menu
  • The Help Menu
• Appendix D: Cron and Date Formats
• Appendix E: The Pager Program
• Appendix F: SCO Doctor Error Messages
• Glossary
• Index

  
  

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