Index

A

Action Program 289
Action Program Library 149­160
Action Program Statistics View 47
Action Statement 289
ACU 289
Agent 289
Agent Configuration
    Alerts 197
    Alerts Data Fields 198
      Alert email address 198
      Alert notice template 198
      Alert Transport 198
      Enable Alert Notices 198
      Send immediately 198
      SNMP trap template 198
    changing 194
    communications data fields 196
    Database 198
    management 194
Agent Configuration Data Fields
    File Transport 196
agent Process 222
Agent Statistics View 49
Agent Views Menu 40
Alert 289
    advanced formatting options 114
    Advanced Options Input Fields 115
      Action Program 115
      Action Type 115
      Ignore 115
      Notify by email 115
      Notify by pager 115
      Notify by SNMP 115
      Schedule 115
      Timeout 115
    approval response options 110
    approving actions 110
    configuration 112, 197
    creating 112
    deleting 117
    disabling 113
    introduction to 14, 21, 107
    introduction to modifying 22
    modifying 22, 116
    on demand 229
    responding to 218
    response options 109
      more button 111
    to display list 22
Alert Input Field 113
Alert Library 121­146
Alert Manager 289
Alert Notice Queue
Alert Notices
Alert Relational Operators 114
Alert Routine 289
Alert Row Selection 116
Alert Statistics View 51
Alerts
    introduction to creating 22
Alive Alert 122
Allocated Memory 289
ALT key 16
ANS 289
ASCII 289
Auto-Save option 186
Average Instance 182

B

Back UP Run Alert 123
Big Directory Alert 124
Bitmapped 289
Boolean 289
Bottleneck 72, 289
Bourne Shell 289
Buffer Cache 290

C

Cache Hit Ratio 90, 138, 145, 290
Capacity Planning 220
Case Study 24­26
Central Management Station 194, 222, 290
    connection policies 226
    introduction to 223
    management of 229
Central Management Station Topologies 227
Client/Server 290
CMS. See Central Management Station
Command buttons 261
Command Execution
    remote systems 212
Command Line Switch 253, 290
Configuration
    introduction to 189
Configuration Menu 190
    Agent Configuration 190
    Doctor Configuration 190
    Email user group 190
    Licences 190
    Pagers 190
    Preferences 190
    Printers 191
    Security 191
    Systems 191
    Users 191
Configuration Views Menu 41
Connect-back 290
Contiguous 290
CPU 290
CPU Action Program 150
CPU Alert 125
CPU resource consumption 140
CPU usage 79, 93, 142
    imbalance 142
Cron 277, 279
Custom Configuration File 290

D

Daemon 290
Daemon Action program 152
Daemon Alert 126
Daemonize 290
Data
    incremental 181
    non-incremental 181
    storage 180
Data Capture 181
Data Capture Module 290
Data Display context 255
Data Fields
    doctor configuration 201
Data Instance 181
Data Organization
    introduction to 179
Data Presentation
    selecting format 20
Database 290
Database Views 52
Database (Historical)
    introduction to 15
Database (Relational) 292
dcmd Command 243
dcp Command 246
Delay 33
    changing 33
Delta Instance 182
    log files 185
Dialog Box 260, 290
Dial-up Modem Protocol 225
Dial-up Network 225
Disk
    fragmentation 59
    request time 59
    throughput 60
Disk Alert 127
Disk Balance View 54
Disk Bottleneck 127
Disk Configuration View 55
Disk Request View 58
Disk Usage Action Program 154
Disk Usage Alert 128
Disks Views Menu 41
Doctor
Doctor Configuration 200
Doctor Configuration Data Fields 201
    Alert file 201
    Alert Scan period 201
    Central Management 201
    Comms timeout 201
    Connection Schedule 201
    Modem inactivity 201
Doctor for Networks
    architecture 222
    introduction to 221
Doctor Technical Forum 193
Document Conventions 12

E

Edit Forward menu option 186
Edit Halt menu option 187
Edit Resume menu option 187
Edit Rewind menu option 186
End User Report 175
Export file 198
Export Report 176
Export Schedule 199
External Data Capture Module 181

F

File Compression 154
File System 290
    ordering 59
File System Allocation View 61
File System Balance View 63
File System Configuration View 64
File System Inodes 61
File System Usage 128, 154
File Systems Views Menu 42
File Transfer 290
Files
    copying between systems 246
Files Alert 129
Fill area. See Graphs
Format
    saving 20
Format menu option 20
Format Smoothing menu option 36
Format Time Scale menu option 37
Fragmentation 291
Function keys 16, 17, 255, 257, 291

G

GCI 291
GDI 291
gocmd Program 243
gocp Program 246
godoctor Group ID 236
godoctor User Account 236
Graphical Character Interface 15
Graphics Device Commands 170
Graphs 31
Group 291

H

Hardware Configuration View 66
Help 257, 262
Help Menu 17, 18
Historical Data Connection 291
Historical Database 187, 291
Historical Database. See also Databases
Horizontal Bar. See Graphs

I

In-box 248, 249
Inference Engine 11, 13, 107, 291
Inference Rule 291
Initiate Management
Inodes 291
Input Fields
    Alerts 113
    Alerts advanced options 115
Instance 291
Intelligence menu option 22, 38
Intelligence Tips menu option 39
Interactive Commands 184
Interrupt 291
IP 291
IP Address 291
IP Statistics View 68
I/O 291
I/O usage 101

K

Keywords
    manage subagent 249
Killing a Process 210
Knowledge Module 22

L

LAN 221, 224, 291
License Action Program 156
License Alert 130
License Conformance 130
Line Drawing Mode 253
Live Data Connection 291
Load Factor Views 69
Load Factor Views Menu 42
Log Files 184
    appending data to 185
    automatic saving to 186
    delta instance 185
    introduction to 15
    moving within 186
    opening 184
    saving data to 185
Login 233, 237, 251, 292

M

Maintenance Alert 131
Manage Alert 132
manage Subagent 195, 218, 248
Managed Systems
    changing password 229
    changing privileges 239
    selecting 228
Management Routine
    capacity planning 220
    daily supervision 218
    introduction to 217
    merging databases 219
    report generation 218
    trend analysis 220
Management Tasks 248
Management Troubleshooting 249
Maximum Instance 182
Memory
    bottleneck 133
Memory Action Program 157
Memory Alert 133
Memory Consuption 141
Memory Usage
    shared 78
    unshared 81
Menu contex 255
Menu Item Selection 16
Menu selection 16
Merging Daily Data 219
Merging Databases 219
Minimum Instance 182
Modem
modem Process 251
Modem progress 201
Modem Transfer Protocol 225, 230, 292
Modem Troubleshooting 250
modemd Process 251
Monitor
Monitoring Connection 183
Monthly Report 176
MPX 292
MTP. See Modem Transfer Protocol

N

Need Reboot Alert 134
Network File System 292
Network File System (NFS) 223
Network Interfaces View 70
Network Topologies 224
Network Views Menu 42
Networks Communication Protocols 230
New System
NFS. See Network File System
NPROC 292
Numeric 32

O

Operating System
Out-box 248, 249
Overview 19, 72
Overview Data Fields 73
    Date 73
    Last Alert 73
    Last Boot 73
    Processes 73
    System 73
    Tunables 73
    Users 73
    When 73
Overview Load Factors 73

P

Pager
    adding 203
    adding message pager 205
    adding number pager 204
Pager Configuration 203
Pager Entry Terminal protocol 203
Paging 292
PCL 292
PDR 292
PET. See Pager Entry Terminal protocol
ping command 137
Popup Selection List 261
PostScript 292
Preferences
    changing 191
    introduction to 189
Preferences Data Fields 192
Presentation menu option 30
Print Jam Alert 135
Print Queue Alert 136
Printer
Printer Job List View 75
Printer Options 169
    Copies 169
    Graphics Device 169
    Orientation 169
    Paper Size 169
    Printer Name 169
    Printer Type 169
    Text Device 169
Printer Queue
Printer Queues View 76
Printer Scheduler
    restarting 76
Printer Setup menu option 168
Printer Status View 77
Printer Views Menu 43
Printing
    a screen 23
    introduction to 23
    remote printer 170
    repainting a screen 23
    report 173
    view 172
Private Unshared Memory 292
Privilege Capability Sets 239
    changing systems privileges 239
    changing users privileges 240
    creating new users 240
    deleting users 241
    modifying users privileges 241
Process
Process Allocated Memory View 78
Process CPU View 79
Process I/O View 80
Process Private Memory View 81
Process Statistics by Group View 82
Process Statistics by Program View 83
Process Statistics by Terminal View 85
Process Statistics by User View 84
Process Status View 86
Process Views Menu 43
    By Group 44
    By Program 44
    By Terminal 45
    By User 44
Process Virtual Memory View 87
Program
Programs
ps Command 87

R

Reachable Alert 137
Read Cache Alert 138
Reboot
Reboot Alert 139
Reflection 292
Relational Database. See Database
Relational Operators 35
Remote Command Execution 212
Remote File Transfer 213
Remote Login 184, 292
Remote Software Deployment 215
    deleting 235
    introduction to 224
    modifying 234
    switching between 235
    unreachable 137
Remote System Configuration 230
Remote System Management 224
    configuring daily schedule 234
Repainting the Screen 23
Report Library 175, 177
Reports
    ad hoc 167
    intorduction to 167
    preformatted 167
    print screen 177
Resource Usage
    per group 82
    per program 83
    per terminal 85
    per user 84
Rogue Process CPU Alert 140
Rogue Process Memory Alert 141
Root Access 236
Row Selection 34

S

Scancode Mode 16, 253, 292
SCO Agent 40, 179, 183, 197, 291
SCO Doctor
    starting 15
Screen repainting 23
Screen Reports 177
Scrolling 35, 261
Security 236
SETUID 292
Signal 293
SIPS. See Software Installation Package Standard
SLIP 293
SMD. See Standard Management Database
Smoothing 36, 293
    decay function 63
SMP Balance Alert 142
SNA Network 230
Snapshot 293
SNMP 293
Software Configuration View 88
Software Deployment 215
Software Installation Package Standard 215
Software License Conformance 130
Spreadsheet 176
Standard Data Capture Module 181
Standard Management Database 293
Standard Management Database (SMD) 179
Streams 293
Subagent 293
Swap Alert 143
Swapping 95, 293
    bottleneck 143
System
    bottleneck 89
    buffering 90
    configuration 92
    CPU 93
    daemons 152
    rebooting 211
    tuning 162
    unresponsive 132
System Bottleneck View 89
System Buffer Cache 90
System Buffering View 90
System Configuration View 92
System CPU View 93
System diagnostic 38
System Memory View 95
System Queues View 98
System SMP CPU Load Blance View 97
System Views Menu 45

T

Tables. See Graphs
TAP. See Telocator Alphanumeric Input Protocol
TCL 293
TCP/IP 230, 293
TCP/IP Statistics View 99
Technical Forum 193
Telocator Alphanumeric Input Protocol 207
Terminal Configuration 253
Terminal Emulation 293
Terminal I/O View 101
Terminal-type Mapping 293
Terminfo 254,
Time Scale
    adjusting 37
Tips 39
Tools Menu 209
    Agent Control 210
    Command Execution 210, 212
    File transfer 210
    introduction to 209
    Kill Process 210
    Reboot System 210
    Software Development 210
Transmission Control Protocol 293
Trigger Expression 293
Tunable Action Program 159
Tunable Alert 144
Tunable Parameters 294
    SCO OpenServer Release 5 104
    SCO UNIX 3.2 102
Tunable Parameters View Menu 45
Tuning
    applying recommendations 165
    calculating ideal 163
    current data 164
    historical data 164
    introduction to 161
    overriding recommendations 165

U

UUCP 294

V

Vertical Bar. See Graphs
View 27, 294
    Agent menu option 40
    closing 29
    Configuration menu option 41
    Disks menu option 41
    File Systems menu option 42
    formatting 30
    interpretation 37
    interpreting historical data 38
    interpreting line data 38
    introduction to 14
    Load Factor menu option 42
    Network menu option 42
    Printer menu option 43
    Process
      By Group menu option 44
      By Program menu option 44
      By Terminal menu option 45
      By User menu option 44
    Process menu option 43
    row selection 34
    selecting 28
    selecting database 28
    selecting preformatted 19
    selecting preformatted subviews 20
    switching between 29
    System menu option 45
    table presentation 30
    Tunable Paramters menu option 45
View Library 27, 46­106
    Action Program Statistics View 47
    Agent Statistics 49
    Alert Statistics 51
    Database 52
    Disk Balance 54
    Disk Configuration 55
    Disk Floppy Configuration 57
    Disk Request View 58
    Disk Throughput View 60
    File System Allocation View 61
    File System Balance 63
    File System Configuration 64
    Hardware Configuration 66
    IP Statistics 68
    Load Factors Views 69
    Network Interfaces View 70
    Overview 72
    Printer Job List 75
    Printer Queues 76
    Printer Status 77
    Process Allocated Memory 78
    Process CPU 79
    Process I/O 80
    Process Private Memory 81
    Process Statistics by Group 82
    Process Statistics by Program View 83
    Process Statistics by Terminal 85
    Process Statistics by User 84
    Process Status 86
    Process Virtual Memory 87
    Software Configuration 88
    System Bottleneck 89
    System Buffering 90
    System Configuration 92
    System CPU 93
    System Memory 95
    System Queues 98
    System SMP CPU Load Balance 97
    TCP Statistics 99
    Terminal I/O 101
    Tunable Parameters 102
View Menu 39­45
    Agent 39
    Configuration 39
    Database 40
    Disks 40
    File Systems 40
    Load Factors 40
    Network 40
    Others 40
    Overview 39
    Printers 40
    Processes 40
    System 40
    Tunable Parameters 40
Virtual Memory 294

W

WAN 221, 224
Workstation 294
Write Cache Alert 145

X

X-axis 294
XTI 294
XTI. See X/Open Transport Interface
X/Open Transport Interface 230

Y

Y-axis 294

Z

Zombie Alert 146
Zombie process 146, 294