1. ASAP 2.5 Client Transfer of Information
Presentation Title
ASAP 2.5 Client Transfer of Information

2. Introduction Welcome to the ASAP 2.5 Client TOI
ASAP 2.5 TOI Part 1 – ASAP Server Goal, Action, File, and Process
ASAP 2.5 TOI Part 2 – ASAP Server Enhancements and Comm entity
ASAP 2.5 TOI Part 3 – ASAP Client
ASAP 2.5 TOI Part 4 – ASAP OVO SPI
Audience
GCSC
NonStop Analysts
Interested HP Employees
Other Places for Information
ASAP 2.4 TOI
TUT CD #42
TUT CD #30
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ASAP 2.5 Client – transfer of information

3. ASAP 2.5 Client Product features and functions
New features and functions
Notifications
Interfaces
Dashboards
Save As extensions
Secure Property sheets
EDL Download, Compile, AutoSync, Export
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4. ASAP 2.5 Client – transfer of information
ASAP 2.5 Notify - Overview
ASAP Notifications
can now be sent via , phone, pager, or browser
Alerts
Sent when goals not met, or if objects change state
Reports
can now be scheduled at various times of the day, eg: 6:00, 10:30, 11:55, ...
Example
ASAP Report in Outlook preview pane formatted using ASAP options:
HTML - Color encoding
Score – Object State Matrix
Detail – Sorted object states
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5. ASAP 2.5 Notify - Properties
ASAP Notifications have wide range of properties
Content
Defines notification rule, report content, and formatting style
Rules – On State Change, Scheduled, On Each Sample
Reports - Alerts, Scoreboard, Sorted object states
Formats – Color coded HTML, plain text, abbreviated
Recipient
Defines who and/or what devices receive notifications
Can be a list of people’s addresses, eg
Wireless device addresses, eg
Web Server path, eg .../inetpub/wwwroot/Alerts
Server
Defines server address, account, and logon information
SMTP server address, eg SMTP.SBCGlobal.Net
Account, eg Userid, optional passwords, timeouts, ...
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6. ASAP 2.5 Client – transfer of information
ASAP 2.5 Notify - Profiles
Notify Control Panel can define multiple notification profiles. A profile is a set of notify properties that define the content, recipients, and server for a notification
Profiles can be named, such as:
Alerts
Reports
Managers, ...
Each profile contains 3 property sheets:
Content
Recipients
Server
Profiles can have diagnostics enabled, disabled, performed:
Show – shows notify activity in real time
Trace – saves a detailed trace log
Test – invokes notify test immediately
Log – displays either summary log, or individual trace log (if trace checked)
To display Notify Control Panel Select View... Options... Click NOTIFY on OSC tab
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7. ASAP 2.5 Notify - Content properties
Content property sheet:
Notify - Rule
OnStateChange
Every x Hours
OnEachSample
Content
Alerts – Recent state changes
Score – Current state matrix
Detail - Sorted object states
Style
HTML - color-coded encoding
TEXT - plain text
Short - abbreviated text
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8. ASAP 2.5 Notify - Content report types
Alerts – show the number of recent object state changes
Score – show matrix of object counts, entities, and states
Detail – show sorted object states from worst to best (down to up)
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9. ASAP 2.5 Notify - Recipient properties
Recipient property sheet:
To, Cc:, Bcc:
address list
phone number list
pager address list
From: return address
Subject, Priority, Importance
Append check box
adds user defined HTML or plain text to end of message
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10. ASAP 2.5 Notify - Server properties
Server property sheet:
POP3:
defines POP3 Server IP address or domain name
example: pop.SBCGlobal.net
POP3 server not required (unless POP authentication)
SMTP:
defines simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) IP address or domain name
example: smtp.SbcGlobal.net
Logon
if checked, indicates userid and password should be sent.
Logon not always required (depends on ISP requirement)
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11. ASAP 2.5 Notify – Summary log
If Trace not checked, Click “Log” to show summary log
Summary log contains list of all notification attempts…
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12. ASAP 2.5 Client – transfer of information
ASAP 2.5 Notify - Trace log
If Trace checked, Click “Log” button to list trace logs
Select a trace log to display that log
Summary and Trace logs update in real time as notify alerts or reports continue
Example - send is retried for server “send timeout” interval in seconds
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13. ASAP 2.5 Interface summary
EMS events for Goals and Actions
Provider and Consumer APIs
Application plug-in entities
3rd Party plug-in entities
Published Database
Batch Query interface
Conversational interface
Graphical User interface
Optional EMF interfaces
Notification interface
OpenView SPI interface
Web Viewpoint interface
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14. ASAP 2.5 Notify – Content as web page
File field allows dynamic save of content on each sample as web page:
Rule – OnEachSample update on each sample
Refresh – Web page pull interval in seconds
Style - HTML provides state color-coded pages
File – Defines web page file name and path such as: \inetpub\wwwroot\Alerts.htm
Property Status highlighted: - Profile: <name> - Recipients: <types> - Server: <domain> - Last Send: <date-time>
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15. ASAP 2.5 Notification - Web content
File field on notify control panel allows dynamic save of content on each sample as web page:
Rule – OnEachSample updates on each sample
Refresh – defines page pull interval in seconds
Style - HTML provides state color-coded pages
File – Defines web page file name and path such as: \inetpub\wwwroot\Alerts.htm
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16. ASAP 2.5 WASAP - Web content
WASAP plug-in
New WASAP plug-in adds ASAP object state info to Web Viewpoint
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17. ASAP 2.5 OVO SPI - Web content
OpenView smart plug-in adds ASAP object state information to OpenView Consoles and Web interface.
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18. ASAP 2.5 – OpenView Integration
Enables ASAP data to be added to OpenView
Supports all object types (system, application, third-party)
Shares object state, availability, performance, and service level data
Utilizes both OpenView Service and OpenView Node View
Integration is optional; OpenView is not required in order to deploy ASAP
Included in base ASAP product
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19. ASAP 2.5 – OpenView Integration
ASAP data can now appear in OpenView Console and OpenView Web Interface
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20. ASAP 2.5 Dashboard - Overview
Support for sets of object Graphics
Graphic properties are now retained on shutdown, and restored on startup
Dashboards can be named, saved, and re-displayed for later analysis
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21. ASAP 2.5 Dashboard – Customization
Mixed graph types are now supported
All properties now saved, eg: x, y, size, node, entity, objects, samples, minimum state
Right mouse on graph and select “Graph Type” to configure mixed sets of graphics
View Dashboard menu dynamically grows and is saved for future reference
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22. ASAP 2.5 Client – transfer of information
ASAP 2.5 Save As ...
Analysis can now be saved as...
EDL
TEXT
HTML
EXCEL
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23. ASAP 2.5 Secure property sheets
You can now secure ASAP property sheet settings
Click “Set Password” button on General tab of properties
Dialog on right is displayed
Check Property sheet names to password protect settings:
Examples: Attribute, Entity, ...
Enter and confirm Password
Click “Set Password” to lock ASAP property sheet settings
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24. ASAP 2.5 Property password prompt
Protected Property sheets require password to access
Enter correct Password, unlocks property sheet
If you cancel dialog or don’t know password, you can view properties, but cannot change settings
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25. ASAP 2.5 EDL Download & Compile
New File... menu item
Compile Server EDL...
Downloads & Compiles Server’s copy of EDL
Greatly simplifies EDL synchronization
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26. ASAP 2.5 EDL Download into IDE
New Download EDL toolbar button
Downloads EDL into Interactive Development Environment (IDE)
Allows view, edit, or debug of EDL
Allows ad hoc edits of server EDL for App development
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27. ASAP 2.5 Client – transfer of information
ASAP 2.5 EDL Export entity
File... Export EDL...
Export dialog box includes new option to export a specific entity...
Simplifies working with or sharing specific entities
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28. ASAP 2.5 EDL Auto Synchronization
EDL now auto synchronizes
Entity definition versions are now automatically checked
If version mismatch occurs auto sync prompt appears
If you Click “Yes”, server EDL is automatically downloaded and compiled, thus fixes version mismatch
Eliminates EDL matching
Simplifies working with custom application EDLs
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29. ASAP 2.5 Client Hardware-Software Requirements
Server runs on all supported Nonstop servers
Minimum OS Release: NonStop Kernel D42
Minimum OS Gateway: SSGCOM T8488AAB 31MAR97
Client runs on any Microsoft Windows workstation
Compatible with all ASAP servers: 1.0, 2.0, 2.1,
Required Hardware: 200 MHz PC or faster
Minimum Memory: 256 MB
Minimum Disk Space: 30 MB
Minimum Windows Release:
Windows 2003
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows NT4 SP6
Windows ME/98
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30. ASAP 2.5 Client Architecture and Components
ASAP 2.5 is Architecturally similar to prior releases with the following enhancements:
EDL Download and Compile file transfer pipe syncs EDL
New SGP’s now also monitor OSS Files and Processes
SMTP interface sends notifications to servers
HTML export provides support for web server
OpenView Smart Plug-in for ASAP provides object state sharing with OpenView
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31. ASAP 2.5 Client Installation & Configuration
Client can be installed over any existing client.
Client compatible with any version of ASAP Server including:
1.0
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
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32. ASAP 2.5 Client Migration and Integration
Because ASAP Client is fully compatible with all prior server versions there are no migration or integration considerations
All Server versions benefit from ASAP 2.5 Client
AutoSync prompt will occur if server is not 2.5, Select YES to synchronize client with server EDL
New ASAP 2.5 client features are automatically extended to any prior server version
Examples: notifications, dashboards, security, ... features all work with old versions of ASAP server
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