This section covers the following topics:
The Monitor is that component of Entire Output Management which performs all the work of generating, printing and distributing reports and bundles.
It runs as a Natural subtask under Entire System Server or as a batch job.
The monitor status can be one of the following:
Abended
Analyse Report Sources
Closed
Create Active Reports
Delete Active Reports
Export Objects
Idle
Inactive
Initializing
Load Source into NOM DB
Process bundles
Process printouts
Process SPOOL queue
Purge expired archive
Purge expired bundles
Purge expired logs
Purge expired printouts
Purge expired reports
Recovering from Error
Shutdown in progress
Start ARCHIVE
Start CONDENSE
Start REVIVE
To modify the monitor parameters:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.The monitor parameter settings are displayed.
The parameters are explained below. You can change their settings as desired.
Choose
to save your changes.Parameter | Explanation |
---|---|
Monitor Node | The node under which Entire Output Management is running. |
Minimum Wait | The minimum time (in seconds) the Monitor is to wait between two consecutive monitoring cycles. You can modify this value by entering a new value. |
Maximum Wait | The maximum time (in seconds) the Monitor is to wait between two consecutive monitoring cycles. You can modify this value by entering a new value. |
Wait Increment | The number of seconds by which the wait time increases. If there is no activity during the minimum wait time, the wait time is increased by this value, until the maximum is reached. When activity occurs, the wait time returns to the minimum. You can modify this value by entering a new value. |
Current Wait | The wait time in effect for the current cycle (in seconds). |
See also Wait Factor under Monitor Defaults.
To display the monitor parameters:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor node in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.The monitor parameters are displayed. They are described under Main Task Parameters.
Select
to close the window.To start the Monitor, the Entire System Server node specified for start must be active.
To start the Monitor:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor node in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.A message confirms the start, and the Monitor status changes accordingly.
To activate the Monitor before the next scheduled activity cycle, see Wait parameters under Main Task Parameters.
To wake the Monitor:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor node in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.If there was any pending work, the Monitor status changes. When the activity cycle is completed, the Monitor status changes back to "Idle".
To close the Monitor:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor node in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.The Monitor status changes to "Shutdown In Progress". This means that the Monitor has not yet detected the close, since it is in wait status. The next time it is active, the Monitor detects the close and performs the normal close. The status then changes to "Closed".
To display the status of the monitor:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor node in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.The status of the Monitor is displayed. The possible values are listed under Monitor Status.
To display the monitor log:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor node in the object workspace.
To list all events, proceed directly with the next step.
To list selected events, first invoke the context menu and choose Filter Log. A window is displayed in which you specify your selection criteria, and choose OK
Invoke the context menu and choose
.The monitor log is displayed.
You can sort the log entries by date (ascending or descending).
To purge the monitor buffer pool:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor node in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.All entries in the Natural Buffer Pool are purged.
To purge a single buffer pool entry:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Monitor node in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.Enter data for the object to be purged and select
.The object specified is purged from the Monitor Buffer Pool.
This function is used to see the current status of the monitor subtasks.
To list the monitor subtasks:
Select an instance of the System Administration > Monitor Management > Tasks node in the object workspace.
Invoke the context menu and choose
.The Monitor Task List is displayed.
To refresh the list, you select the
button.To refresh the list automatically at regular intervals (every n seconds), you select Refresh every and specify a period of time.
To perform a function for one of the tasks listed, you select the task, invoke the context menu, and choose the desired function.