Monitoring Events and Jobs

The Events and Job Monitor package displays the status of any running jobs related to the operation of SMH or any Alarm Events that may have been raised and require operator intervention.

The following functions are described here:


Navigating in the Events and Job Monitor

For many of the screens in the Events and Job Monitor a navigation bar is provided, similar to the one illustrated here:

navigation bar

The various functions of this navigation bar are explained here.

Start of instruction setTo go to the previous page of items

  • Press the navigation arrow to the immediate left of the page dialog box.

Start of instruction setTo go to the next page of items

  • Press the navigation arrow to the immediate right of the page dialog box.

Start of instruction setTo go to a specific page

  • Enter the desired page number in the page dialog box and press the page icon or press Enter.

Start of instruction setTo go to the first page of items

  • Press the navigation arrow to the extreme left of the page dialog box.

Start of instruction setTo go to the last page of items

  • Press the navigation arrow to the extreme right of the page dialog box.

Start of instruction setTo search for a text string in the table

  • Enter the text string to be searched for in the search dialog box and press the search icon or press Enter.

Events and Job Monitor

Start of instruction setTo display a summary of all jobs

  • Choose Events and Job Monitor in the navigation frame.

    A summary of all jobs is displayed in the content frame.

Start of instruction setTo display details of a specific job

  • The entries in the Job column are hyperlinks. Follow a hyperlink to display job details. This applies to all categories.

    Details for the selected job are displayed in the content frame.

Start of instruction setTo execute a command on the displayed job

  • Select the desired command from the list box and press the Execute Command button. The options provided vary depending on the job selected and your local environment.

Start of instruction setTo return to the All Jobs display

  • Press the Back button.

Start of instruction setTo change the settings of the Events and Job Monitor

  1. From the navigation frame, open the Events and Job Monitor context menu.

    The table of events and job monitor layer properties are displayed in the content frame.

  2. Make changes in the spaces provided and press OK to confirm those changes.

  3. For more information on a property, press the question-mark icon (help icon) in the Details column next to an item.

Job Categories

The Events and Job Monitor contains several job categories, allowing you to display job-related information and perform a variety of job-related functions on any running jobs.

Start of instruction setTo display job categories

  • In the navigation frame expand the Events and Job Monitor.

    The job categories available are displayed below the Events and Job Monitor node in the navigation frame.

Pending Alerts

Start of instruction setTo display a summary of unacknowledged alerts

  • Select the Pending Alerts node below Events and Job Monitor in the navigation frame.

    A summary of any jobs that have raised alerts that have not yet been acknowledged is displayed in the content frame.

Start of instruction setTo confirm pending alerts

  • From the pending alerts context menu, you have the option to confirm all jobs or only SMH jobs.

Running Jobs

Start of instruction setTo display all running jobs

  • From the navigation frame choose Running Jobs below the expanded Events and Job Monitor node.

    A summary of all jobs currently still in progress is displayed in the content frame.

Start of instruction setTo display the details of a specific running job

  • The entries in the Job column are hyperlinks. Follow a hyperlink to display job details. This applies to all categories.

    Details of the selected job are displayed.

Start of instruction setTo show related jobs

  1. From the command list box, choose the command Show Related Jobs.

  2. Press the Execute Command button.

Completed Jobs

Start of instruction setTo display a summary of completed jobs

  • Select Completed Jobs below the Events and Job Monitor node in the navigation frame.

    A summary of those jobs that have been completed is displayed in the content frame.

Start of instruction setTo display the details of a specific completed job

  • The entries in the Job column are hyperlinks. Follow a hyperlink to display job details. This applies to all categories.

Start of instruction setTo permanently delete all completed jobs

  1. Open the context menu of the Completed Jobs node.

  2. From the context menu, choose Delete ALL Completed Jobs.

  3. You are given a warning and prompted to continue if you still want.

  4. Press OK to confirm or press Cancel to return to the Completed Jobs display.

Start of instruction setTo permanently delete only completed System Management Hub jobs

  1. Open the context menu of the Completed Jobs node.

  2. From the context menu, choose Delete SMH Completed Jobs.

  3. Press OK to confirm or press Cancel to return to the Completed Jobs display.

Suspended Jobs

Start of instruction setTo display a summary of suspended jobs

  • Select the Suspended Jobs node in the navigation frame.

    Details for any jobs that are suspended and awaiting user action are displayed in the content frame.