Released on: 31, December 1969
, Author: CCSS
, Audience: Computers related
During the course of typical processing, before data is writtento disk, it is stored in the cache which is backed up by specialist batteries tokeep the data viable in the event of unexpected downtime. When the batteries arenear end of life, the system issues a message to alert operators to check thebattery status and make an appointment for an IBM engineer to replace them. If thismessage is missed or ignored, for example when the message is issued out of hours orto a particularly stretched management team, batteries may fail and cause the systemto begin writing data directly to disk. This process can cause system performancedegradation, impacting users and even causing system failure, what s more the lastdata collection stored on the cache will be lost.
QSystem Monitor s cache battery monitor eliminates this from occurring by tacklingthe issue on several fronts. Firstly, operators now have a fast means of checkingthe life of each battery network-wide, at any time, via QSystem Monitor s OnlineMonitor. This eliminates the laborious checking of each battery of each card on eachsystem. Secondly, they are alerted to the battery issue through real-time prompts sothere is no chance that the generic, system generated request could be mistaken forsomething else. For large networks, a map view can show the location of the problemfor easy visual reference. Operators can then take pro-active measures to quicklycheck the other batteries and schedule a single engineer visit to replace severalnear end of life batteries rather than wait for the next one to approach expiry.
The manual process of checking also presented a problem of having to enter the SST(System Service Tools) menu to perform a number of commands in order to check theremaining battery life. The SST menu is a sensitive area that should only beaccessed by very few authorised people the consequences of accidentally disablingpasswords when looking for battery cache information could be incredibly significantsystem-wide. The new cache battery monitor ensures this routine task becomes part ofthe parameters that can be monitored with thresholds away from this sensitive area.
Paul Ratchford, Product Manager at CCSS, says of the new feature, This is thelatest example of how our solutions evolve with unique, innovative features based onreal-world customer demands. Cache battery monitoring is not the chore or cause forconcern it once was it can be a simple part of routine network monitoring. Nowoperators can have an immediate view on all batteries on all the I/O adapters on allpartitions or systems in a single window that gives them all the relevant detailsthey need.
For more information about CCSS visit: www.ccssltd.com
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About CCSS
CCSS develops, supports and markets IBM System i performance monitoring andreporting, message management and remote management solutions. An Advanced IBMBusiness Partner, CCSS develops powerful solutions to support some of the world smost demanding System i environments across many industries including insurance,banking, pharmaceutical and manufacturing. All CCSS solutions are IBM ServerProven.
Existing customers that rely on CCSS s feature-rich solutions include leadingorganisations such as Volvo, Mattel, Newell-Rubbermaid, The Royal Bank of Scotland,Siemens Medical, RWE npower and Waterstone s.
CCSS is headquartered in Gillingham, Kent, UK with key regional headquarters inRaleigh, North Carolina, USA; Bonn, Germany and Makati City, Philippines togetherwith a global agent network spanning Portugal, Brazil, the Netherlands Switzerlandand Sweden.
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