IBM 865263Y Handbook - Page 73
System Information Tool, System Monitor, System Partition Access, System Profile
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System Information Tool The System Information Tool enables quick and convenient access to detailed information on the hardware and software configurations of the system. System Information Tool gathers information about almost any computer; however, the most detail is provided when this service is used with IBM computers. This service is available for both stand-alone and network use. System Monitor The System Monitor provides a convenient method of charting and monitoring the activity of a number of components in a system, including processor usage, disk space used, and ECC memory errors. These convenient monitors are detachable and scalable, enabling only the monitors needed to remain available at all times. Use the System Monitor Threshold Manager to set threshold levels for any of the monitored components. When exceeded, these thresholds will generate user-configured alerts. Data is continually collected from the time the system starts. A sophisticated data-handling technique is used to weigh the individual values, average concurrent samples, and post single values that accurately reflect long-term system activity. This technique allows system activity records to be maintained without creating enormous data files. This service is available for both stand-alone and network use. System Partition Access The System Partition Access allows for greatly simplified system partition file handling, both locally and remotely. Individual files and entire directories can be renamed or deleted from the system partition. Individual files can be renamed, deleted, or copied into the system partition. Also, the entire partition can be backed-up, restored, or deleted. This service is available for both stand-alone and network use by any system that has a System Partition. System Profile The System Profile provides a convenient notebook of pertinent data about a particular user or system. It features many predefined fields for extensive user-specific data, including name, address, office number and location, and phone number. System Profile also includes many predefined fields for system-specific data that might not be available to the System Information Tool, including model and serial numbers and date of purchase. Finally, there are many user-definable miscellaneous fields that can be used to hold any data the user or administrator requires. Update Connector Manager Use Update Connector Manager to quickly and easily gather information about various updates that are available for your client systems. Once available updates are discovered, use Update Connector Manager to apply updates to your systems remotely. Updates can be applied to individual systems, or you can apply multiple updates to multiple systems, all from Netfinity Manager. You can also use Update Connector Manager to remove previously applied updates. Update Connector Manager also includes a scheduler that you can use to discover, apply, or remove updates automatically and periodically. Chapter 10. Starting Netfinity Manager 63