What is EMC NetWorker KM?

EMC NetWorker KM is a standard Knowledge Module (KM) that enables you to monitor your EMC NetWorker infrastructure in BMC TrueSight Operations Management or BMC Helix Operations Management.

Technically, EMC NetWorker KM is composed of:

• A KM for PATROL:

  • Compatible with Linux, Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, and IBM AIX
  • Deployable and configurable through TrueSight/Helix CMA
  • Configurable through Monitoring Studio X Web UI

• A Component for TrueSight Presentation Server (TSPS)

  • Enables the configuration of EMC NetWorker KM and facilitates the interaction with the PATROL Agent through the user-friendly Monitoring Studio X Web interface.

There are two possible options to setup EMC NetWorker KM and the PATROL Agent:

• Remote Monitoring: Install the KM and the Agent on a dedicated managed node that monitors one or more EMC NetWorker master and media servers remotely.
• Local Monitoring: Install the KM and the Agent on the EMC NetWorker master and media servers directly to monitor locally.

Standard KM for PATROL

EMC NetWorker KM monitors every component of EMC NetWorker to ensure it runs efficiently 24 hours a day:

• Clients: status
• Daemons: processor utilization, memory size, number of processes found, and status
• Databases: file and file system space utilization and status
• Groups and Group Clients: elapsed backup time, size, duration, throughput of full and incremental backups
• Jukeboxes and Devices: status, throughput and volume capacity
• Log files: size, content, growth rate, file system space utilization
• Pending Requests: any manual pending mount request elapsed time and status
• Save Groups and Save Sets: status, progress, size and duration
• Server/Storage Nodes: status of local or remote storage nodes
• Volume Pools: capacity and count

As a KM for PATROL, EMC NetWorker KM runs natively on the BMC PATROL Agent. The monitored objects and metrics and their configuration are automatically integrated into the various BMC consoles:

• TrueSight Operations Management or Helix Operations Management
• TrueSight Central Monitoring Administration (CMA)
• TrueSight Infrastructure Management
• PATROL Console (Classic)
• PATROL Central - Windows Edition
• PATROL Central - Web Edition

Since EMC NetWorker KM,

• detects backup and restore errors
• helps prevent backup system failures
• detects disk or tape space shortages
• helps identify bottlenecks and optimize the backup policies

it ensures maximum backup application availability and maximum data protection.