Connector

Each instance of the Connector class represents a connector currently used by BPM Express for Hardware in order to discover and monitor the hardware components of the server.

●Connectors are continuously monitored to ensure that the underlying technology used by BPM Express for Hardware to discover and monitor the hardware functions properly.

●If something goes wrong with the hardware instrumentation layer (but not with the hardware itself), an alert is raised by the Status parameter of the corresponding Connector instance.

●In this case, hardware components that were discovered and monitored through this connector will no longer be monitored. Check the Test Report parameter to have more details about the connector failure.

Parameters

Name

Description

Unit

Alert Conditions

Status

Status of the connector.

Values:

OK; Warning; Alarm

Warning = “!”

Alarm = “!!”

Test Report

Describes the tests performed to evaluate the status of the connector.

n/a

"Status" is a text parameter that gives the overall status of the corresponding device or sensor. An alert condition describes in symbolic terms what occurs in the Status parameter when thresholds are breached: one exclamation mark triggers a warning; two exclamation marks raise an alarm.

Example

If BPM Express for Hardware detects that a connector has exceeded a manufacturer-specified threshold, the Status parameter will report "Alarm!!. This connector is not working anymore". On clicking the history graph, you can see the exact details of the problem, its consequences and the recommended actions.

Depending on your system, all parameters may not be used.