Main

The Main class is responsible for the initialization of all the subclasses (i.e Fan, Logical Disk, CPU, etc). This class has just one parameter called Machine Status.

Machine Status is a text parameter that reports whether the BPM Express for Hardware on the RSM is able to communicate with the targeted remote element. It detects whether or not the remote element is accessible for monitoring i.e. whether or not the remote element is up & running and can be monitored. Values for this parameter are: “OK” and “WARNING”.

Example for OK

“<hostname> is alive. Detected as <OS>. Protocols used: (SNMP/WBEM/ Telnet/SSH)

If this parameter reports that the application cannot communicate with this host, it could be due to any of the following reasons:

●A firewall prevents communication between the RSM and the managed server

●The WMI layer has not been installed or is disabled (Windows only)

●Neither SSH nor telnet connections are allowed on the managed server (UNIX and Linux only)

●The supplied credentials are incorrect

●The SNMP community string is wrong

●None of the connectors match the platform of the remote element

Some examples of possible “Warning!” alerts:

●The remote element is down.

Example

“<hostname> is down. Problem: Either the remote element is not currently running or the firewall is preventing access to the element.”

●The remote element is up and running, but none of the connectors match the platform of the remote element.

Example

“<hostname> is alive. Problem: None of the connectors match this platform.”

●The remote element is up and running, but the host platform cannot be detected.

Example

“<hostname> is alive. Problem: Host platform cannot be detected.”

On clicking on the History icon, you can see the details about the problem, its consequences and the recommended actions.

The warning "Machine Status" triggers in case of a problem, is not related to any hardware issue; all it indicates is that the BPM Express for Hardware cannot perform the detection, discovery or collection processes on this remote element.

If one or several connectors are not detected as valid for the targeted server, you need to enable the debug mode of BPM Express for Hardware and check the debug output for the reason that led it to exclude those connectors.