What is Veritas File System KM?

Veritas File System KM is a standard Knowledge Module (KM) that enables you to monitor your Veritas File System infrastructure in BMC TrueSight Operations Management or BMC Helix Operations Management. It is one of the three knowledge modules required for monitoring Veritas Infoscale. The other two being Veritas Cluster Server KM and Veritas Volume Manager KM.

Technically, Veritas File System KM is composed of:

• A KM for PATROL:

  • Compatible with Linux, Windows (PATROL Agent only), 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 Veritas File System 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 Veritas File System KM and the PATROL Agent:

• Remote Monitoring: Install the KM and the Agent on a dedicated managed node that monitors one or more Veritas File System nodes remotely.
• Local Monitoring: Install the KM and the Agent on the Veritas File System node directly to monitor locally.

Standard KM for PATROL

Veritas File System KM monitors every component of Veritas File System to ensure it runs efficiently 24 hours a day:

• Server: health of the Veritas File System and monitoring status
• File System and Quick I/O Files: performance and capacity to prevent any availability issues
• Logs: for any error in the system logs
• Quotas: status and utilization of allocated quotas on the file systems
• Fragmentation: on file systems which require attention to avaoid performance degradation

As a KM for PATROL, Veritas File System 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 Veritas File System KM,

• detects file system faults
• detects space shortages
• detects any performance issues before failures

it ensures maximum data availability.