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received, type and severity of the alert, the ID of the application that generated
the alert, as well as any text that was generated and any action taken by the Alert
Manager. Individual or multiple alerts can be selected from the log and printed for
later reference, or deleted once problems are corrected. This service is available
for both stand-alone and network use.
5.3.5.2 Capacity Management
Capacity Management enables you to collect monitored system data from
multiple systems on your network, compile the data into reports, and view the
data in a simple to read and understand line graph. You can use Capacity
Management to:
• Generate reports
• Schedule reports to be generated automatically at a later time
• View previously generated reports
Capacity Management includes extensive online help, including online tours and
interactive help pages that guide you through all of Capacity Management
functions, making it especially simple to learn and understand this service.
Note: The Capacity Management interface is available for use only on systems
running Windows NT. However, data can be collected from any remote systems
running Client Services for Netfinity Manager for OS/2, Windows 95, Windows
NT, or NetWare.
Note: Capacity Management is a new function of Netfinity Manager V5.1. To
collect data from a remote system, that system must be running Netfinity
Manager V5.1 or higher.
Refer to http://www.us.pc.ibm.com/server/capmgr/ for more information and an
online demo of the Capacity Management function.
5.3.5.3 Critical File Monitor
Critical File Monitor enables you to be warned whenever critical system files on
your system are deleted or altered. Critical File Monitor makes it simple for you to
generate Netfinity Manager alerts when an important System File (such as the
CONFIG.SYS file) changes date, time, size, or when it is deleted or created.
There is a set of standard files that are monitored, and user-specified files can be
added to the list.
5.3.5.4 DMI Browser
DMI Browser enables you to examine information about the DMI-compliant
hardware and software products installed in or attached to your system.
The Desktop Management Interface (DMI) is an industry standard that simplifies
management of hardware and software products attached to, or installed in, a
computer system. The computer system can be a stand-alone desktop system, a
node on a network, or a network server. DMI is designed to work across desktop
operating systems, environments, hardware platforms, and architectures.
DMI provides a way to provide or obtain, in a standardized format, information
about hardware and software products. Once this data is obtained, desktop and
network software applications can use that data to manage those computer
products. As DMI technology evolves, installation and management of products in