Intel Telco Alarms Manager 2.0, Revision 1.0 - HP Carrier-Grade Server cc3310 User's Guide

Intel Telco Alarms Manager 2.0

TAMTools

NOTE TAMTools must be running for this feature to be active. You can run TAMTools in the

background by starting it in the shell with a "tamtools –t" command. TAMTools is an example

of how the TAM API can be used to operate the Telco alarms.

Overview

TAMTools is a Java-based stand-alone application that performs various Telco Alarms Manager functions.

TAMTools is composed of event agents that serve as a conduit to allow different types of events (System,

SNMP, user-generated) to be mapped and configured to the server's alarm panel LEDs. Each tab in the

TAMTools application performs one of the event agent’s tasks.

Configuration File

An XML-based configuration file is used to store TAMTools configured events. This configuration file resides

under /usr/local/tam/etc/tamtools as tamtools.xml for Linux installations. This configuration file

makes deployment and configuration of multiple systems an easier task. tamtools.xml is generated as the

end-user makes selections in the TAMTools user interface, or the user can create this file from any text

editor, open it through the interface, or copy it to the TAMTools directory directly. In cases such as non-

graphical OS installations, the TAMTools parses this file to forward events to TAM, therefore making the

GUI in TAMTools an optional component. Please see Appendix B: TAMTools Schema for schema

information.

Opening a Different Configuration File

To open another configuration file, select File > Open in the TAMTools menu bar. The title bar always

reflects the current configuration file that is in use with the TAMTools application.

Saving Configured System Events to a Different Configuration File

tamtools.xml is the default configuration file for TAMTools. You can save the settings to another file for

backup, replication to other similar servers, etc. To save the configuration to another filename, select File >

Save in the TAMTools menu bar.

System Tab

The System tab represents the System Event Agent. Some of the objects that are monitored under the

system event are: disk, CPU, process, network, etc. The System Event Agent gets a current reading for the

selected object. A threshold can be set to trigger a Telco Alarms Manager LED assertion. The System Event

Agent stores configuration information in tamtools.xml. This configuration file can be imported or

exported to additional servers.

Terminology

The following terms provide information needed for configuring the System Event Agent (Windows):