Neoview Management Dashboard Client Guide for Database Administrators (R2.2)

About This Document
This manual describes the Dashboard Client, which provides a network-wide system monitoring,
statistics collection, and presentation infrastructure for Neoview platforms.
You can use the Dashboard Client to monitor the performance and availability objectives of the
CPU, Disk, , ProcessBusy, Query, and TMF entities.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
This manual supports N02.02 and all subsequent N-series RVUs until otherwise indicated in a
replacement publication.
Intended Audience
This manual is written for database administrators who use the Dashboard Client. It is not
intended to provide instructions on how to configure system, database, or Dashboard attributes
that would affect Dashboard presentation or behavior.
New and Changed Information in This Edition
This edition incorporates various changes in terminology. For example, it reflects the change in
terminology from “node” to “segment” in most features of the Dashboard GUI.
This edition also includes enhancements in the ProcessBusy Entity screen to display the name
of the ancestor process for the busiest process in each processing node.
Document Organization
Describes...Chapter
Overview of Dashboard components and their featuresChapter 1, Introduction to Dashboard
Installing the Dashboard Client and Client Gateway Server
(CSG) software on a Microsoft Windows XP workstation
Chapter 2, Installing the Client
Starting up the Dashboard Client and configuring the
Client Server Gateway (CSG)
Chapter 3, Starting and Running the Client
The windows in the Dashboard Client interface, their
elements, and how to use them to perform various tasks
Chapter 4, Using the Client Windows
The Dashboard Properties window in the Dashboard
Client interface and how to use it to customize your
Dashboard environment
Chapter 5, Using the Client Property Sheets
How to use the information provided by the most
important Dashboard entities, including the Query entity
Chapter 6, Using Entity Screen Information
How to use Command and Control to manage queries
from the Client
Chapter 7, Using Command and Control to Manage
Queries
How to change Client host connections between the
current Neoview platform and another Neoview platform
Chapter 8, Switching Between Neoview Platforms
Notation Conventions
General Syntax Notation
This list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in this manual.
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