Neoview Management Dashboard Client Guide for Database Administrators (R2.4)

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 of CPU, Disk,
ProcessBusy, Query, QueryRTS, Table, and TMF entities.
Supported Release Version Updates (RVUs)
HP Neoview Release 2.4
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
The R2.4 edition of this guide incorporates the following information:
• Clarification of Dashboard Client Support for International Character Sets
• Changed the default password for using the Dashboard client property sheet.
• The setup package file NVMD_Client_Setup_2.4.0.exe and its constituent executable
files have been digitally signed:
— Dashboard.exe
— AsapMail.exe
— DashboardCC.exe
The R2.3 edition of this guide incorporated the following information:
• Description of the QueryRTS entity, which provides statistics collected while a query is
running.
• Description of the Table entity, which provides information about columns that have obsolete
or missing statistics.
• Change in the default background color for entity screens.
• Clarification of data available in Show Related reports.
• Discussion of default performance and availability objectives for entities on Neoview
platforms.
• Option to enable or disable the Command Wizard from the General Property Sheet.
• Changes in column names on some entity screens.
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
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