Specifications

Routine Maintenance
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Is the managed network healthy?
; OPS Manager server hard drive backed up on network drive
; OPS Manager database backed up on tape (or DAT drive)
; Network element’s customer databases backed up (DATA SAVE)
; No alarms at network elements
; Regular alarm audits scheduled
; Alarm thresholds set
; Telephone directories are synchronized
; Telephone directory synchronizations are scheduled
; Directory service database and OPS Manager database are synchronized
(IDS option only)
; Directory server database synchronizations are scheduled
(IDS option only)
; All detained entries have been resolved
; Element clocks are synchronized
; Windows Event Viewer logs have been checked for errors
; Automatic reboot scheduled.
Maintaining the network
1. Schedule regular backups of the server hard drive to a network drive. Then, if the
server hard disk fails, you can restore the server software to a replacement drive.
2. Back up the OPS Manager database to tape. See Network Administration in the OPS
Manager online help.
3. Back up the database of each network element. See Network Administration in the
OPS Manager online help.
4. Ensure that no alarms are present at the network elements. See Alarms Management
in the OPS Manager online help.
5. Ensure that regular alarm audits are scheduled. See Alarms Management in the OPS
Manager online help.
6. Ensure that regular Telephone Directory synchronizations are scheduled. See
Telephone Directory Management in the OPS Manager online help.