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 About This Document
This document introduces the user to System Management tasks and monitoring node and
component status. Managing component operations is also explained.

Release Information
Document Name Document ID Release Publication
Number Date

System Management Operations Guide Type EP-DSX196 Experion 3/2008

R310 and
TPS
R400

System Management Operations Guide EX07-310 Experion 11/2007

R310 and
TPS
R400

References
The following list identifies all documents that may be sources of reference for material discussed
in this publication.
Document Title Doc ID

System Management Configuration Guide EX08

Redirection Manager User’s Guide EX20

Fault Tolerant Ethernet Status Display User's Guide EX22

Fault Tolerant Ethernet Installation and Service Guide FE05

TPN Server User’s Guide TP11X

CL Server User’s Guide TP13

System Configuration Utilities User’s Guide TP20X

OPC Specification Reference Manual TP41

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Contacts
World Wide Web
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Honeywell Organization WWW Address (URL)

Corporate [Link]

Honeywell Process Solutions [Link]

Telephone
Contact us by telephone at the numbers listed below.

Location Organization Phone

United States Honeywell IAC Solution Support 1-800-822-7673

and Canada Center

Europe Honeywell TAC-EMEA +32-2-728-2704

Pacific Honeywell Global TAC - Pacific 1300-300-4822

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Republic of
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East Asia

Taiwan Honeywell Global TAC - Taiwan +886-7-323-5900

Japan Honeywell Global TAC - Japan +81-3-5440-1303

Elsewhere Call your nearest Honeywell

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Symbol Definitions
The following table lists those symbols used in this document to denote certain conditions.

Symbol Definition

ATTENTION: Identifies information that requires special consideration.

TIP: Identifies advice or hints for the user, often in terms of performing a task.

REFERENCE -EXTERNAL: Identifies an additional source of information

outside of the bookset.

REFERENCE - INTERNAL: Identifies an additional source of information

within the bookset.

CAUTION Indicates a situation which, if not avoided, may result in equipment or work
(data) on the system being damaged or lost, or may result in the inability to
properly operate the process.

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1. INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS .11

1.1 What are System Management Operations? .............................................. 11
Introduction to System Management ....................................................................................11
What is the System Management Display ............................................................................11
How can you use the System Management Display? ..........................................................13
System Management Display supports Experion workgroups .............................................13
System Management Display supports configuration ..........................................................14
Your plant’s System Management Display views will be different ........................................15
MMC files can be shared .....................................................................................................15
System Management Display appearance on Windows XP systems ..................................16
1.2 System Management Display Organization ............................................... 17
How is the System Management Display organized? ..........................................................17
System Management Display scope pane content ..............................................................18
System Management Display result pane content ...............................................................19
Result pane view mode ........................................................................................................20
Auxiliary Status Display appears in result pane ...................................................................21
1.3 System Management Display Items ............................................................ 23
Summary of System Management Display items .................................................................23
1.4 System Management Display Behaviors .................................................... 26
System Management Display behaviors ..............................................................................26
1.5 System Management Display Operations .................................................. 28
Summary of System Management Display operations .........................................................28
About computer operations ..................................................................................................30

2. MONITORING NODE AND COMPONENT STATUS ...................31

2.1 Starting the System Management Display ................................................. 31
Starting the display in one of three ways ..............................................................................31
From a link in Experion System Status ................................................................................35
What happens when a System Management Display starts? ..............................................36
2.2 Responding to Events .................................................................................. 37
What happens when an event occurs? ................................................................................37
How are events displayed? ..................................................................................................38
What are the types of event indications? .............................................................................39
What are the event types? ...................................................................................................39
2.3 Events appear in Event Summary ............................................................... 42

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Local and System Events .................................................................................................... 42

Event Summary toolbar ....................................................................................................... 43
2.4 Acknowledging events ..................................................................................46
Effects of acknowledging events ......................................................................................... 46
Procedure to acknowledge an event ................................................................................... 47
Clearing events ................................................................................................................... 49
Procedure to clear an event ................................................................................................ 49

3. MANAGING COMPONENT OPERATIONS ................................ 51

3.1 HCI Managed Component Operations .........................................................51
Summary of component operations..................................................................................... 51
Starting an HCI Managed Component ................................................................................ 52
3.2 Checkpointing an HCI Managed Component..............................................53
Procedure to checkpoint an HCI managed component ....................................................... 53
3.3 Shutting Down an HCI Managed Component .............................................54
Shutdown an HCI managed component.............................................................................. 54
Procedure to manually shut down an HCI managed component ........................................ 55
3.4 Invoking an Auxiliary Status Display ...........................................................56
Auxiliary Status Display availability depends on component ............................................... 56
Select then right-click when invoking an Auxiliary Status Display ....................................... 56
Procedure to invoke an Auxiliary Status Display ................................................................. 57
Auxiliary Status Display may have several pages ............................................................... 58
System Event Server Auxiliary Status Display .................................................................... 59
System Performance Server Auxiliary Status Display ......................................................... 62
Additional references for Auxiliary Status Display ............................................................... 65
3.5 About the FTE Status Server Display ..........................................................66
FTE Status Server Display supported from the System Management Display.................... 66
Reference for using FTE Status Server Display .................................................................. 66

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Figures
Figure 1-1 System Management Display ...................................................................... 12
Figure 1-2 Example of Experion Workgroup ................................................................. 13
Figure 1-3 Configuration from System Management Display........................................ 14
Figure 1-4 Display Customization .................................................................................. 15
Figure 1-5 System Management Display Appearance on Windows XP ....................... 16
Figure 1-6 Display Organization .................................................................................... 17
Figure 1-7 Viewing a Subtree ........................................................................................ 18
Figure 1-8 Results Pane Views ..................................................................................... 19
Figure 1-9 Component Status Example ........................................................................ 20
Figure 1-10 Auxiliary Status Display Example............................................................... 21
Figure 1-11 Auxiliary Status Menu Selection................................................................. 22
Figure 2-1 Event Indication Example ............................................................................. 38
Figure 2-2 Types of Event Indications ........................................................................... 39
Figure 2-3 System Event Indications ............................................................................. 41
Figure 2-4 Event Summary Example ............................................................................. 42
Figure 2-5 Event Summary – Toolbar Buttons .............................................................. 43
Figure 3-1 Auxiliary Status Display ................................................................................ 58
Figure 3-2 SES Auxiliary Status Display ....................................................................... 59
Figure 3-3 SPS Auxiliary Status Display ....................................................................... 62
Figure 3-4 FTE Status Server Display ........................................................................... 66

Tables
Table 1-1 System Management Display Items .............................................................. 23
Table 1-2 System Management Display Behaviors ...................................................... 26
Table 1-3 Event-Condition-Image Behaviors................................................................ 27
Table 1-4 System Management Display Operations ..................................................... 28
Table 2-1 System Event Types ..................................................................................... 40
Table 2-2 Event Summary Display - Toolbar Buttons ................................................... 44
Table 3-1 SES Auxiliary Status Display Content ........................................................... 60
Table 3-2 SPS Auxiliary Status Display Content – Top Section.................................... 63
Table 3-3 SPS Auxiliary Status Display Content – Bottom Section .............................. 64
Table 3-4 Auxiliary Status Display References ............................................................. 65

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1. Introduction to System Management Operations

1.1 What are System Management Operations?

Introduction to System Management
System Management represents the activity of managing your process control system
through the use of Honeywell system management tools. Many of your system
management tasks can be accomplished through the System Management Display.

TIP
Experion users can perform system management functions using the
Network Tree in Configuration Studio. Refer to the Server and Client
Configuration Guide for Network Tree tasks for more information.

What is the System Management Display

The System Management Display is your interface for using System Management
functionality. The display provides a hierarchical view of Windows domains, TPS
Domains, Computers, and HCI Component Status.

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Figure 1-1 System Management Display

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How can you use the System Management Display?

From the System Management Display, you can
visually determine the status of nodes and components,
display, acknowledge, and clear events,
configure nodes or HCI components locally or remotely.

System Management Display supports Experion workgroups

The System Management Display also supports Experion workgroup configurations. The
following figure shows an example Experion workgroup configuration.

Figure 1-2 Example of Experion Workgroup

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System Management Display supports configuration

TPS Domains and consoles appear in the System Management Display when initially
configured as Active Directory Organizational Units. The System Management Display
also provides a configuration window for HCI component and node configuration, and
for TPS Domain, console, HCI components, and configuration tasks described in the
System Management Configuration Guide.

Figure 1-3 Configuration from System Management Display

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Your plant’s System Management Display views will be different

Your plant’s System Management Display views will differ from the examples shown
here because the user can customized the System Management Display. Refer to
Microsoft Online Help for more information about the menu selections that support
customization.

Figure 1-4 Display Customization

MMC files can be shared

System Management views are maintained in console (.msc) files that are saved by
default on the hard disk of your computer. Console files are sometimes created on each
computer, or pre-existing console files can be copied to different computers. Console
files may also be saved in a shared or replicated location.

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System Management Display appearance on Windows XP systems

The System Management Display on Windows XP systems appears with a single menu
bar, where the File menu replaces the Console menu. System Management display
operations remain the same for both Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems.

Figure 1-5 System Management Display Appearance on Windows XP

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1.2 System Management Display Organization

How is the System Management Display organized?
A System Management Display is divided into three parts:
Menu and headers – common and customized controls display at the top of the
window, which are used to control window or item behavior.
Scope pane – left pane of the console window is used to display a tree-view of
installed snap-ins, domains, workgroups, TPS Domains, and computers.
Results pane – the right pane of the window is used to display information about the
item selected in the scope pane. The results pane provides customizable columns for
the scope pane item. The results pane also displays any user-configured consoles
when a TPS Domain or Experion workgroup is selected.

Figure 1-6 Display Organization

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System Management Display scope pane content

Each domain or child domain appears below the Node Administration root of the System
Management view. Domains may be subdivided into any number of TPS Domain
Organizational Units. Domains and TPS Domains, themselves, contain computers.
From any defined hierarchy of monitored objects, a subtree may be selected for viewing
in a new window. In the following example, a new window created at the TPS Domain
level provides a simplified view of the desired TPS domain.

Figure 1-7 Viewing a Subtree

TIP
All windows, or a subset of those windows may be viewed and/or saved in a
console file for recall.

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System Management Display result pane content

The console result pane contents are dependant on the scope pane item selected and the
current view mode (that is, large icons, small icons, list, and detail).

Figure 1-8 Results Pane Views

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Result pane view mode

The Detail (default) view mode displays textual representations of scope pane item data
in a multi-column format in the results pane. Displayed columns and their display order
are customizable when you click View>Add/Remove Columns. Columns may be sorted
by clicking column headers.
In Detail view mode, managed component status information is displayed in the result
pane when a component is selected in the scope pane.

Figure 1-9 Component Status Example

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Auxiliary Status Display appears in result pane

Each managed component may provide an Auxiliary Status display that provides
component-specific configuration and status information.

Figure 1-10 Auxiliary Status Display Example

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An Auxiliary Status Display is accessed when you select Auxiliary Display from the
component menu.

Figure 1-11 Auxiliary Status Menu Selection

The Auxiliary Status Display may have one or more pages depending on the
component type.

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1.3 System Management Display Items

Summary of System Management Display items
The following table lists System Management Display items.

Table 1-1 System Management Display Items

Display item Explanation

A Windows domain is a logical grouping of networked servers, computers,

and devices that share common security and user-account information in a
directory database. In the System Management Display, a Windows domain
Windows 2000 can contain Organizational Units such as the TPS Domain and Consoles as
domain well as computers.

A Windows 2000 workgroup represents a group of users that share a

common purpose and operate from interconnected computers. In the System
Management Display, a workgroup contains computers.

Windows 2000
workgroup

A TPS Domain provides a more granular grouping than a Windows domain.

TPS Domains are Organizational Units within the Active Directory. When you
expand a TPS Domain, the Organizational Unit item displays any Active
Directory contained child computers.

A console provides a grouping of similar process control computers within a

TPS Domain. A console is defined as an Organizational Unit within the Active
Directory.

Console

A computer represents the individual device connected to the network. A

computer can optionally contain and display one or more HCI Components.

Computer

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Display item Explanation

An HCI component is a software entity that can be named and established in

a manner compliant with the TPS and/or Experion PKS system. A TPN
Server is an example of a HCI component. Other examples include FTE
Status, TPN, CL, and RDM servers. Each HCI component may also provide a
HCI device-specific Auxiliary Status Display and an HCI Component configuration
component page.

HCI components are one of the following types:

Local component – A component intended to be accessed with the local
host node’s client applications. FTE Status, Redirection Manager
(RDM), IO Map, and NWDDB (NodeWide Database) servers are
examples of local components.
Domain component – A component that can be accessed with the local
host node’s client applications or remotely from another node’s client
applications. TPN Server and CL Server are examples of domain
components.

An HCI component that can be monitored from the System Management

display is considered a “managed” component. Managed components include
FTE Status, RDM, NWDDB, TPN, System Event Server (SES) status,
System Performance Server (SPS) status, and CL Servers. Components that
cannot be monitored are considered non-managed; IO Map is considered a
non-managed component.

Microsoft MMC provides a host environment for management applications called snap-
Management ins, snap-ins are available from Microsoft and Honeywell. Snap-ins performs
Console the actual management behavior; the MMC, itself, does not provide any
management functionality. The term console used in this context refers to a
Microsoft Management Console. It is in no way related to the concept of
process control consoles.

Organizational Units (OUs) are Active Directory containers for users, groups,
computers, and other organizational units. In the System Management
Display, TPS Domains and Consoles are OUs.

Organizational
Units (OUs)

The System Management Display includes the Node Administration snap-in.

System Domains, workgroups, TPS Domains and computers are organized into areas
Management of interest or responsibility and appear below the Node Administration
Display snap-in.

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Display item Explanation

The Node Administration root represents the Honeywell snap-in that allows a
user to configure a System Management Display. All System Management
Display items appear in tree view underneath the root.

Root

Events can be informational, warning, or error occurrences presented in the

Events System Management Display and in its Event Summary. Events can be one
of the following:
Internal events generated by the snap-in.
System events are defined in the event filters. System events are
frequently generated by an HCI managed component. An example of a
system event is a TPN Server changing from a stopped state to an idle
state. Refer to Section 2 for a description of system events.

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1.4 System Management Display Behaviors

System Management Display behaviors
The following table describes the behavior of the System Management Display of scope
pane items.

Table 1-2 System Management Display Behaviors

Scope Pane Item Display Behavior

Domain or TPS Domain Note:

The described behavior is the same for all items.
Each item icon will be displayed in one of three primary
colors indicating the composite state of the item and all
contained child items.
Green – A green color represents normal
operations. It indicates the item and all sub items are
in the normal operating state. No sub items are in
either the marginal or the failed state.
Yellow – A yellow color represents a marginal
condition. It indicates that this item or at least one
Computer
sub item is in a marginal condition requiring
attention. No sub items are in the failed state.
Red – A red color represents a failed state. It
indicates that this item or at least one sub item is in
a failed state requiring immediate attention.
Managed Component

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Event Conditions
In addition to the green, yellow, and red colors representing the item state, each scope-
pane item can have an event-condition image superimposed on the item when events
occur the require attention. Informational events do not have an event condition and will
not have an event-condition image superimposed on the item.
To call up the Event Summary for an item, right-click on the item and select Display
Events from the context menu to view detailed information about the event.

Table 1-3 Event-Condition-Image Behaviors

Event Condition Image Explanation

Indicates that at least one warning event requiring

acknowledgement has appeared on the Event Summary for
this item or any sub item. Also indicates that no error
Unacknowledged Warning conditions exist at or below this level.
(Yellow)

Indicates that all warning events have been acknowledged for

this item or any sub item. Also indicates that no error
conditions exist at or below this level.
Acknowledged Warning
(Yellow border)

Indicates that at least one error event requiring

acknowledgement has appeared on the Event Summary for
this item or any sub item.
Unacknowledged Error
(Red)

Indicates that all error events have been acknowledged for

this item or any sub item. Also indicates that no error
conditions exist at or below this level.
Acknowledged Error
(Red)

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1.5 System Management Display Operations

Summary of System Management Display operations
The following table lists System Management Display operations performed from
context menu selections. Refer to Microsoft online help for the MMC menu selections.

Table 1-4 System Management Display Operations

Display item System Management context menu selections

Root

Display Events shows events associated with domains and workgroups.

Properties list Node Administration snap-in properties.

Windows 2000
domain or
workgroup

Display Events shows events associated with the domain or workgroup.

Properties list Windows domain or workgroup properties.

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Display item System Management context menu selections

Display Events shows events associated with the TPS Domain.

Refresh updates the connections to nodes associated with the TPS Domain.

Properties list TPS Domain properties.

Computer

Display Events shows events associated with the computer (node).

Refresh Connection updates the connections to the computer.

Add/Remove Board appears for nodes with LCNP boards.

Configure accesses HCI Component configuration and HCI Name Service.

Depending on the node type, additional selections may appear.

Properties list computer properties.

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Display item System Management context menu selections

HCI
component

Display Events shows events associated with the component.

Configure accesses Server-specific Configuration pages.

Auxiliary Display selection (if available for the component) accesses an

Auxiliary Status display specific to that component.

All Tasks provides available component operation commands such as start,

stop, and checkpoint.

Properties list component properties.

About computer operations

You cannot perform computer (node) operations from the System Management Display
such as starting or shutting down a node or loading its personality. To do these
operations, follow the procedures described in their respective system operation manuals.

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2.1 Starting the System Management Display

Starting the display in one of three ways
A System Management Display can be started in one of the following three ways:
From the Start Menu
From the Run Command
From a configured console that contains the System Management Display
From a link in the Experion System Status if using an Experion node

From the Start Menu

Use one of the following paths to call up the System Management Display. The path
depends on the type of system that you have (Honeywell Experion PKS or Honeywell TPS).
For a Honeywell Experion PKS System:
Start >Programs > Honeywell Experion PKS >System Management
>System Management Display
For a Honeywell TPS System:
Start >Programs > Honeywell TPS System Management >System
Management Display

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From the RUN Command

Perform the following procedure to start the System Management Display from the RUN
command.

Step Action
1 Select Run from the Start menu and enter MMC in the command line

Result: The Microsoft Management Console appears.

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Step Action
2 Select a previously saved console view and respond to any request for User ID
and password.

Result: The selected console appears.

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From a configured console that contains the System Management Display

If a System Management Display has already been configured, you can start the console
from the Start Menu as shown in the following procedure.

Step Action
1 Select a previously saved console view from Programs>Administrative
Tools>[console name].msc.

2 Respond to any request for User ID and password.

Result: The selected console appears.

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From a link in Experion System Status

The Experion System Status provides a tree view status of entities within the system. If
System Management is installed on an Experion node, an additional link appears to launch
the System Management display. The Experion System Status also provides links to support
Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) and the TPS System Status if the options are present.

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What happens when a System Management Display starts?

When a configured System Management Display starts, the following occurs.

1. The scope pane is populated with the configured domains, TPS Domains, and
computers.
2. The System Management Display retrieves node information and status.
3. Status information is reflected in the display through colors (red, yellow, and green)
and icons, which reflect event status.
4. Status information is sent up the hierarchy tree to show a composite status. For
example, a component condition is sent to the node, the node sends it to the TPS
Domain. The node and TPS Domain show a condition.
5. The System Management Display updates its event lists.

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2.2 Responding to Events

What happens when an event occurs?
When an event occurs, the composite status is represented in the scope pane. For
example, an HCI Component state change represents an event displayed on the System
Management Display.
The following example describes a scenario where one or more nodes are running a
System Management Display that is monitoring node A’s component state change
through the use of filter file configuration.
The System Management Display updates its event lists.
An event occurs when Component A on Node A changes state. For example, a state
change from warning to stop occurs.
Node A logs an event to the Application Event Log.
Each System Management Display receives the updated component status
information.
Each System Management Display updates its display to reflect the new component
status and displays an icon event mask
The component status flows up the scope pane tree to show a composite node and
TPS Domain status as well as a composite event status.

REFERENCE - INTERNAL
For additional information about event filter file configuration, refer to the
section Configuring Event Filtering in the System Management Configuration
Guide.

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How are events displayed?

All items displayed in the scope pane can log snap-in events. The events can be
informational, warnings, or errors as described in this section. All events are collected
cumulatively for each tree item and its sub items. This allows warnings and errors to flow
up the tree, and prevents error conditions from being hidden when a tree in a scope pane
is not expanded.

Figure 2-1 Event Indication Example

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What are the types of event indications?

An item can appear in the scope pane with a warning or error mask icon over it.
Error - Logging a snap-in error event will cause an error icon mask to be applied to
the item’s displayed icon.
Warning - Logging a warning event will cause a warning icon mask to be applied to
the item’s displayed icon if the state is currently normal. The error state supercedes
the warning state.
Informational - Logging an informational event will not change the item icon, but
will add the informational event to the item’s event summary.

Figure 2-2 Types of Event Indications

What are the event types?

There are two types of events as follows:
Local events
System events

Local events
Local events are events generated by the System Management Display to provide
information about communication or operational errors. An example of a local event is an
event that is generated when the System Management Display attempts to connect to a
remote node that is off-line. This event is shown on the Event Summary Display so that the
user is aware that a connection has not been made to the specified node. Local events do not
require acknowledgement and can be cleared from the Event Summary Display at any time.

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System events
System events are events received from the System Event Provider (SEP) and are defined
by the event filter. An example of a system event is when a managed component changes
state, such as from idle to shutdown.
There are three types of system events (Simple, Tracking, and Condition-Related).
The system event types are defined in the following table.

Table 2-1 System Event Types

System Event Type Description

Simple Simple events are non-critical events. Simple events are

identified by the letter. Simple events are not retained in
the event repository, and the events do not require
acknowledgement

Only those clients that are connected when the event is

logged receive the event. A simple event is not a
recoverable event.

Tracking A tracking event is a notification of a change in the

monitored system such as a configuration change or a
user change.

Tracking events are not retained in the event repository.

Only those clients that are connected when the event is
logged receive the event. A tracking event is not
recoverable.

Condition-Related A condition-related event is an event that is paired with

another event that defines a return-to-normal condition
from the alarm condition.

Condition-related events are used when an alarm must

have guaranteed delivery and must be acknowledged.

Condition-related events are retained in the event

repository mapped by OPC event source and condition.
These events are synchronized across all nodes in the
configured scope of the SEP.

A client connecting to the System Event Server (SES)

receives all condition-related events that are either active
or have not been acknowledged.

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Active events are condition-related events that represent the current state of an event
source. As an example, a managed component that transitions from the Running state to
the Failed state would log an active event indicating that the component has entered the
Failed state. When the component transitions to the Shutdown state, the event indicating
the Failed condition no longer represents the component condition and the event becomes
inactive. If the inactive event has been previously acknowledged, the inactive event is
removed from the event list. If the event has not been acknowledged, the event remains
on the event list as an inactive unacknowledged event. When the inactive event is
acknowledged, the event is removed from the list.
Active events are automatically inactivated after one hour. This method ensures that
active events are removed from the Event Summary display in cases where an inactive
event state may never happen. As an example, a node failure creates an active node-
failure event and the decision by plant management is not to replace the node. If the
active event were not automatically inactivated after one hour, the active event would
remain on the Event Summary Display forever because it would be repeatedly
acknowledged and inactivated.
Simple, tracking, and condition-related system event types are shown on the Event
Summary Display using an icon overlay of the letter S, T, or C over the error icon

as shown in Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3 System Event Indications

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2.3 Events appear in Event Summary

Local and System Events
Local and system events are viewable from the Event Summary. Figure 2-4 shows an Event
Summary, which has three columns of information (Date/Time, Description, and Source).

Figure 2-4 Event Summary Example

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Event Summary toolbar

The Event Summary toolbar shown in Figure 2-5 allows you to perform the
following actions:
Filter the displayed events.
Acknowledge events.
Clear the events from the Event Summary Display.

Figure 2-5 Event Summary – Toolbar Buttons

Table 2-1 lists and describes the toolbar buttons. The buttons in the table are arranged
into functional groups.

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Table 2-2 Event Summary Display - Toolbar Buttons

Toolbar Button Button Name

The following toolbar buttons allow you to filter events by severity:

Show Informational Events

Show Warning Events

Show Error Events

The following toolbar buttons allow you to filter events by the event type:

Show Local Events

Show System Events

Show Only Events That Require Acknowledgement

(Red)

Show Only Active Events

(Yellow)

Show Only Events That Can Be Cleared

(White)

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The following toolbar buttons allow you to control selection of events:

Select All Displayed Events

(Blue)

Deselect All Selected Events

(Gray)

The following toolbar buttons allow you to acknowledge and clear events. These buttons are
active only when selected events can be acknowledged or can be cleared.

Acknowledge An Event (After a condition-related event is acknowledged,

the event icon changes state and the event is automatically cleared only
when the event is inactive). All active system events are automatically
inactivated after 1 hour to ensure that state events do not remain in the
event list. If the events have not been acknowledged, the events remain
on the event list.)

Clear An Event (Simple, Tracking, and Local events can be cleared using
this icon.)

The following toolbar buttons allow you to refresh the event list and to access help information.

Refresh The Event List

Show Help Information.

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2.4 Acknowledging events

Effects of acknowledging events
Because the Node Administration snap-in forwards all events to parent items, when you
view the events in any item’s event display the view is that of its own events and its
children. Condition-related events acknowledged at the parent level also acknowledge the
event at the child level. Events may be displayed and acknowledged using the toolbar
buttons.
Acknowledgement of events has the affect of changing the status icon (warning or
failed), and leaving the event message in the event summary. Acknowledging a
condition-related event changes the icon but does NOT clear the icon. The icon and the
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Procedure to acknowledge an event

ATTENTION
Acknowledgement of local event occurrences affects only the local snap-in
view. Acknowledging system event occurrences will synchronize that
action with all managed nodes. Events are synchronized with all managed
nodes that are in the same System Event Provider scope.

Step Action
1 Right-click a display item of interest and select Display Events from the menu.

Result: The events are displayed in an Event Summary.

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Step Action
2
To show only the events that require acknowledgement, click (select) the (red)
button
3 Click the event in the Event Summary that you want to acknowledge.

Result: The event appears selected and the button is enabled.

Note: An acknowledgeable event must be acknowledged before it can be cleared. In

addition, only alarm and warning events that have icons with solid-color backgrounds
can be acknowledged
4
Click the button to acknowledge the event.

Result: The acknowledgement is multicast to all nodes and their status displays are
updated to show the change as a result of acknowledgement. In the Event Summary,
the icon changes to indicate acknowledgement. The following dialog box also appears.

5 Enter a comment into the window and click OK.

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Step Action
6 After a condition-related event is acknowledged, the event icon changes state and the
event is automatically cleared only when the event is inactive. All active system events
are automatically inactivated after 1 hour to ensure that state events do not remain in
the event list. If the events have not been acknowledged, the events remain on the
event list.

Clearing events
Simple, tracking and local events can be cleared from the Event Summary display.
Clearing the event clears the status icon and removes the event from the Event Summary
display.
Because Node Administration forwards all events to parent items, when you view the
events in any item’s event display the view is that of its own events and its children.
Simple, tracking, and local events cleared at the parent level also clear the event at the
child level.
Events may be displayed and cleared using the toolbar buttons.

Procedure to clear an event

Step Action
1
Click the white (Show Only Clearable Events) button to show only the
clearable events

Result: Only the clearable events (simple, tracking, and local) remain on the
screen.
2 Click (select) the event to be cleared from the Event Summary.

Result: The event appears selected and the (Clear the Event) button is
enabled.

3 Click to remove the event from the Event Summary.

Result: The event is removed from the Event Summary.

4 Repeat the previous steps for other events.

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Step Action
5 To select multiple events, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard while clicking

on the desired events. You can also click on the (blue) button to select all the
events in the Event Summary.

REFERENCE - INTERNAL
For information about OPC Alarms and Events, refer to the OPC Specification
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3.1 HCI Managed Component Operations

Summary of component operations
The System Management Display supports the following component operations, which
are described in this section:
Starting an HCI Managed Component
Checkpointing an HCI Managed Component
Shutting Down an HCI Managed Component
Invoking an Auxiliary Status Display

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Starting an HCI Managed Component

ATTENTION
HCI components may be configured to automatically start when the node
containing them starts. You only have to start a component in cases
where automatic startup is not configured or when you have reinstalled
the component.

The System Performance Server (SPS) is configured for autostart by

default, and the default-installed permissions allow the SPS to be started
by the System Management Display. A client can connect to the SPS
only when it is running.

A managed HCI component can be manually started from the System Management
Display using the following procedure.

Step Action
1 From the System Management Display, select the desired node and expand its view.
2 Right-click the HCI component that is to be started.

Result: A context menu appears.

3 Click All Tasks> Start.

Result: After a few seconds the component goes to the idle/running state

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3.2 Checkpointing an HCI Managed Component

Procedure to checkpoint an HCI managed component

ATTENTION
Component configuration is automatically saved when the component is
initially configured. Additionally, some HCI components are checkpointed
automatically prior to a component shutdown. You should checkpoint after
making database changes. A component must be started before it can be
checkpointed.

For an HCI managed component such as a TPN Server, checkpointing

preserves the state of a server during a planned or unplanned shutdown.
Servers such as the System Event Server (SES) and System
Performance Server (SPS) do not require the saving of the current state;
therefore, checkpointing is not implemented for the SES and SPS.

A managed HCI component can be checkpointed from the System Management Display
using the following procedure.

Step Action
1 From the System Management Display, select the desired node and expand its view.
2 Right-click the HCI component that is to be checkpointed.

Result: A context menu appears.

3 Click All Tasks> Checkpoint.

Result: The component’s database is saved.

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3.3 Shutting Down an HCI Managed Component

Shutdown an HCI managed component
Some managed components, such as the TPN Server, CL Server, System Event Server
(SES), and System Performance Server (SPS) can be shutdown as a default
configuration.
The SES and SPS can be manually shutdown from the System Management Display.

ATTENTION
When attempting to manually shut down a component that has connected
client applications, a dialog appears informing you that the connected
applications will be disconnected. Confirming the dialog causes a forced
shutdown to occur. Be sure that you are aware of your plant’s policies for
forcing a shutdown to avoid unexpected results of a disconnected application.

System administrators can assign the users who are allowed to perform a forced
shutdown when they define the security setting for the shutdown force capability file.
Refer to the respective component user’s guides for additional information on how to set
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Procedure to manually shut down an HCI managed component

For a managed HCI component that can be manually shut down from the System
Management Display, use the following procedure.

Step Action
1 From the System Management Display, select the desired node and expand
its view.
2 Right-click the HCI component that is to be shutdown.

Result: A context menu appears.

3 Click All Tasks> Stop.

Note: If the shutdown is forced, a Component Stop dialog appears informing

you that connected applications will be disconnected. Respond to the dialog
according to your plant’s policies for forcing a shutdown.

Result: After a few seconds the component goes to the configured shutdown
state.

If the shutdown is forced and the user did not have the necessary rights to
perform a forced shutdown, the stop command is ignored and the component
remains in its previous state. A Load Access denied event is recorded for the
component in the snap-in’s event log.

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3.4 Invoking an Auxiliary Status Display

Auxiliary Status Display availability depends on component
Depending on the HCI component, an Auxiliary Status Display may be available. The
Auxiliary Status Display shows more detailed component status information. For the
Auxiliary Status Display to appear as an enabled selection on the menu, the following is
required.
The Auxiliary Status Display is available on the node.
The component selected is in a state to support the display, running, warning, or idle.
(The HCI component must have been previously started.)

Select then right-click when invoking an Auxiliary Status Display

TIP
When performing an MMC operation, a good practice is to select the item first
before right-clicking the item to call up its context menu. This approach is
useful when invoking the Auxiliary Status Display for an HCI Component, as
shown in the following figure.

It is possible to right-click an MMC item with another item selected, as shown

in the following figure.

In that case you will have to select the HCI component of interest again for its
Auxiliary Status Display to appear.

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Procedure to invoke an Auxiliary Status Display

The following procedure describes how to invoke an Auxiliary Status Display.

Step Action

1 Right-click an HCI component in the scope pane of the System Management

Display.
Result: A context menu appears.
2 Select Auxiliary Display.

Result: The Auxiliary Status Display appears in the result pane with retrieved
component information.

ATTENTION
If an Auxiliary Status Display does not launch after selecting an enabled
menu item for the Auxiliary Status Display, your system support personnel
may need to install the Client Connectivity Package for the respective
server on the node that needs to invoke the Auxiliary Status Display.

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Auxiliary Status Display may have several pages

An Auxiliary Status Display may have one page, or several tabs that invoke additional pages.

Figure 3-1 Auxiliary Status Display

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System Event Server Auxiliary Status Display

The SES Auxiliary Display provides you with the current values of key SES operating
parameters. The parameter values can be used to determine the operational condition of the SES.
The parameter values are updated automatically as events are processed.

System Event Server Auxiliary Status Display content

An SES Auxiliary Status display is shown in the following figure.

Figure 3-2 SES Auxiliary Status Display

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Table 3-3 describes the content of the SES Auxiliary Status Display.

Table 3-1 SES Auxiliary Status Display Content

Item Description

Host Name of host in which the SES resides.

Component Name of SES being monitored.

Component Status Status of SES is as follows:

Icon
Status Color Description
Failed Red SES has detected an unrecoverable error
and is in a failed\ condition.
Idle Grn SES is running, but no clients are
connected.
Initializing Yel SES is initializing.
Running Grn SES is running and clients are currently
connected.
Shutting down Yel SES is shutting down.
Shutdown complete Yel SES shutdown has completed.
Suspended Yel SES is in a suspended state (not used).
Test Yel SES is performing a self-test.
Warning Yel SES is running, but it has a problem that
is not disabling the SES.
Device Status Status of connection to System Event Provider event subsystem.

Client Connections Number of clients currently connected to SES.

Current Active Number of events that are currently active. Events represent the current
Events condition of a specified source.

Current Ackable Total number of events requiring acknowledgement.

Events

Total Events Total number of events received by the SES from the SEP event
Logged Count subsystem.

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Item Description

Simple Events Total number of events received by the SES from the SEP event
Logged subsystem. A simple event is classified as being a non-critical event.

Simple events are not retained in the event repository. Only those clients
that are connected when the event is logged receive the event. A simple
event is not recoverable.

Tracking Events Total number of tracking events received by the SES from the SEP event
Logged subsystem. A tracking event is a notification of a change in the monitored
system such as a configuration change or a user change.

Tracking events are not retained in the event repository. Only those clients
that are connected when the event is logged receive the event. A tracking
event is not recoverable.

Condition -Related Total number of condition-related events received by the SES from the
Events Logged SEP event subsystem

DSS Event Total number of events, including internal server “keepalive” notifications.
Notifications This is an internal indicator of the health of the SES server.

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System Performance Server Auxiliary Status Display

The SPS Auxiliary Status Display provides you with the current values of key SPS
operating parameters. The parameter values can be used to determine the operational
condition of the SPS. The parameter values are updated automatically as events are
processed.

System Performance Server Auxiliary Status Display content

An SPS Auxiliary Status display is shown in the following figure.

Figure 3-3 SPS Auxiliary Status Display

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System Performance Server Auxiliary Display - Top Section

The information contained in the following table describes the content in the top section
the SPS Auxiliary Status Display.

Table 3-2 SPS Auxiliary Status Display Content – Top Section

Item Description

Host Name of the node on which the SPS resides.

Component Name of service component that SPS is running as on the host node.

Status Status of SPS is as follows:

Icon
Status Color Description

Failed Red SPS has detected an unrecoverable

error and is in a failed condition.
Idle Grn SPS is running, but no clients are
connected.
Initializing Yel SPS is initializing.
Running Grn SPS is running and clients are currently
connected.
Shutting down Yel SPS is shutting down.
Shutdown Yel SPS shutdown has completed.
complete
Suspended Yel SPS is in a suspended state (not used).
Test Yel SPS is performing a self-test.
Warning Yel SPS is running, but it has a problem
that is not disabling the SPS.

Clients Number of client connections to SPS.

Total Items Total number of items monitored by SPS.

Items per second Number of item updates SPS receives per second.

Est. Max items per Estimated maximum number of item updates SPS could receive per
second second.

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System Performance Server Auxiliary Display - Bottom Section

The bottom section of the display contains the following three columns:
Active Nodes – Lists all the nodes that can be seen by the SPS.
State – Describes the current connection state (Connecting, Connected,
Disconnected, or Access Denied) of the node.
Out-of-Scope – Indicates whether a node is out of the scope of the SPS. An asterisk
is added to the node icon to indicate that the node is out-of-scope.
Table 3-3 describes the connection states and the respective icons that can be shown in
the bottom section of the SPS Auxiliary Status Display.

Table 3-3 SPS Auxiliary Status Display Content – Bottom Section

Connection State/ Node is Within Scope Node is Out-of-Scope

(Icon Color) (Icon with Asterisk)

Connecting (Yellow) – SPS is

currently attempting to make a
connection with a node and is
unsure of the node status.

Connected (Green) – SPS has

made a good connection with the
node.

Disconnected (Red) – SPS is

unable to connect to the node.

Access Denied (Green with Red)

– SPS is unable to connect to the
node because the SPS was
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Additional references for Auxiliary Status Display

The documents listed in the following table describe the Auxiliary Status Display content
for the managed components.

Table 3-4 Auxiliary Status Display References

Component Reference

TPN Server Refer to the section Auxiliary Status Display - TPN Server
in the TPN Server User’s Guide.

CL Server Refer to the section Auxiliary Status Display - CL Server in

the CL Server User’s Guide.

Redirection Manager Refer to the section RDM Status and Diagnostic Support in
the Redirection Manager User’s Guide.

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3.5 About the FTE Status Server Display

FTE Status Server Display supported from the System Management Display
The Fault Tolerant Ethernet (FTE) Status Server’s display and FTE component
configuration is supported from the System Management Display. An example FTE
Status display is shown in the following figure.

Figure 3-4 FTE Status Server Display

Reference for using FTE Status Server Display

REFERENCE - INTERNAL
For additional information about the FTE Status Server Display, refer to the
section Introduction in the Fault Tolerant Ethernet Status Display User's
Guide.

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