Systems Management
VMS Console Management
Product Overview
Console Management for OpenVMS allows IT teams to monitor and manage the system consoles of OpenVMS, Unix, and other network or storage devices from a single place, no matter where the systems are located. By collecting console messages, identifying critical events, and automating responses like alerts or system reboots, Console Management helps prevent downtime and improve operational efficiency. With secure access, real-time dashboards, and built-in failover, it simplifies the way teams manage large, distributed environments, locally or remotely.
Benefits
- Reduces downtime by allowing the system manager to spot problems before they happen and reach quickly, logging into remote systems from the same dashboard.
- Reduces the need for manual monitoring with a clear, color-coded dashboard providing visibility across multiple systems, thereby improving efficiency and lowering operational costs.
- Allows less technical staff to monitor the system with an intuitive interface, alerts, and automatic responses available for common issues.
Latest Version
| Alpha | Integrity | X-86 |
|---|---|---|
| R3.1-0 | R3.1-0 | V3.1 |
Features
- Monitor and control system consoles from a central interface, including OpenVMS, Unix, storage, and network devices.
- Works with devices using RS232 (ASCII) connections and supports direct, Telnet, SSH, and pseudo-terminal access across LANs and WANs.
- Provides both in-band and out-of-band management, so you can perform tasks like reboots or firmware updates even when the primary network is unavailable.
- Automatically detects console messages based on scan profiles and triggers actions such as email alerts, system responses, or visual notifications.
- Allows you to customize scan profiles with your own message patterns and severity levels to match your environment.
- Supports automated and manual operations, remotely restart applications, shut down systems, or launch processes without direct console access.
- Includes a visual event dashboard with color-coded system icons and custom maps for at-a-glance monitoring.
- Logs all console activity for review, audits, and troubleshooting; console output is searchable and can be archived.
- Provides secure, role-based access so users can be limited to viewing logs or granted full administrative control.
- Offers high availability through automatic failover and load sharing between multiple Console Manager instances. Includes support for IPv6, encrypted communication via SSH, and halt key abstraction for safer operations.
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