Visara Master Console Center Consultants Manual - Manual (Page 4)

Master Console Center
MCC
March 2007
Automation of Responses
The MCC can be programmed in Visara’s Global Command Language (GCL), allowing the user
to customize how the MCC responds to certain console messages and conditions, including:
• Errors
• SNMP traps
• Operator-set thresholds
The MCC’s Event Manager can also schedule the execution of GCL scripts as a monitoring or
preventive maintenance tool.
SNMP
SNMP stands for Simple Network Management Protocol. Essentially, this is a way for equipment
to volunteer status information over the network.
The MCC is capable of both receiving and generating traps. In addition, the MCC interact with
any fully-SNMP compliant host, allowing more advanced monitoring.
Monitoring Systems with the MCC
The main user interface on the MCC terminal comprises a number of GUI windows for
monitoring systems and configuring connections to those systems. The most commonly used
capabilities provided for monitoring systems by each GUI window are described below:
• Alerts. The alert window displays alert messages, and their status (new, open, or closed).
The administrator defines the system conditions that generate alerts; the MCC’s
responses to these conditions are then defined using the Event Editor window. Alerts may
be created, modified, or deleted by users and by scripts.
• Console Selection. The Console Selection window allows the user to select and use the
consoles that are connected to the MCC, view their status, and lock or unlock them.
• Master window. Used by the administrator to view active users, log out of, and
administer the MCC.
• Security Editor window. Allows security groups to be defined, users assigned to those
groups, and login requirements defined.
• Event Editor window. Defines how events are handled by the MCC, including the
notification(s) supplied and any script that is invoked if an event occurs.
• Script Editor window. Allows Global Command Language (GCL) scripts to be written
or modified. GCL scripts automate the monitoring of systems and responses to events.
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