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Chapter 6 ASUS LDSM OEM Release
LANDesk Server Manager provide administrators with a proactive management solution
and emergency-management recovery tools to help maximize business-critical server
uptime. From a centralized console, LANDesk Server Manager product monitor critical
parameters on either Microsoft Windows NT or Novell Netware Server. Through
enhanced alerting features and server health monitoring, LANDesk Server Manager notify
the LAN administrator when a server reaches a predefined threshold. ( ASUS provides an
ASUS OEM version of LDSM in the package. In this LDSM, it added a ASMA patch for
LDSM; therefore, you can monitor ASMA information from LDSM console ).
The following figure highlights the high level architecture of LDSM with new or changed
components shaded.
Management Console Features:
LDSM has been re-architected with a new console GUI that follows Microsoft COM and
MMC models. The Management Directory (MD) is the part of Management Console that
handles the under-the covers functionality of the console. Management Directory
discovers and exposes managed objects with their associated management functionality in
a standard and unified manner. One of the key features of the console is the server health
view, which offers a color-coded view of pre-defined parameter thresholds and limits.
Using Active X technology , it will be easier to create, maintain and enhance.
Managed Server Features:
Data Collection Agent (DCA), allows data from independent data sources registered with
the Message System to be grouped together. Data collection agent supports the LDSM
enriched abstractions goal, by collecting data from multiple agents, grouping it in a
meaningful way and reducing communications overhead. Rather than multiple agents or
proxies collecting data and communicating to the console through the message system,
now there is just one agent (the DCA) performing this task.
LANDesk Server Manager server side architecture is composed of several agents and
specialized pieces that gather, and share information with other agents and management
console. It is through these agents and services that the Network Operating System (NOS)
and the Server Monitoring Module are monitored, information communicated to the
console.