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NAME

rw - User interface to HP Remote Watch programs and data.

SYNOPSIS

/usr/remwatch/bin/rw

DESCRIPTION

rw is a character-based interface for user access to HP Remote Watch data and programs. By entering choices in response to on-screen menu selections, the user can customize HP Remote Watch operation, obtain online help for HP Remote Watch messages, view configuration reports, and view e-mail archives. rw can run on any node in an HP-UX cluster or on a standalone HP-UX system. HP Remote Watch is both a standalone product and a subsystem of the HP Support Watch product.

STARTUP

Any user may run rw; superuser capability is not required except for using the customize feature of rw. The interface is accessed directly by entering: /usr/remwatch/bin/rw This brings up the HP Remote Watch Main Menu. From the Main Menu, you can: - Customize HP Remote Watch operation
- Get help on HP Remote Watch messages
- View configuration reports.
- View e-mail archives.

CUSTOMIZABLE PARAMETERS

The Customize HP Remote Watch operation selection permits the authorized superuser to customize HP Remote Watch operating parameters to local requirements. The parameters which may be customized through rw are:

- HP Remote Watch enabled/disabled
- Run time for daily programs
- Run time and frequency of run for file system security module
- Run time and frequency of run for core file checking
- Run time and frequency of run for log file monitor program
- E-mail destination for notification messages
- E-mail destination for alarm messages
- Reports and archives expiration time
- Warning threshold for reports and archives
- Disk space usage thresholds
- Limits for LAN statistics values
- Suppression of unwanted messages
- System access lists and failed login attempts
- Log files to be monitored and their thresholds

VIEWING MESSAGES AND REPORTS

HELP ON HP REMOTE WATCH MESSAGES
This selection in the Main Menu permits all users to obtain help text for all of the numbered messages in HP Remote Watch. In addition to the description of the message, the help text also suggests corrective action when appropriate. VIEWING CONFIGURATION REPORTS
All users may view the most current, previous day’s, or all of the configuration reports in the configured period for reports retention. The user may select all or either of the diskless, disks, kernel, LAN, lpstat, slashdev, and spu modules. In clustered systems, the user can select from the listing of nodes on that system. VIEWING E-MAIL ARCHIVES
All users may view the most current or all of the archived copies of messages e-mailed to the configured user. The user may select all, either, or a combination of the diskless, disks, dmesg, kernel, LAN, lpstat, security, slashdev, and spu modules. In clustered systems, the user can select from the listing of nodes on that system.

ONLINE HELP AND MENU SELECTIONS

Each of the selections in the Main Menu, and submenus to those choices, includes one or more of a set of four common menu selections: h) Help
d) Set all values to defaults
c) Cancel changes, and exit menu
s) Save changes, and exit menu
The Help selection provides help text pertaining to the menu currently being displayed. Where applicable, default values are included in the help text. Selecting h along with a menu item provides help text pertaining to that item. For example, entering h 6 when the Customization Menu is on the screen, provides help text pertaining to the Security parameter selection (Security parameters is selection number 6 on the Customization Menu). Similarly, you can obtain help on the remaining common menu selections by entering h, a space, and the letter d, c, or s, as appropriate. If the space is omitted, the help text will be that for the displayed menu and not for the specific menu selection. Selecting d) Set all values to defaults sets all the listed values to the defaults specified by HP Remote Watch. These default values will not go into effect unless "Save Changes" is also selected. Selecting c) Cancel changes, and exit menu cancels changes made in the current interaction with the menu; the changes are discarded and the previous values remain in effect. This selection also returns you to the previous menu. Selecting s) Save changes, and exit menu updates the operational parameters of HP Remote Watch with the newly selected values, which take effect with the next run of HP Remote Watch. This selection also returns you to the previous menu. Whenever you want to exit a particular menu that does not have the c, s, or e (for exit) choice available, such as those screens that prompt for Choice? or Value? you can return to the previous menu by pressing Return.

AUTHOR

HP Remote Watch and HP Support Watch were developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company.

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