# Management Console

Manage connected version 6 clients through the Management Console.

Before proceeding, make sure the Management Console page is activated.

# Connecting to Version 6 Clients

1. Go to Administration > Management Console.

2. On the right side, under Connections section, automatically connect to the client host by selecting the client hostname from the drop-down list of recent connections. This is only applicable if a connection to the client machine was already made.

   

   Connecting to Existing v6 Client
   
   

   Or type in the hostname of the client machine, set the type to Client, then click Connect.

   

   Connecting to New v6 Client
   
   

   A notification for successful connection will appear.
   

# Showing Version 6 Clients License Status

On the right side, under Actions for <client_hostname> section, click License Status to view the license status of the version 6 client.

License status displays a list of licenses for Open iT showing their expiration date.

Distinguish each license status by colors. These are:

• Green - healthy license

• Yellow - a license that is about to expire

• Red - expired license

  

  v6 Client License Status Output
  
  

# Showing Version 6 Clients Date Comparison

On the right side, under Actions for <client_hostname> section, click Date Comparison to show the date and time of the host.

The page will show the date and time of the host connected to the server.

# Checking Version 6 Client Pacct Consistency

On the right side, under Actions for <client_hostname> section, click Check Pacct Consistency to check the pacct consistency of records of the version 6 client.

The page shows that the request is in progress. This action shows information to check the consistency of Pacct records on an Open iT Client.

# Requesting Version 6 Clients Configuration

On the right side, under Actions for <client_hostname> section, click Request Configuration to prompt the version 6 client(s) to request for configuration.

The page shows that the request is in progress. This action prompts the Open iT client(s) to request for a new configuration distribution from the server.

# Reconfiguring Version 6 Clients Daemon

On the right side, under Actions for <client_hostname> section, click Reconfigure Daemon to reconfigure the configuration of the version 6 client.

The page shows that the reconfiguration is in progress. This action forces the host to reread its configurations.

# Restarting Version 6 Client Daemon

On the right side, under Actions for <client_hostname> section, click Restart Daemon to restart the daemon of the version 6 client.

The page shows that the restart is in progress. This action forces the host to shut down and restart the daemon.

# Initiating Version 6 Client Cron Jobs

1. Under Actions for <client_hostname> section, click Initiate Cron Jobs.

2. Click the job to run.

   There are different sets of cron jobs for Windows and Unix clients. The cron jobs listed on the web interface depend on the configured modules on the client.

   

   Sample of Cron Jobs on Windows Client
   
   

   Windows Crons	Description
   Run Scheduler application to manage Open iT jobs	Runs scheduler job
   Request server to send distributed files	Pulls the configuration files from the server
   Ping server	Communicates with the server to check the connection status
   Send client information to server	Sends client information to the server
   Continuously collect system activity data	Starts collecting system activity data
   Continuously collect application usage data	Starts collecting application usage data
   Poll license server(s)	Starts polling process
   Collect software inventory data	Starts collecting software inventory data
   Collect file systems data	Starts collecting file systems data
   Collect file space data	Starts collecting file space data
   Optimize license use	Runs FreezeMonitor
   Monitor license denials	Starts collecting license denial data
   Collect FlexNet debug data	Starts collecting FlexNet debug log data
   Poll FlexNet server(s) to complement debug data	Starts polling FlexNet data
   Send collected data to the server	Sends all of the collected data to the server
   Send collected data to the server when connected	Sends all of the collected data to the server as soon as the client connects to the server
   Monitor license status	Monitors and transfers information to the server if the license status files are updated
   Finalizes auto-collector configuration	Checks and creates configuration for actively running Flex license managers
   License optimization	Processes and prepares the collected Backup Accounting data before it is sent to the server

   List of Windows Cron Jobs
   
   

   

   Sample of Cron Jobs on Unix Client
   
   

   Unix Crons	Description
   process_pacct_data	Processes and prepares the collected PACCT data before it is sent to the server
   make_vmstat_data	Starts collecting VMSTAT data
   process_vmstat_data	Processes and prepares the collected VMSTAT data before it is sent to the server
   make_sar_data	Starts collecting SAR data
   process_sar_data	Processes and prepares the collected SAR data before it is sent to the server
   make_iostat_data	Starts collecting IOstat data
   process_iostat_data	Processes and prepares the collected IOstat data before it is sent to the server
   make_extpacct_data	Starts collecting Extended PACCT data
   process_lsb_acct_data	Processes and prepares the collected LSB Accounting data before it is sent to the server
   process_lsf_acct_data	Processes and prepares the collected LSF Accounting data before it is sent to the server
   process_sge_acct_data	Processes and prepares the collected SGE Accounting data before it is sent to the server
   make_lsf_pend_data	Starts collecting LSF Pending data
   process_lsf_pend_data	Processes and prepares the collected LSB Pending data before it is sent to the server
   process_pbs_acct_data	Processes and prepares the collected PBS Accounting data before it is sent to the server
   make_filespace_data	Starts collecting Filespace data
   process_filespace_data	Processes and prepares the collected Filespace data before it is sent to the server
   make_filesys_data	Starts collecting Filesystem data
   process_filesys_data	Processes and prepares the collected Filesystem data before it is sent to the server
   make_backup_adsm	Starts collecting Backup Accounting data
   process_backup_data	Processes and prepares the collected Backup Accounting data before it is sent to the server
   make_quota_data	Runs the script producing quota data
   process_quota_data	Processes and prepares the collected Quota Accounting data before it is sent to the server
   make_licpoll_data	Starts collecting Licpoll data
   process_new_licpoll_data	Processes and prepares the collected Licpoll data before it is sent to the server
   monitor_license_status	Monitors and transfers information to the server if the license status files are updated
   make_flexpoller_data	Starts collecting FlexPoll data
   make_flexlog_data	Starts collecting FlexLog data
   process_flexlog_data	Processes and prepares the collected FlexLog data before it is sent to the server
   license_autoconfig	Checks and creates configuration for actively running flex license managers
   transfer_product_info	Sends product info to the server
   process_freeze_data	Processes and prepares the collected Freeze data before it is sent to the server
   process_recorder_data	Processes and prepares the collected Recorder data before it is sent to the server
   check_recorder_collection	Runs the external program that ensures that the recorder is running
   uptime_logger	Logs host/PSM uptime to file
   uptime_rotate_log	Rotates uptime log
   process_uptime_data	Processes and prepares the collected Uptime data before it is sent to the server
   process_accwrapper_data	Converts accwrapper data to "PSM"-like format and transfer to server
   hello_server	Communicates with the server to check the connection status
   pull_dist_files	Pulls the configuration files from the server
   update_sysinfo	Runs an external program that updates the system information for the host
   process_raw_data	Used by the license collectors to transfer generic data format

   List of Unix Cron Jobs
   
   

# Sending Version 6 Client Data to the Server

1. Under Actions for <client_hostname> section, click Send Data.

   

   Sending Data from v6 Client to Server
   
   

2. Tick on the check box corresponding to the data types to send.

3. Click Send.

   

   Sending Data
   
   

   The page shows that the sending of the selected Data Type(s) is already done.

   

   Successful Sending of Data