Resource Properties Notebook: Information Page

Use the Information page to view and update detailed information about a selected resource, including the following:

The Information page displays the following information for a resource:

Resource Type
The type of the selected resource and its icon.
Resource Name
The name of the selected resource. You can change the name of a non-RODM resource only if you are authorized by the server to edit the non-RODM resource.
Business System/Applications/Middleware/DB/Operating System
The name of the business system, application, middleware, database, or operating system containing the resource. These fields are not displayed for all resources. This field is not applicable to RODM resources.
Status
The current status of the resource, and the time when the status was last updated. If this field displays Not applicable, the status has never been determined. The timestamp always reflects the time at the server. If the server is not in the same time zone as the console, the timestamp may be inaccurate for the console. This field does not display if the time is unknown to the server.
Managed by
The manager of this resource, such as GMFHS or topology display manager.
Total Resources
If the selected resource is an aggregate, this is the total number of resources it contains, displayed as the sum of all resources in exception, non-exception, and suspended states. This field is not displayed if the selected resource is real.

The SuspendedCount is a count of the real resources not currently participating in status calculations for aggregate resources. A real resource does not contribute status to its aggregation parents if any of the following three actions have occurred:

  1. The suspend flag of the UserStatus field is on.
  2. The AggregationPriorityValue field has a value of "Ignore" (-1).
  3. The AggregationPriorityValue field has a value of "Resource type default" (-2). The DefaultAggregationPriorityCopy field contains a copy of the value in the DefaultAggregationPriorityValue field of the Display_Resource_Type_Class object that is linked to the DisplayResourceType field of the real object. If the DefaultAggregationPriorityCopy field is "Ignore" (-1) and the AggregationPriorityValue field is "Resource type" default (-2), this resource does not participate in status calculations for aggregation.

Note: Setting the AggregationPriorityValue or DefaultAggregationPriorityValue fields to "Ignore" (-1) does not affect the suspend flag of the UserStatus field. These actions are independent of each other and do not cause the other to occur.

Aggregation Priority
If the selected resource is real, the aggregation priority defines how critical the resource is. The higher the value, the more critical the resource is. This field is not displayed if the selected resource is an aggregate. To change the aggregation priority, select a new priority from the list to indicate how many levels up the resource should report status. You must be signed on with administrative access to change the aggregation priority.
Data1
For RODM resources, this is the information defined in the RODM DisplayResourceOtherData field. For all other resources, this is customer-defined heartbeat information.
Data2
For RODM resources, this is the information defined in the RODM DisplayResourceUserData field. For all other resources, this is customer-defined heartbeat information.
Data3
For RODM resources, this is the information defined in the RODM iPAddress field. For all other resources, this is customer-defined heartbeat information.
Data4
For RODM resources, this field will always be blank. For all other resources, this is customer-defined heartbeat information.
RODM ID
If this is a RODM resource, this field displays the RODM object ID value of the resource.
Polling interval
The refresh frequency, in minutes, for the monitors selected for the resource using the Monitor Counts function. When the polling interval for a particular resource expires, the server starts the Query Value tasks associated with the selected monitors for the resource and updates views with the current monitor value. This field is not displayed for all resources. This field is not applicable to RODM resources.
HB Source
The name of the resource. This field is not applicable to RODM resources.
HB SubSource
The component name of the resource. This field is not applicable to RODM resources.
HB HostName
In a distributed environment, the TCP/IP hostname. In an z/OS environment, the Tivoli NetView for z/OS domain name. This field is not applicable to RODM resources.
HB Origin
Identifies the system on which an instrumented entity resides; for example, a TCP/IP name. This field is not applicable to RODM resources.
HB SubOrigin
Uniquely identifies the particular instance of the instrumented entity on the system; for example, a port number. This field is not applicable to RODM resources.

The Information page also displays a list of flags and indicates which flags, if any, are set for the selected resource. If a flag is set, the following information is displayed:

To change the flag, check or uncheck the specified flag. If the checkbox for a flag is grayed out, you cannot change that flag. Some flags can be changed only by administrators, while others, such as threshold inconsistency, can never be changed.

To change the note, click in the Note field and enter the new value. You can only change a note if you are allowed to change its associated flag.

If the selected resource is an aggregate resource, additional information is displayed on the Aggregation page.

To reset the defaults for this page to the original values when you opened the window, press the first Reset button.

When you are done, select another tab to continue to a different page, or click one of the following buttons:

OK
To apply your changes and exit the notebook.
Cancel
To exit the notebook without saving changes.
Reset
To reset the settings for all pages in the notebook to the original values when you opened the window.
Anchor
To save the current position and size of this page. Any future requests for this page will cause the page to display at the saved position with the saved size. The position and size information is saved for each user, not for each resource. The page can be re-anchored at a new position and with a new size at any time using the Anchor button.