Ploticus/iX

- Global Performance Graphs based on Scope/iX created "on-the-fly" out of an HTML form -


Background
In [Link] Example 7 demonstrates that Ploticus/iX is able to create Performance Graphs out of Scope/iX directly on your HP e3000.
This example gives you a whole package which helps you

Prerequisites

Package Content
The [compressed tar archive] downloadable package contains all files needed in a new group named SCOPPLOT.SYS. You will find:

Installation

  1. Download the file [compressed tar archive] scopplot.tar.Z on your HP e3000 (binary) into /tmp/
  2. Logon as MANAGER.SYS and perform
    :ALTUSER SCOPE.SYS;CAP=+PH
    :NEWGROUP SCOPPLOT.SYS;ACCESS=(R,W,A,X,S,L:GU)
    
    :TAR.HPBIN "xvfzop /tmp/scopplot.tar.Z"
    
    :CHGROUP SCOPPLOT
    
    :SH
    >chown -R SCOPE.SYS *
    >vi conf/httpd.conf.dist
    
    Edit the entries for
          Port
            ServerAdmin
            ServerName
    
    by eliminating the brackets and text in <UPPERSHIFT> so that finally it will look alike
          ...
            Port 90
            ...
            ServerAdmin mailto:andreas@hillschmidt.de
            ...
            ServerName alpha.yoursite.com
            ...
    
    and save as httpd.conf by overwriting the existing one using
          :wq! conf/httpd.conf
    >exit
    
    :STREAM HTTPSCOP
    
  3. Invoke your browser and look for http://<your_server_name>:<your_port>/
    e.g. http://alpha.yoursite.com:90/
Use [compressed tar archive] this link to download this package to your PC or directly to your HP e3000 (e.g. via a Samba/iX share) to execute this Installation Process.

If everything will work adopt the .htm files to your needs, and don't forget to add the batch HTTPSCOP into your startup and monitor procedures so that it is active all day long.

Don't underestimate the hunger of ressources Ploticus/iX will have to produce the graphs for huge performance data!

Example
[Link] This new page will show how the HTML form and a graph will look alike. This form will not function here like it does in reality on your HPe3000!.

Remark:
Please take into consideration that the setup fits on the HP3000 I use for these graphs. Some parameters in the Ploticus/iX files may need an adoption to fit for YOUR HPe3000!

You may also want to reduce the power of the Apache/iX server specified here, e.g. disable SSI, server-status and server-info.


last changed: 07.01.2003
© 2003 Andreas Schmidt