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SYSLOADSysload, Performance Management Software for Multi-Platform Distributed Systems |
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| Sysload is a performance and resource management software package for
System Administrators and Engineers who want a simple way to master the
most important aspects of their computer system. i.e. The
Servers!
Sysload allows you to monitor real-time and historical performance management information from the following types of systems:
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| Computer systems are becoming increasingly powerful, but overall company productivity does not always follow suit. Yet everyone knows that a readily-available and reliable computer system gives its user a decisive competitive edge.Sysload has been specially designed to help you get the most out of your systems and databases. Whether you use one office automation server or 500 servers in a multi-vendor environment, Sysload gives you total mastery of your computer system. |
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| Mastering your computer system means improving quality of service, optimizing resources, anticipating needs and metering licences and applications at a glance, even in a distributed environment |
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Audit your systems and databases continuously | |
Identify bottlenecks |
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Distribute loads evenly | |
Anticipate requirements |
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Get single-source control of your distributed system | |
Give users optimal service quality |
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Adapt the configuration of systems and databases to real needs | |
Plan investments pro-actively |
| With Sysload, you always have at your disposal a system that meets your needs: one that has neither too few nor too many resources. |
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Get optimal quality of service |
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Define personalized events | |
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Be notified whenever key activities do not conform to rules | |
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View activities consuming the most resources | |
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Display a chart showing the causes of saturation | |
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Take pro-active action to remedy causes of incidents before they occur |
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Meet budget constraints |
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Define perfectly the level of service required by users | |
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Make sure users are provided with the appropriate resources | |
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Analyze past periods of activity using charts showing customized periods of time | |
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Generate reports showing resource use by department or user | |
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Determine the structural causes of overloads |
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Know in advance the future needs of a user or department, or of the entire company |
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Plan investments rationally instead of reacting to problems one by one | |
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Forecast long-term changes in requirements |
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Adapt software purchases to the genuine needs of users |
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Avoid any infringement on the law | |
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Monitor the real use of applications under NetWare and Windows NT | |
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Analyze the activity of Unix and Windows NT processes |
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Master the overall resources in your multi-vendor environment |
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Get the same information under Motif or Windows | |
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Create synthesized reports for the system as a whole |
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Totally client-server architecture |
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Single-source control of your distributed system |
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The console displays information from all Sysload agents |
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Console available under Windows 95, Windows NT, Motif and Open Look. |
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Several consoles can be used at the same time to meet the requirements of various users: IS Manager, System Administrator, Database Administrator, etc. |
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Communication with agents is via TCP/IP, at the request of the console |
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Alerts can also be transmitted to any administration platform using SNMP traps |
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Each Sysload agent is specially designed for the system or database whose operations it analyzes. |
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Agents operate continuously and record calculated information in a history file. |
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Script Monitor daemon associates each alert with one or more reaction agents |
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Pro-active action taken in case of an alert, even when display console is inactive |
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Average load placed by agents on CPU < 1% |
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No network traffic under ordinary operation |
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Ability to customize the periodicity of consultation of agents by the console |
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Minimal load generated, even with a consultation period of 5 seconds |
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Communication between the console and collector agents can even be through a 9600-baud modem |
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Disk space used by historical data = 5 Mb per month on average |
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Over 600 activities analyzed |
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More than 10 different platforms supported |
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Each activity analyzed has a specific impact on performance |
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Activities are grouped by fields of analysis based on an in-depth knowledge of the systems |
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| Unix | Windows NT | NetWare | Oracle | |
| License Metering | x | x | ||
| Input-Output Activity | x | x | x | x |
| Processor Use | x | x | x | x |
| Memory Use | x | x | x | x |
| Cache Activity | x | x | x | x |
| Disk Activity | x | x | x | x |
| File Systems Analysis | x | x | x | |
| Network Activity | x | x | x | x |
| Protocol Analysis | x | x | x | |
| Connection Analysis | x | x | x | x |
| User Activity | x | x | x | |
| Process or Application Activity | x | x | x | |
| Server Activity | x | x | x |
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Seamless integration in existing administration platforms |
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Real-time alerts forwarded using SNMP traps |
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Historical information accessed as text |
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