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  • 1.  Sys check on AIX 5.3

    Posted Fri December 11, 2009 06:02 AM

    Originally posted by: rob101


    Dear Guru,

    Is there any default utility / commands available to check System Health in AIX 5.3?

    I want to check my disks health that includes to identify disk controller problems, including physical disk issues etc.

    Thanks! Rob
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  • 2.  Re: Sys check on AIX 5.3

    Posted Mon December 14, 2009 09:57 AM

    Originally posted by: alethad


    I don't know of any default utilities. You pretty much have to monitor it yourself with your own scripts or go get something. Every shop has different needs.

    If you have "Call Home" set up then that will capture most of your fatal system hardware issues like overheating, power issues...etc. If you're on a SAN it should also have a "Call Home" feature.

    You can monitor the system errlog for certain errors that you are concerned about like stale partitions or DISK MISSING...etc. You come up with your own list.

    I used to monitor some things with my own scripts but my company purchased Tivoli Monitoring a few years ago. So I was told to use it. I mostly use it for monitoring disk space, host downs, and a few processes I was using Netsaint prior to that which is now called Nagios(freeware). I still use that for my systems that are being held hostage on their OS(4.3) by vendors. You could take a look at either of those to help you.
    I'm not sure if that helps you.
    Just a few cents.
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