AIX Profile Manager

IBM® AIX Profile Manager is a program that manages the runtime properties of one or more AIX® systems. Profiles are collection of runtime controls, such as configuration files, tunables, or environment variables that are displayed in a standard representation.

The AIX Profile Manager summary page consists of two main sections: AIX Profile Manager Configuration Status and Manage Monitoring. There is also a section for License Information.

AIX Profile Manager Configuration Status

This section provides a summary of all the profile resources in your environment, and all of systems that those profiles can be applied to. It also provides information about the configuration status of those systems. A pie chart and a list indicate the number of systems in each state. To view the systems that have a specific configuration status, click one of the links in the list or in the pie chart.
Problem severity states
The following states are represented by icons:
Error iconCritical
A red circle with the letter x indicates systems where the percentage of differences between the configuration of the system and the last deployed template is greater than the critical threshold.
warningWarning
A yellow triangle with an exclamation point indicates the systems where the percentage of differences between the configuration of the system and the last deployed template is between the warning threshold and the critical threshold.
informationUnknown
A blue square with the letter i indicates the systems that failed to get a configuration status or systems that never had a template deployed.
OK
A green square indicates systems where the percentage of differences between the configuration of the system and the last deployed template is lower than the warning threshold.
pendingNeed Reboot
A brown square with tool icon indicates systems that require a reboot before last deployed template values are applied and before configuration status is calculated.
Common Tasks
You can view the following common tasks:
View and manage profiles
Displays the list of available profiles. You can view, import, export, delete profiles or use a profile to perform a compare or retrieve operation on a system.
View and manage templates
Displays the configuration templates. You can view, edit, or delete existing templates; create templates; and deploy templates on a system. A template contains an AIX Profile Manager profile and the options that can be applied during the deployment.
View and manage systems
Displays the Systems View page, which displays the list of available systems and groups. You can view the following information:
  • Differences between the particular configuration of the system and the last deployed template
  • Redeployment of the last deployed template
  • Retrieval of the configuration of the system
  • A comparison between the system running configuration and a profile
View and manage compare results
Displays the compare results page. You can view and manage the results of the last compare operations performed on the monitored systems.

The compare operation refers to the comparison of the parameters in a reference profile to the running configuration of a system. For each parameter in the profile, the value specified in the profile is compared to the current value collected in the running configuration of the remote system.

View and manage retrieve result
Displays the retrieve results page. You can view and manage the results of the last retrieve operation performed on the monitored systems.

The retrieve operation refers to the action of collecting the current values of all the parameters of a profile on an AIX system.

View event logs
Displays the event log page. You can view events according to the filters that you select.

Manage Monitoring

This section provides actions to monitor your systems:

Schedule Configuration Status Monitoring
Displays the Director Scheduler page, where you can perform a configuration status check on systems or groups, schedule the time for monitoring, and configure job notifications and options.
Check all Systems Now
Checks the configuration status for all capable systems.
Common tasks
Displays some of the most common tasks that are performed on system managed by AIX Profile Manager. Click a task name to get started toward your goal.
Note: A system is said to be managed by AIX Profile Manager if AIX Runtime Expert is installed on it and the director agents are running (CAS). AIX Runtime Expert (artex fileset) is installed by default on all the AIX systems.
Active and scheduled jobs
Displays the list of all jobs launched on the Director server.
Threshold Configuration
Sets the threshold values for warning and critical configuration status.

Threshold is a level that is set on the Director server to define the configuration status of the monitored system. This is a percentage value and must be 0 - 100. Systems can be sorted into three categories, according to their configuration status: ok, warning, and critical.

License Information

This section displays information about license expiration date and number of remaining days.