CompuLert® Product News

New CompuLert® Release 6.8.1 Enhancements

New CompuLert 6.8.1 now delivers more flexible center and entity configuration, enhanced alerting capabilities, a new import/export migration tool, and enhanced host security. CompuLert 6.8.1 new features include:

Expanded System Administration Capabilities for Centers and Entities:

• CompuLert Release 6.8.1 delivers more flexible center and entity configuration and organization, enabling users to easily adapt CompuLert to their specific environment and business needs including:
  • Support for an expanded number of centers, enabling users to define up to 256 unique centers that best represent the logical segmentation of their environment, and their overall business model.
  • Numeric entity naming conventions, enabling users to utilize numerals in the first position of entity names if so desired.
  • User access permissions by operation, enabling administrators to grant Browse, Access, or Operate levels of permissions to users in addition to the entity and center based permissions.
  • Access session termination option, enabling users to terminate their own access session should their connection to the host be lost.
  • HyperMap 'Auto Arrange' option, automatically arranging icons in the window in alphabetical order if a user so chooses.
  • DAP Hostname display, enabling users to enter the verify-line command and display the DAP hostname to better troubleshoot connectivity problems.

Enhanced Audible Alerts

• Audible devices can now be handled through CompuLert DAPs. This allows users to automatically deliver audible alerts through a network connected DAP to remotely located audible devices. In addition, Release 6.8.1 now provides certified support for USB DecTalk devices to deliver audible alerts.

New Import / Export Migration Tool:

• CompuLert 6.8.1 now provides a new migration tool using XML that enables customers to easily migrate to a new install or release.

Additional CompuLert Inhibit Capabilities:

• The CompuLert 6.8.1 Inhibit commands will now prompt users to enter the reason for the inhibit. In addition, the reason entered will be logged with the action in the entity log, and the Hypermap will display the reason field in the Inhibit dialog box.

Enhanced CompuLert Host Security:

• Release 6.8.1 significantly reduces the use of root privileges, enabling CompuLert commands, daemons, and processes to reside and operate more securely on the host server. CompuLert 6.8.1 assists users in meeting corporate security requirements and standards.

Red Hat Linux AS Version 3.0 Support:

• CompuLert Release 6.8.1 now supports Red Hat Linux AS 3.0, to provide users with an enterprise-class platform alternative. CompuLert also supports Sun Solaris 8 host platforms.

Announcing CompuLert® 6.7.1

New CompuLert 6.7.1 is now available and provides expanded entity administration capabilities, extended web-based entity access and control, and additional host platform options. CompuLert 6.7.1 new features include:

Red Hat Linux Support Provides Expanded Host Platform Choices

• CompuLert Release 6.7.1 now delivers greater platform flexibility with new Linux host support. In addition to support for Sun Solaris 2.8, CompuLert 6.7.1 can be hosted on the Linux Red Hat version 7.3 operating system, providing users with a high performance, cost effective host platform alternative.

New Web-based Remote Viewing and Access Option

• CompuLert Release 6.7.1 now provides remote access via a standard web browser, delivering a high speed, X-Windows independent alternative to remotely control managed systems.
• The new access option, termed “net access”, enables users to transparently view and remotely control both standard and graphical-based systems such as Windows NT/2000/XP, during the initial boot-up process and throughout all normal operating modes.

New Remote Power Control Option

• CompuLert Release 6.7.1 now provides optional remote power management capabilities. The new power control feature enables users to remotely initiate a cold reboot of the managed server through the external power source, speeding server recovery and restoration of service.
• The fully secure CompuLert power control facility supports IP accessible in line power switching devices, and includes capabilities to recycle the power, turn on, turn off, or cancel the power source to the managed server to trigger the desired reboot / recovery operation.

Expanded System Administration Capabilities for Centers and Entities

• CompuLert Release 6.7.1 delivers expanded control over center and entity configuration and administration for streamlined operation and greater ease of use including:
  • Support for expanded entity names up to 20 characters, providing users the flexibility to assign meaningful entity names that best fit installation conventions.
  • New center acknowledge command, enabling authorized users to acknowledge all outstanding alarms for an entire center in one operation.
  • Expanded logging of inhibit-ma command information now includes the ID of the user entering the inhibit-ma command in addition to the date, time, entity name, and the inhibit/uninhibit message text.
  • User access permissions can now be assigned to multiple selected centers in one operation, in addition to assignment by individual entity, individual center, and globally to all centers.
  • The new op-stat-log command can now be utilized to quickly identify specific entities generating unusually high message rates, which often indicates a critical problem occuring on the entity.

Expanded Mainframe Remote Monitoring and Management Option

• CompuLert 6.7.1 now delivers extended capabilities to remotely access managed mainframe systems in a 3270 screen mode. The expanded mainframe management option enables users to remotely interact with the mainframe as if they were directly utilizing the mainframe master console, without the necessity to physically interact with the console.
• CompuLert 6.7.1 generates alerts and alarms based on the scrolling messages of the mainframe master console, and automatically issues replies and commands to the master console to automate host operations. In addition, CompuLert’s enhanced mainframe management capabilities enable authorized operators to remotely re-IPL managed mainframes, and remotely participate in the initialization process as if the operator were physically utilizing the mainframe master console.

Extended HP OpenView Integration Option

• CompuLert Release 6.7.1 provides optional extended integration with the HP OpenView network management solution, enabling users to launch the CompuLert HyperMap screen directly from the standard HP OpenView Node Manager interface. The extended integration provides users with a consolidated point of control for both network and system management, and puts CompuLert’s comprehensive system access and control within easy reach of HP OpenView users.

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New CompuLert Foundation Kits Speed Deployment of Critical Monitoring and Management for CompuLert Entities...

TONE's powerful new Foundation Kits provide a complete set of basic monitoring patterns and scripts that enable users to immediately monitor the key operating system metrics of newly defined entities "right out of the box".

The new CompuLert Foundation Kits are available for Sun Solaris, Windows NT/2000P/XP, and Red Hat Linux based entities. HP-UX, SNMP, AIX, and Compaq Insight Manager Foundation Kits are currently in development, and several kits for other platforms are scheduled for future development.

TONE's UNIX Foundation Kits are designed to monitor and alarm on specific UNIX operating system boot, init, and startup messages, as well as critical kernel messages that can occur in a system crash. The Windows kit is designed to monitor and alarm on Windows operating system activities throughout all possible operational and non-operational states: production, boot-time and panic or crash situations.

Utilizing Foundation Kits when implementing new CompuLert entities enables systems administrators to immediately apply the benefits of system monitoring and dynamic alarming to the critical operations of a new entity. TONE's Foundation Kits are fully customizable, providing the option to use the kit as shipped, or rapidly customize the message types, severity's, and alarming options to fit your specific installation requirements.

Through the CompuLert Foundation Kits, the IT staff of dynamic enterprise environments are assured that newly deployed resources are immediately managed to deliver maximum availability, with minimum effort. To request a Foundation Kit, click here.

CompuLert Delivers Expanded Remote Access and Control

Remotely access, administer, and control your entire server population from your desktop with CompuLert remote management facilities.

CompuLert's expanded capabilities enable IT staff to fully access and control graphical based servers and systems, such as NT, that are often connected through KVM technology and can be difficult to remotely manage.

The CompuLert Remote Access Facility delivers direct keyboard access to remote systems and servers for total control down to the BIOS level, just as if you were standing in front of the target server or device. CompuLert Remote Access provides:

• Complete console access and control to the BIOS level from any remote location
• Interface to popular network management tools, such as HP OpenView
• Remote administration, maintenance, reconfiguration and restart / reboot capabilities
• Multiple access options including serial, modem, network, and internet
• Full out-of-band access, eliminating network dependency for server access
• Continuous graphical view and update of remote server, including during reboot
• Multiple server access within multiple windows on the desktop
• Non-intrusive technology with no impact to remote server performance or operating system
• Remote power control enabling complete power recycling and recovery
• Transparent integration with existing KVM devices and connectivity
• Automatic video resolution and high performance design, delivering optimum presentation, mouse synching and response rate
• Web-based interface option enables access through any standard browser
• Flexible configuration options to fit any environment and architecture
• Full security ensures only authorized staff achieve access

CompuLert^® 6.5.1 Delivers Increased Database Reliability, Expanded Alarming and Message Handling...

CompuLert® Release 6.5.1 enhances message-handling, improves database reliability, and provides expanded alarming to deliver the most robust, high-performance enterprise management solution available. The CompuLert Release 6.5.1 enhancements include:

Enhanced Message-Handling

CompuLert 6.5.1 is equipped with a variety of new commands to view and change the maximum message size and the number of messages allocated to the action log, scheduler log, and dialer log.

The new commands allow users to modify the size of the action, scheduler, and dialer logs from 128 to 100,000 messages, and to change the maximum message size from 512 to 5,000 characters. Data overloads are now prevented at the DAP level for Tel-netted CHAP lines by specifying a baud rate of zero.

Extended MA Entries and MA Pattern Matching

CompuLert 6.5.1 extends the maximum number of entries in an MA table to 512. Additionally, MA pattern matching is now provided for dial-up entities.

Expanded Alarming Capabilities

CompuLert 6.5.1 now retains active (unacknowledged or not cleared) alarms through a system restart. Active alarms are logged to disk and can be maintained across system reboots, if necessary. "FYI" alarms are now included on the active alarm list as issued by the op-alarms command. Tracked and untracked alarms no longer share alarm IDs.

In the event of an unscheduled action, message text is provided (communication mechanisms have been implemented in shared memory) and the $MSGDATA variable will not be empty. Additionally, CompuLert now supports more than 32 active alarms per entity. In fact, 65,535 simultaneous active alarms, distributed among any number of managed entities are now supported.

Increased Database Reliability

CompuLert's database reliability and performance is enhanced through the use of database flat files, which are circular buffers structured as fixed-length message logs. Message data and alarms are logged directly to the flat message logs as they are received, and can be automatically archived to alternative files when the messages logs approach the installation-defined capacity.

As a result, CompuLert 6.5.1 delivers faster data retrieval rates and eliminates the possibility of database corruption while in operation. In addition, when using the CompuLert upgrade installation feature, previous CompuLert databases (both version 5 and 6) are automatically converted to the enhanced 6.5.1 format.

CompuLert Extends Systems Management Across the Enterprise

Tone Software Corporation announced the availability of dramatically expanded system and device management facilities in the new release 6.4 of the CompuLert Enterprise Management Solution.

CompuLert is deployed in many Fortune 500 computing centers to comprehensively monitor and manage distributed systems and hardware, including the legacy systems and environmental devices that escape most network management and framework products.

Now, CompuLert 6.4 extends management capabilities to the far-reaching corners of the enterprise, enabling IS to monitor and control UPS devices, remote modem-accessible devices, and most notably, the rapidly increasing population of Windows NT servers rolling into many IS centers. Through powerful new CompuLert 6.4 facilities, IS personnel can deploy comprehensive enterprise operations monitoring and control to all aspects of the computing environment, including:

• Powerful Windows NT Server Management - CompuLert Release 6.4 proactively monitors all Windows NT server activity, correlating events with overall enterprise operations, and automatically alerting key personnel of abnormal conditions or exceptions. CompuLert's unique design enables IS to directly access the managed NT system for diagnostics, problem resolution, and remote reboot from any CompuLert workstation located across the room or across the globe.
• UPS Device Management Facilities - CompuLert 6.4 now manages Uninterruptible Power Supplies, continuously monitoring UPS devices for any change of state, power level fluctuations, or low battery conditions to ensure these seldom-used but crucial devices are always operational and ready to perform at peak levels.
• Enhanced Remote Management Capabilities - Release 6.4 remote system management facilities have been further expanded to support dial-up modem connectivity when standard RS232 or network TCP/IP connections are not feasible. CompuLert 6.4 automatically establishes modem communication between the CompuLert host and the remote entity, enabling CompuLert to fully manage the activity and performance of the remote entity on an as needed or permanent basis.
• Expanded Alarm Management and Diagnostics Tools - CompuLert 6.4 now provides Alarm correlation facilities to automatically correlate alarm frequency, source, and content for more targeted alarm generation, enabling users to acknowledge alarms and resolve problems with greater speed and accuracy. Release 6.4 also offers enhanced diagnostic and troubleshooting through expanded search engine capabilities designed to instantly pinpoint event log information and further expedite problem resolution.

"As the pace of global business continues to accelerate, the demands for increased IS capacity and versatility have exponentially skyrocketed," stated Tone Software President and CEO John W. Hutchison. "CompuLert's unparalleled abilities to monitor and manage every aspect of corporate computing resources enables corporate IS to deliver top-notch service levels around the clock, while meeting budget and staffing goals which enhance the overall corporate bottom line," he concluded.

CompuLert Manages Novell Netware Servers Throughout the Enterprise

Tone Software Corporation announces the immediate availability of complete Novell Netware management capabilities through the CompuLert Enterprise Management Solution. CompuLert monitors, manages, and automates operations across distributed systems and hardware, including legacy systems and environmental devices that escape most network management and framework products.

TIS organizations invested heavily in Novell Netware to support local network computing, but the sheer quantity of deployed NetWare servers now challenges IS staff to effectively maintain NetWare operations and server availability. CompuLert provides IS organizations with a consolidated layer of management across all distributed Novell Netware resources to proactively monitor operations, report all exceptions, alert key personnel of potential problems, and automatically initiate corrective procedures.

IS organizations can rely on CompuLert to maintain NetWare operations throughout the enterprise, and should staff intervention be necessary, CompuLert's direct access design enables IS personnel to fully control Netware servers at the console keyboard level to:

• Directly access the NetWare server console for diagnostics and problem resolution from any CompuLert local or remote workstation.
• Directly access NetWare server event logs and data for historical and statistical analysis from any CompuLert local or remote workstation.
• Reboot the NetWare server, if necessary, from any CompuLert local or remote workstation, across the room or across the globe.

"CompuLert's extensive Novell NetWare management capabilities provide today's IS organizations with a powerful advantage in obtaining peak performance and service levels from their Novell Netware population - as well all IS resources" stated Tone Software Corporation President and CEO, John W. Hutchison.

CompuLert Expanded System Management Facilities Open A Window to Managing NT

Now, CompuLert's powerful system management capabilities and unique direct access design can be leveraged to comprehensively monitor and manage the growing population of NT servers rolling into most data centers. CompuLert's new NT management facility monitors NT activity and performance through either direct connectivity or existing TCP/IP network communications, and includes powerful facilities to:

• Proactively report NT performance levels and operational activity for correlation with overall enterprise operations.
• Directly access the NT console for diagnostics and problem resolution from any CompuLert local or remote workstation.
• Directly access NT event logs and data for historical and statistical analysis from any CompuLert local or remote workstation.
• Reboot the NT server, if necessary, from any CompuLert local or remote workstation, across the room or across the globe.

"NT is now the host platform of choice for a vast number of critical business applications, and it is imperative to merge these expanding NT resources into the overall enterprise management scheme," stated Tone Software President and CEO John W. Hutchison. "CompuLert's powerful new NT management capabilities enable today's IS departments to comprehensively manage NT platforms in correlation with all enterprise operations, dramatically increasing service levels and reliability across the NT population and the entire enterprise," he concluded.

For more information about CompuLert fill out the Product Information Request form. You can also request information by sending email to info@tonesoft.com or call one of our sales representatives at 714.991.9460.