SMiC System Management in Control

3. The messaging utility

4. The WEB interface

SMiC assumes there is a special node that is the linchpin of the monitoring and surveillance.

This SMiC node checks the availability of all SMiC client nodes and keeps a copy of all the data files.

The data files for all nodes in the network can be edited on the SMiC node. A synchronization procedure is available the copy the data files to the correct node and the correct location.

Using the DCL procedures on the SMiC node it is possible to make most adjustments on the SMiC node. To make this more user friendly, a web interface is available.

Using the web interface it is possible to adjust the SMiC setup files for all nodes using a web browser. The web interface can make more friendly views. Using the web interface there is no need for excellent system management knowledge, it is not possible to make mistakes. The web interface keeps track of changes executed using the web interface.