Introduction The OpenClovis SAFplus Platform Web Director is a web-based tool that helps manage clusters and chassis in telecom applications. This article gives an overview of the structure and functions of AWD. What is the OpenClovis SAFplus Platform Web Director? OpenClovis SAFplus Platform Web Director is a web-based cluster and chassis management system from OpenClovis […]
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Introduction The OpenClovis Test Automation Environment (TAE) is a powerful framework designed to automate software testing across various applications, especially applications related to telecom. The TAE ensures minimal impact on the final application while still providing robust self-testing capabilities. This article explores the structure, functionality, and usage of TAE. What is the TAE? This is […]
UNDERSTANDING THE TAE
Introduction An alarm serves as a notification of a specific event, which may or may not indicate an error. The Alarm Service provides a comprehensive mechanism for defining managed resources, detecting alarms, reporting their status, and managing alarm correlation. This article explores the fundamental concepts of alarms within the OpenClovis Safplus Platform. What is the […]
ALARM SERVICE IN THE OPENCLOVIS SAFPLUS PLATFORM
Introduction Computer programs record various events during their execution for further analysis. ASP Log Service provides the facility to record information about these events. Any application / ASP component in the cluster can use the Log Service to record the information. This article explores the key components, usage models, and API functionalities of Log Service, […]
LOG SERVICE IN THE OPENCLOVIS SAFPLUS PLATFORM
Introduction OC simplifies the design of new systems that require high availability by leveraging SA-Aware Components. At the same time, it offers flexibility in integrating components for systems that rely on specialized hardware or legacy applications. This article introduces the proxy-proxied mechanism. What are the Proxy components? Not like SA-Aware components that contain processes linked […]
PROXY-PROXIED COMPONENTS IN THE OPENCLOVIS SAFPLUS PLATFORM
Introduction In distributed systems, seamless coordination among nodes is essential. The OpenClovis Group Membership Service (GMS) extends the SA Forum Cluster Membership Service (CLM) to manage group memberships, elect leaders, and enable efficient communication. This article explores GMS’s key features and how it enhances system reliability and fault tolerance. What is the Group Membership Service […]
GROUP MEMBERSHIP SERVICE IN THE OPENCLOVIS SAFPLUS PLATFORM
Introduction A redundancy model associated with the service group defines how the service units in the group are used to provide service availability. This article provides a basic background into the types of redundancy that can be used in the OpenClovis SAFPlus Platform. What is the redundancy model? The redundancy models are based on the […]
SERVICE GROUP REDUNDANCY MODELS IN THE OPENCLOVIS SAFPLUS PLATFORM
Introduction The Availability Management Framework (AMF) uses state models for various logical entities to manage and maintain high levels of service availability. The different states associated with service units, components, service instances, component service instances, service groups, and nodes are described in this article. 1. Service Unit States Service unit has presence, administrative, operational, readiness, and […]
UNDERSTANDING STATE MODELS IN THE SAFPLUS
Introduction Availability Management Framework (AMF) manages almost the activities of a component and node: starting/stopping component, doing health check of component, shutting down a node, performing policies on entities: instantiating Node, SU, SG, shutting down Node, computing recovery action when component failure, performing CSI Set/CSI removal… let’s discover the functionalities of AMF in the following […]
OpenClovis Availability Management Framework (AMF)
Introduction You may know network management can be performed by using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) which was introduced in 1980 and is still being used by businesses around the world. SNPM uses a data modeling language called SMI (Structured Management Information) and stores its data in a Management Information Base (MIB). MIB has some […]