ECS/ie Monitor
ECS/integrated email is a client/server application controlled by the Windows based Client. ECS/ie is self monitoring, if the Client loses contact with the AS/400 (iSeries Server) a message is automatically sent to the administrator from the ECS/ie Client. However, the ECS/ie Client is unable to send alerting messages if has been terminated or if there is a problem with the Windows Server the Client runs on.
ECS/ie Monitor is an AS/400 based application that can be configured to automatically monitor whether ECS/ie is running. If ECS/ie Monitor detects that ECS/ie has not executed within a predefined time then an alerting message is sent to an AS/400 message queue (for example: QSYSOPR). An information message stating that normal processing has resumed will be sent when ECS/ie is executing again.
ECS/ie is supplied with a command called "IEMONITOR", this command prompts you to enter a number of values depending on how your system is configured. The values that are prompted for:
ECS/ie AS/400 Library Name is library name on the AS/400 where the ECS/ie Server objects have been installed. The default installation library name is "ECSIE"
Loop Delay (in seconds), defines the time delay between checks. In the above example, ECS/ie Monitor will check if ECS/ie is running once an hour.
Submit to Job Queue, is where the recurring batch job will be submitted to. This Job Queue must multi threaded, capable of running multiple jobs, unless this is a dedicated job queue for ECS/ie Monitor.
Job Queue Library
Message Queue to receive alerts, is the message queue that will receive the alerting messages.
Message Queue Library
Job End Time (HHMM), defines what time the ECS/ie Monitor Job should stop checking and end the batch job. A value between 0001 (one minute past midnight) and 2359 (One minute to midnight) is required. If the job is not required to end automatically then an End Time of 9999 should be entered.
IEMONITOR should be started once a day, and will continue to run throughout the day until the defined "Job End Time". It is recommended that daily execution of the IEMONITOR command is performed via an external AS/400 Job Scheduler. The "Job End Time" should coincide with the Suspension Start Time configured within the ECS/ie System Settings to ensure that ECS/ie Monitor is not executing while ECS/ie is shut down and during daily backup routines.
On the execution of the IEMONITOR command, a batch job called "IEMONITOR" is submitted to the defined job queue. The job extracts the ECS/ie Last Execution Time Stamp from the ECS/ie System Parameter file and stores this away. On the next cycle (following the defined Time Delay) the Last Execution Time Stamp from the ECS/ie System Parameter file is retrieved again and compared with the snapshot Time Stamp previously stored. ECS/ie Monitor is expecting these Time Stamps to be different, if they are the same then the following message is sent to the defined message queue:
*** ECS/IE MONITOR ALERT MESSAGE ***
ECS/integrated email Client is inactive. Further investigation is required.
ECS/ie Monitor will continue to monitor ECS/ie and when normal processing has resumed, the following information is sent:
*** ECS/IE MONITOR INFORMATION MESSAGE ***
ECS/integrated email Client has resumed processing.
Note: Ensure that the ECS/ie AS/400 library (Default name: ECSIE) exists within library list when executing this command.
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