The Process Manager service is made up of two screens, Process List and Process Alerts.You can use the Process List screen to view detailed information about all processes that are currently active on a system. It also enables you to execute commands on the system and to close individual processes by initiating a Ctrl-C, Ctrl-Break, or Kill Process command. You can use the Process Alerts screen to keep an eye on any process that you've specified, and can generate a Netfinity Process Alert if that process is started, stops, or fails to start within a specified amount of time from start-up.
The Process List screen contains a list of all detected processes currently running on the system with detailed process information. The Process List screen also provides the following process handling functions:
Run Command enables you to run a single command on the system that is currently being accessed by the Process Manager service.
To Run a command:
Attention: Use Process Manager's process-halting capabilities carefully. With Process Manager, you can halt almost any process that is running on a system. Irresponsible use of Process Manager can result in loss of data and could halt the operating system.
The method by which a process is halted depends on the operating system that the process is running under.
To halt a process that is running on a system:
Most processes will respond to a Ctrl+C command and will close gracefully. However, some programs will ignore Ctrl+C commands, and you will need to use a Ctrl+Break to halt them. If the process does not respond to Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Break, use the Kill Process command. The Kill Process command will halt most any OS/2 process.
Select Send Ctrl-C to send a Ctrl-C command to the selected process. If the selected process is designed to receive and handle Ctrl-C program interrupts, this can enable the process to gracefully shut down. However, if the process is not designed to receive and handle Ctrl-C program interrupts, this instruction might be ignored.
Select Send Ctrl-Break to send a Ctrl-Break command to the selected process. If the selected process is designed to receive and handle Ctrl-Break program interrupts, this can enable the process to gracefully shut down. However, if the process is not designed to receive and handle Ctrl-Break program interrupts, this instruction might be ignored.
Select Kill Process to end the selected process.
Warning: The Kill Process command is very powerful, and can damage the system on which it is used if it is used improperly. If a process that is necessary for the operation of the system is killed while in use, it can halt (or even damage) the operating system. Use the Kill Process command cautiously.
Process Manager can generate a Netfinity alert when any specified process:
To configure Process Manager to generate an alert when a process starts, stops, or fails to start:
The Add Process Alert screen is displayed.
If Notify is not checked, the alerts will not be sent directly to your system.
If Local Notify is not checked, the alerts will not be sent directly to the managed system's alert manager.
Note: The Local Notify option only available when configuring a process alert from a remote system.
Select Cancel at any time to close the Add Process screen without saving any changes.
The Process Alerts screen contains in the Alert conditions field a list of all currently configured Process Manager Alert conditions. Each Alert condition includes the name of the program that will trigger a Netfinity Process Alert, and the conditions under which the alert will be generated.
From the Process Alerts screen, you can:
Select Process Alerts to open the Add Process Alert screen. When you click the "Add Program" button, this screen enables you to configure a Process Alert for a specific program that will generate a Netfinity Alert whenever the program:
To add a new Process Alert:
If Notify is not checked, the alerts will not be sent directly to your system.
If Local Notify is not checked, the alerts will not be sent directly to the managed system's alert manager.
Note: The Local Notify option only available when configuring a process alert from a remote system.
Select Cancel at any time to close the Add Process screen without saving any changes.
Select Process Alerts to update the configuration of the currently selected Alert conditions.
To update previously configured Process Alerts:
To delete previously configured Process Alerts:
The Generate alert when field contains a list of all currently configured Process Manager alert conditions. Each entry includes the name of the program that Process Manager is monitoring and a brief description of the conditions under which a Netfinity Alert will be generated.
Each process in the Process List screen is signified by an icon depicting the type of process that is running (OS/2 window or full screen, Presentation Manager application, Windows application, 32-bit Windows application, NetWare Loadable Module (NLM), or DOS session), followed by data specific to the session type.
The following information is available for each process:
The name of this process, as well as the fully qualified path (if applicable) showing where the program resides on the system.
The operating system's internal identification value for this process.
The operating system's internal identification value for the process or program that started this process.
The number of program threads that this process is using.
The relative importance of the process as with regard to receiving attention from the system's processor.
The operating system's internal identification value for the session that is supporting this process.
The logon ID of the user that started the process.
A brief description of the NLM.
The NLM version number.
The date of the NLM.
Notes:
To exit the Process Manager service, select the "Netfinity" image on the top or bottom of the Process Manager service to return to the Netfinity services screen.