Transcript System Operator Training: Monitoring the RNI
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The goal of this module is to:
Provide an overview of the monitoring workflow used by a FlexNet RNI Operator to perform regular checks on the FlexNet system and components.
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Following this module, you should be able to:
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Identify the overall monitoring process flow.
Describe the kinds of tasks performed during each part of the monitoring flow.
4 Recommended Daily Monitoring Workflow
Monitoring Overview
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Verify Overall Read/System Performance
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Verify Meter Operation
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Verify Base Station/RF Network Operation
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Verify RNI Operation
5 Verifying Overall Read Performance
Monitoring Overview
• • • • • Are you receiving the expected number of reads in the last hour/day/week/month?
Is the read performance trending down over time? Are meters providing billing reads?
Are the readings stale?
Are there alarms related to meter or Base Station communications?
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Read Perf
6 Using FlexWare to Monitor Overall Read Performance
Monitoring Overview
System Status
• Read Success • Throughput
Alarms
• Operation • Connectivity
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Read Perf
7 Verifying Meter and SmartPoint Module Operation
Monitoring Overview
• • • • Are all components powered up and performing their primary task?
Are Meters taking consumption measurements and collecting status data?
Are SmartPoint modules collecting usage and status data from meter and putting it on-the-air for the Base Station to pick up?
Are there alarms related to resource losses, theft, communications, or function?
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Meter Ops
8 Using FlexWare to Monitor Meter Operations
Monitoring Overview
Meter Status
• Endpoint State • Missing Configuration Information • RMA • Quarantined • Missing Reads
Meter Alarms
• Power Status • Meter Operation • Resource Loss/Theft
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Meter Ops
9 Verifying Base Station and RF Network Operation
Monitoring Overview
• • • Are all components powered up and performing their primary task?
Are Base Stations collecting meter/SmartPoint data and forwarding it to the RNI?
Are there alarms related to resource losses, theft, communications, or function?
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FBS Ops
10 Using FlexWare to Monitor Base Station/RF Network
Monitoring Overview
Base Station
• Status • Alarms
RF Network
• Status • Connectivity • Alarms
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FBS Ops
11 Verifying RNI/System Operation
Monitoring Overview
• • Are scheduled Jobs and Applications running?
Are there alarms related to system events or premise environment?
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RNI Ops
12 Using FlexWare to Monitor RNI/System Operations
Monitoring Overview
Scheduled Jobs Alarms 4
RNI Ops
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Question
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Which of the following describes the recommended monitoring process?
a) Monitor connectivity of meters and Base Stations b) Monitor Base Stations and meters c) Monitor overall read performance, meters, Base Stations, and RNI d) Monitor meter operation, RNI operation, Base Station operation
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Which of the following are monitored on meters?
a) Connectivity b) Missing reads c) Alarms d) All of the above
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Which of the following are monitored on Base Stations and the RF Network?
a) Connectivity b) Quarantined meters c) Scheduled jobs d) All of the above
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Which of the following are monitored on the RNI components?
a) Missing reads b) RF coverage c) Scheduled Jobs d) All of the above