Xperteyes Fact Sheet

Collecting

The collectors are read-only regular programs. No data is changed, except for the effects of writing a result file, and some system-dependent changes of e.g. access time of objects. The collectors are best run with the rights to read everything, but that is not necessary.
The AIX 4.x collector reads file properties, the configurations of users, groups, mounts, internet services, etc., and the installed packages.
The MacOS X 10.x collector reads file properties, the configurations of users, groups, mounts, internet services, etc., the installed packages, the Netinfo and OpenDirectory databases and Preferences.
The Linux 2.x collector reads file properties, the configurations of users, groups, mounts, internet services, etc., and the installed RPM packages.
The Windows NT/2000 collector reads file properties, the registry and Active Directory and the configurations of users, groups and servers.
Adding sub-collectors for your non-standard applications is usually possible within a few days
Collecting takes a few minutes, so a daily collect is obligatory

Collections can be checked against any type of requirement. Some examples are:
- is the system secure
- is the system in the state as expected by the organization
- has the system not changed since yesterday (or since e.g. installation time)
- is this system equal to its twin
Requirements can easily check any information against any other information in this collection or any other given collection (including collections from an other OS). External information can be used in the requirements. Any logic can be applied in the requirements. Data from your own sub-collector is used flawlessly.
Requirement failures can be grouped (based on the requirement or on the object) for later viewing or processing
X|support provides requirements on
- basic consistency within one system
- basic security within one system
- fast comparing of two systems
- detailed comparing of two systems
Checking will take a few minutes. Only if large amounts of data (e.g. 500.000 files) are thorougly checked (e.g. all properties) it will take some minutes more.

The graphical viewer can show any collection
The graphical viewer runs on all major graphical platforms: Mac, Windows and X Windows
Excellent browsing through the results. Some of the highlights are:
- viewing failures in context or viewing only the failures
- jumping from a failure to the object
- viewing the results at machine level or at a higher level
- revolutionary treemap view for failures and e.g. disk usage
- selecting objects based on any criterium

Master server on a non-critical system, collectors on your critical systems. Secure communication between the systems.
Simple but unique scheduling of tasks
Extendible with your own actions