Using Machines Status View
The Machines Status view displays the status and details of every machine (Agent) defined in the OpCon database. The view provides three tabs — Table, Map, and Statistics — and a right-click menu for performing machine actions.
View Tabs
Table
The Table tab is the default view. It lists all machines in a sortable table with the following columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Machine Status | Color-coded status indicator (see Status Colors) |
| Machine Name | The machine name as defined in OpCon |
| Operating System | The agent platform type |
| Last Update | Timestamp of the last status update from the agent |
| Running Jobs | Number of currently running jobs / maximum allowed running jobs |
| Groups | Machine groups the machine belongs to |
| Socket | TCP/IP socket number used for communication |
| Version | Agent version number; displays Not Reported if the agent has not provided a version |
| TLS | Whether TLS is enabled for communication (True or False) |
Status Colors
The status column uses color coding to indicate communication state:
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Gray | SMANetCom is not attempting communication with the agent; the machine is marked down by a user |
| Blue | The machine is marked up and the agent is communicating with SMANetCom |
| Red | The machine is marked up, but the agent is not communicating with SMANetCom |
| Orange | The machine is marked up, but communication is limited; SMANetCom is not sending job start information to the agent. See Job Starts |
| Black | The machine is marked up and SMANetCom is waiting for the agent to respond (connection is being established) |
Map
The Map tab displays machines in a graphical layout connected to the OpCon server node. Each machine uses the same color coding as the Table tab. Hovering over a machine node shows a tooltip with status, name, last update, running jobs, groups, socket, and version. The same right-click menu is available on the Map tab.
Statistics
The Statistics tab displays two pie charts:
- Communication Status Trend: Shows the count of machines by communication state — Communicating, Limited, Not Responding, and Disabled.
- Operating System Trend: Shows the distribution of machine types (operating systems) defined in the OpCon environment. Each OS type is assigned a color with a legend below the chart.
Right-Click Menu
Right-click a machine in the Table or Map tab to access the following actions. Actions that change machine state require the Maintain Machines function privilege.
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Machine Information | Opens machine details. See Viewing Machine Information |
| Re-Synchronize Running Jobs | Counts jobs in the database showing as running for that machine and sets the running job count accordingly. See Re-Synchronizing Running Jobs |
| Start Communication | Sets the machine status to started. Available when the machine is in a stopped state. See Starting Communication |
| Stop Communication | Sets the machine status to stopped. Available when the machine is in a started or limited state. See Stopping Communication |
| Enable Job Starts | Enables job starts when the machine status is Limited. See Enabling Job Starts |
| Disable Job Starts | Disables job starts when the machine is in a started state, setting it to Limited. See Disabling Job Starts |
| SAP Machine | Provides access to SAP Background Functions from any SAP R/3 and CRM machine. See Managing SAP R/3 and CRM Background Functions |
| Window To Host | Opens a program to connect to the host system. See Preferences for Window To Host |
| Edit Machine | Opens the machine editor. See Editing Machine Information |