Availability Guide for Problem Management

Problem Management Tools
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How OMF Works
How OMF Works
OMF consists of a number of requesters that provide summary and detailed status
information. The servers periodically check the status of configured objects and provide
that status information to the requesters. OMF uses a configuration file (CONFIG) to
store information about the monitored objects, and an edit file containing a list of
devices for device monitoring.
OMF categorizes various objects as in up, odd, or down states.
OMF generates EMS messages and logs them either to the local collector ($0) or to an
alternate collector.
Where to Find More Information About OMF
OMF is described in the Object Monitoring Facility (OMF) User’s Guide and Reference
Manual.
Note. An object is odd when it is not in any of the other states. An object in the odd state
requires some corrective action.