OEM User's Guide

Configuring the Open Enterprise Management
Server
OEM User’s Guide—520330-001
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Using Custom View Windows for Alerts and Max
Alerts
1. Open the OEM Options dialog box and click the General tab. (See Opening the
OEM General Options Dialog Box on page 3-2.)
2. Set the Close Max Alerts Window On Click option:
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To close Max Alerts windows once an object has been selected, in the Display
panel, check the Close Max Alerts Window On Click check box. Each Max
Alerts window closes after you select an object in it.
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To leave Max Alerts windows open after an object has been selected, in the
Display panel, clear the Close Max Alerts Window On Click check box. Max
Alerts windows are not closed as you select objects from them.
3. Click OK or Apply to save the change, or click Cancel to discard it.
Using Custom View Windows for Alerts and Max Alerts
The OEM Server can use the new Custom View window format for displaying Alerts
and Max Alerts. A Custom View window allows you to navigate through object
information in a hierarchical fashion rather than limiting you to a basic list of objects
and their states. You can also take advantage of the Custom View display formats, such
as choosing large icons or small icons. However, you cannot add object filters to the
Alerts or Max Alerts view definitions or alter the existing filters.
To specify whether Custom View windows are used for Alerts and Max Alerts display:
1. Open the OEM Options dialog box and click the General tab. (See Opening the
OEM General Options Dialog Box on page 3-2.)
2. Set the Use Custom View Alerts Window option:
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To use a Custom View window to display Alerts and Max Alerts data, in the
Display panel, check the Use Custom View Alerts Window check box. Alerts
and Max Alerts are displayed using a predefined Custom View window.
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To use the standard Alerts and Max Alerts display windows, in the Display
panel, clear the Use Custom View Alerts Window check box. Alerts and Max
Alerts are displayed using the standard object list format.
3. Click OK or Apply to save the change, or click Cancel to discard it.
Automatically Saving Custom View Definitions
Each Custom View has an associated set of properties and parameters, which are stored
in an OEM view definition file. Each time you make a configuration change to a view,
such as adding a specifier or repositioning the window on the screen, you must save the
updated information to the view definition file. To save this information automatically,
enable the Auto Save View Definitions option. Each time a Custom View window
closes, the OEM updates the definition file for that view and automatically preserves the
latest configuration information.