OSM Migration and Configuration Guide (G06.30+)

Introduction and Check List
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Major Benefits
Major Benefits
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Smaller client, faster installation (Most components reside on the server.)
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Online upgrades for client and providers
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Better persistence because OSM runs as a process pair
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Faster, more accurate status and alarm updates for resource objects
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DMTF/CIM* interface to make OSM more open and adaptable (to facilitate
application and provider add-ons)
* Common Information Model (CIM) is a standards-based, data architecture model
developed by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF).
OSM Client Interfaces
OSM contains these system management applications and tools.
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OSM Service Connection – A Java-based application, with client and server
delivered on a site update tape (SUT) and accessed from a system console or
qualified PC through a Microsoft Internet Explorer browser session.
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OSM Guided Procedures – Provide the same functionality as TSM guided
procedures. Integrated into the OSM Service Connection, they are launched by
actions from within the application (rather than separately through the Start menu).
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OSM Event Viewer – Also a browser-based application, the OSM Event Viewer
allows you to retrieve, view, and save EMS events from event logs. It also provides
event details such as cause, effect, and recovery information.
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OSM Notification Director – Looks and functions like the TSM Notification Director
except that it runs as a Microsoft Windows service rather than an application. As a
service, it can be configured to start whenever Windows starts and run without a
user logon (instead of requiring user logon for continuous functionality like TSM).
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OSM Low-Level Link – Looks and functions like the TSM Low-Level Link.
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OSM System Inventory Tool – A standalone application used to create a hardware
or firmware inventory file of one or more NonStop systems running OSM.
For more information on individual OSM applications, see Section 5, Getting Started
With OSM Applications or the online help within each application or guided procedure.