OVNM 5.3 - Operations Agent for NonStop Event Management Guide for UNIX

Contents 3
Contents
Preface
Before You Begin ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Audience ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Goals of Documentation ........................................................................................................................... 6
Organization .......................................................................................................................................... 7
OVNM Documentation Map ..................................................................................................................... 7
Electronic Versions of the Manuals ............................................................................................................. 7
OVNM Manuals...................................................................................................................................... 8
Additional OVNM-Related Products............................................................................................................ 8
About OVNM Online Help ....................................................................................................................... 8
1 Integrating OVNM and HPOM
1-1 About OVNM ............................................................................................................................... 9
1-2 Why OVNM ................................................................................................................................. 9
1-3 Integration Between HPOM and HP NonStop System ......................................................................... 9
1-4 Event Management through OVNM ............................................................................................... 10
1-5 Event Integration and OVNM Agents.............................................................................................. 11
2 HP NonStop Event Management System
2-1 Introduction to EMS...................................................................................................................... 12
2-1-1 EMS in the System Environment............................................................................................ 12
2-1-2 EMS Communications in the DSM Environment ...................................................................... 13
2-1-3 EMS Capabilities and Features ............................................................................................ 14
2-1-4 Applications of EMS........................................................................................................... 16
2-2 EMS Components and Architecture ................................................................................................ 17
2-2-1 Event Messages ................................................................................................................. 17
2-2-2 Information Contained in Event Messages ............................................................................. 17
2-2-3 EMS Message Collectors..................................................................................................... 21
2-2-4 Event Message Collector Functions ....................................................................................... 21
2-2-5 EMS Message Distributors................................................................................................... 22
2-2-6 EMS Filters ........................................................................................................................ 23
2-2-7 Text Formatting Tools.......................................................................................................... 24
2-2-8 Definition Files ................................................................................................................... 25
2-2-9 EMS Object Programs ........................................................................................................ 25
2-2-10 EMS Utility Programs .......................................................................................................... 25
2-2-11 EMS Procedures................................................................................................................. 25
3 HP Operations Manager Message Templates
3-1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 26
3-2 Modifying Default Message Template............................................................................................. 26
3-3 Creating a New Message Template ............................................................................................... 30
3-4 Deploying a Message Template..................................................................................................... 32
4 HP Operations Manager Applications
4-1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 34
4-2 Default OVNM Applications.......................................................................................................... 34
4-2-1 NonStop Operator Tools..................................................................................................... 36
4-2-2 OVNM Tools..................................................................................................................... 36
4-3 Configuring/Modifying NonStop Operator Tools............................................................................. 37
4-4 Creating a New Application ......................................................................................................... 39
4-5 Applying Applications .................................................................................................................. 41
5 Configuring HP Operations Manager Services
5-1 What are Service Models?............................................................................................................ 42
5-2 What is a Service Hierarchy?........................................................................................................ 42
5-3 HP Operations Manager Service Map View of HP NonStop.............................................................. 43