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

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Preface
HP Operations Agent for NonStop (OVNM) is an out-of-the-box solution that provides seamless integration of HP
Operations Software (formerly known as HP OpenView) with HP NonStop servers. The software is a natural
extension of HP Operations and provides you with true end-to-end management of your NonStop environment.
The OVNM Event Management Guide gives you information about the event integration between OVNM and
supported Enterprise Managers, for example, HP Operations Manager.
Before You Begin
Before reading the documentation, you are expected to have a basic understanding of HP Operations
environment, as well as the HP NonStop environment. Familiarity with the HP NonStop Distributed Systems
Management software, especially the Event Management Service, would be helpful.
Audience
This guide is intended for two types of users:
• Administrators
Plan, set up, and maintain OVNM and HP Operations Manager
• Operators
Perform daily tasks using OVNM and HP Operations Manager
Goals of Documentation
After reading the OVNM Event Management Guide, you should know the following information.
• OVNM and HP Operations Manager integration
• Introduction to EMS Messages
• Working of OVNM
• Message templates and the step-by-step procedure to create, edit and deploy templates
• Default OVNM applications and how to work with them in the HP Operations Manager environment
• HP Operations Manager Message Browser
• How to configure services
• How to set filters on the HP NonStop Server