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

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• Acknowledge
Send a message for a resolved problem to the acknowledged message browser and remove it from the
active message browser view.
• Change Severity
Change the severity of a selected message.
• Map
Display a map of a selected service or node. Show the root cause of a problem, services or nodes
impacted by the problem, or the relationship of the selected service or node to other services or nodes.
• Launch Tool
Apply a tool to a selected service or node. You can select multiple services or nodes and apply the tool to
all of them.
• Show Graph
Display a graph associated with a service or node.
• Show Report
Display a report associated with a service or node.
• Instructions
View instructions prepared by your administrator to help you solve the problem associated with the selected
message.
• Annotations
View and edit annotations associated with the selected message.
• Message Text
View and edit text associated with the selected message.
• Properties
Open the Message Properties dialog box to view and edit message properties.
6-6 Message Severity Levels
The console displays six levels of message severity, color-coded so you can assess their importance at a glance.
Severity levels are assigned to messages by your administrator, based on their importance in your environment.
Table 6-2 Message Severity Levels
Severity Icon Meaning
Critical A condition affecting a service or node has occurred and immediate corrective action is
needed.
Major Problem severity is high and normal use of the affected object is likely to be impeded.
Minor Problem severity is relatively low and should not impede normal use of the object.
Warning A potential or impending service-affecting fault has occurred. Take action to diagnose and
correct the problem.
Normal Message output is as expected. A process might be starting or completing or status
information is displayed.
Unknown A severity level was not defined in the policy running on the managed node for the event
that generated the message.
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