OVNM 5.3 - Operations Agent for NonStop Object Configuration Client Guide

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1 Object Management: Introduction
1-1 About OVNM
HP Operations Agent for NonStop (OVNM) is a fully integrated, out-of-the-box solution that seamlessly works with
many Enterprise Management Systems (HPOM, Tivoli, BMC, etc.), extending the managed domain to include HP
NonStop Servers.
This tight integration gives organizations a cost-efficient, easily configurable, and time-saving way to rapidly and
successfully incorporate HP NonStop business applications and management solutions into their service delivery
infrastructure.
OVNM helps administrators efficiently monitor distributed enterprise-wide NonStop environments from a central,
best-in-class console. The agent helps you increase availability and performance, visualize capacity shortages
and trends and lower the overall cost of maintaining your NonStop environment.
1-2 Why OVNM?
• Increased Service Availability
• Health-Monitoring of HP NonStop Systems
• Enhanced Productivity
• Enhanced Flexibility
• Consolidated Policy Based Management Views
• Reduced Costs
1-3 Object Management Through OVNM
OVNM is an integrated set of modules to manage HP NonStop servers from any of the most popular Enterprise
Management Systems. It also provides the ability to manage the HP NonStop environment without an Enterprise
Management system if that is your desire. The modules include both Object Management and Event
Management.
Object management enables you to define HP objects and an easy way to manage them. OVNM provides the
Object Configuration Client (OCC) GUI to easily create, maintain and manage HP NonStop Objects.
Figure 1-1 Object Management
Figure 1-1 provides an overview of the OVNM Object Management capabilities.
The NonStop object integration provides the ability to:
• Generate EMS events based on object resources.
• Define thresholds, which can be set using the OCC interface.
• Set Message severity and various token values for the Enterprise Management System, such as HPOM
service view ID’s.
Object Management:
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