OVNPM 1.5.2 - Performance Agent for NonStop Server Monitoring Guide

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Preface
HP Performance Agent for NonStop (OVNPM), formerly known as HP OpenView NonStop Server Performance
Management, is an out-of-the-box solution that provides performance monitoring of HP NonStop servers. The
software is a natural extension of HP Operations (formerly known as HP OpenView) and provides you with true
end-to-end management of your NonStop environment. The various OVNPM Guides provides information about
how to get started and use the product.
Before You Begin
Before reading the documentation, you are expected to have a basic understanding of the Windows Operating
System, 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, who plan, set up, and maintain OVNPM and HP Operations Manager
• Operators, who perform daily tasks using OVNPM and HP Operations Manager
Goals of Documentation
After reading the OVNPM Server Guide, you should know the following information.
• OVNPM configurations.
• OVNPM instance configurations and entities.
• OVNPM Threshold configurations.
• Configuring loop detection and file scanning.
• OVNPM availability configurations.
Preface