ViewPoint Manual

Customizing ViewPoint
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Integrating Your Status Server With the
ViewPoint Application
Integrating Your Status Server With the ViewPoint Application
To integrate your custom status server with the ViewPoint application, you first define
the status server as a dynamic server class to the ViewPoint application or to another
Pathway system. Then, you use the Status Item Configuration screen to identify each
supported item, the name of the server class, and the values of the display parameters (if
different from the default values). For details on configuration, refer to Section 7,
Installation, Configuration, and Startup.
Refer to Appendix D, Sample Custom Status Server
for the source code of a sample
custom status server. This server collects status information for the ViewPoint Network
Status Summary screen.
Using ViewPoint with DSM/PM
ViewPoint can be configured to run with the DSM/Problem Manager (DSM/PM)
application. When configured to run with DSM/PM, ViewPoint allows a user with a
valid DSM/PM user name to do the following:
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Log on to DSM/PM from any ViewPoint screen and perform any DSM/PM
functions.
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Add and submit an event marked on a ViewPoint event screen as a problem to
DSM/PM.
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Add, but do not submit, an event marked on a ViewPoint event screen as a problem
to DSM/PM.
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Add and submit an event marked on a ViewPoint event screen as a problem
information record to DSM/PM.
For information on configuring ViewPoint to run with DSM/PM, see the DSM/Problem
Manager Installation and Customization Guide. For examples showing how to access
DSM/PM from ViewPoint, see the subsection, “Using DSM/PM,” in Section 2, Using
ViewPoint in this manual.
Using ViewPoint in the IOC
ViewPoint can be installed as part of the Integrated Operations Console (IOC) product
set. In addition to ViewPoint, the IOC consists of the following products:
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NetCommand
A command line interface for running utilities and application programs.
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NetStatus
A full-screen interface for controlling and monitoring the status of objects in a
Compaq network.
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DSM/PM
A tool that automates problem management within a Compaq network.
With the IOC, you can easily access and move between each product, and perform any
of the tasks you normally would with the stand-alone versions of each one.