HP Operations Manager for UNIX Administrator’s Reference

Integrating Applications into HPOM
Integrating Applications into the Application Desktop
Integrating Applications into the Application
Desktop
You can add your own applications to the Application Bank, and assign
them to an operator. The applications are then invoked when the
operator double-clicks a symbol in the Application Desktop.
You can add the following types of applications to the Application
Bank:
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HPOM applications
HP Software applications
Integrating HPOM Applications
Typically, HPOM applications are utilities that provide services of a
general nature. When integrated into the Application Desktop, they
help build a set of management tools. You can pass information (for
example, selected nodes) as arguments to the applications. Users then
start the applications by double-clicking application icons.
You can add applications through the Add OVO Application and Add
Internal Application windows. These windows enable you to
integrate application into the OVO Application Bank quickly and easily.
For details, see the administrator’s online help and the HPOM
Application Integration Guide.
About the Plug-in for Integrated HP Software
Applications
A plug-in of integrated HP Software applications is provided by
Application Registration Files (ARFs). These files define how users
access applications and how application processes are managed. HP
Software applications also can access HP Software windows through the
HP Software Windows Applications Programming Interface (API). This
API enables you, for example, to generate application-specific submaps.
The submaps are generated by HP Software applications.
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