HP Operations Manager for UNIX Administrator’s Reference

About the HPOM Java-Based Operator GUI
Configuring Backup Management Servers for the Java GUI
Configuring Backup Management Servers for
the Java GUI
Java GUI clients can automatically reconnect to one or more backup
management servers, if the currently connected HP Operations
management server suddenly becomes unavailable, for example because
of a system failure.
If the connection is disrupted, the Java GUI tries to connect to the
current HP Operations management server by default three times. If all
reconnects fail, Java GUI users are asked whether they want to connect
to the next backup management server in the list or continue trying to
connect to the current management server. If they choose the current
management server, the Java GUI will try to connect until the server can
be reached again or until the Java GUI is closed.
If the user names and passwords of the connecting HPOM users are
known on all participating management servers, the Java GUI
reconnects to a backup server without displaying the Login dialog box.
You can configure the number and order of backup management servers
for each HP Operations management server, as well as the number of
reconnect attempts of the Java GUI client by setting parameters for the
ovconfchg command line tool:
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Backup management servers
Use the keyword OPC_JGUI_BACKUP_SRV to create a list of HPOM
backup management servers for connecting Java GUIs. Use commas
or colons to separate the management server hostnames.
In the following example, the HP Operations management servers
ovo1.hp.com and ovo2.hp.com are configured as backup servers for
all connecting Java GUIs:
ovconfchg -ovrg server -ns opc -set OPC_JGUI_BACKUP_SRV \
ovo1.hp.com,ovo2.hp.com
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