HP Operations Manager for UNIX Administrator’s Reference

Configuring HPOM
Configuring Flexible Management Templates
Configuring Flexible Management Templates
This section describes the conventions you use to set up flexible
management with the example templates provided by HPOM. For more
information about the tasks involved in setting up flexible management
in HPOM, see the HPOM Administrator’s Guide to Online Information.
Locations of Flexible Management Templates
HPOM provides a set of ASCII templates you use to define the HPOM to
configure and implement flexible management in a widely-distributed
environment.
The ASCII templates are located in the following directory:
/etc/opt/OV/share/conf/OpC/mgmt_sv/tmpl_respmgrs
Types of Flexible Management Templates
Table 2-12
Table 2-12 provides a brief description of each template.
Example Templates for HPOM Flexible Management
Template Name
backup-server
escmgr
example.m2
Description
Defines the responsible managers for an HPOM
backup server. If the HPOM primary server
fails, management responsibility can be switched
to a backup server. The template defines two
management servers: M1 and M2. Management
server M2 can act as a backup server for
management server M1.
Defines the responsible managers for message
escalation.
The template defines two management servers: M1
and M2. Management server M2 has permission to
escalate messages, at any time, to management
server M1.
Combines follow-the-sun and service-oriented
message distribution functions.
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