HP OpenView System Administration Handbook [Electronic resources] : Network Node Manager, Customer Views, Service Information Portal, HP OpenView Operations نسخه متنی

8.4 CUSTOMIZING EXISTING EVENTS

You can copy existing events and customize them for specific systems. For example, what if you would like to receive a pop up notification when certain devices are unavailable but only wish to receive a message in the Alarm Browser for all other devices? In order to do this, copy the

OV_Node_Down event and modify it according to the following steps:

1. Open Event Configuration by selecting

   OptionsEvent Configuration .

2. Select the

   OpenView Enterprise .

3. Sort Events by name. Select

   ViewSortSort Event by Name .

4. Scroll down and select the event named

   OV_Node_Down .

5. Select

   EditCopy Event… .

6. Provide the event name

   OV_Node_Down_Routers , as shown in Figure 8-25.

   Figure 8-25. Copy the

   OV_Node_Down event and modify it for specific nodes. Specify the source using an IP address wildcard, such as 158.153.*.1.

   
   

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7. Assuming that all routers contain a 1 in the last octet of the IP address, specify the source as

   158.153.*.1 and click

   [Add] . This address must match your enterprise.

8. Add a pop-up notification, "The node $2 is down," and click

   [OK] .

9. Select

   FileSave from the Event Configuration dialog box.

This event triggers a popup notification on the management station for any IP address 158.153.*.1, and for all others the original

OV_Node_Down event will be used.