HP Microsoft Operations Manager Software - Manual (Page 33)

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Using the software
Using the HP Management Packs 1.3 for MOM
2005
The following sections describe how to use the features provided with the HP Management Packs 1.3 for
MOM 2005. Functionality that is specific to a particular server platform or management pack is noted in
each section.
The HP Management Packs 1.3 for MOM 2005 include the following major elements:
• Computer groups (on page 33 )
• Computer attributes (" Computer Attributes view " on page 44 )
• Public views (on page 39 )
• Rule groups (" HP event rules " on page 35 )
• State monitoring (" State monitoring for HP servers " on page 53 )
• Tasks (" Tasks for HP servers " on page 65 )
Before using the HP Management Packs 1.3 for MOM 2005, be sure that the following conditions exist:
• The HP Management Packs 1.3 for MOM 2005 have been installed according to the installation
procedures ("
Installation " on page 13 ) defined in this guide.
• SNMP services are installed, properly configured, and running on all managed servers. SNMP is
required for the correct installation and operation of the Insight Management Agents and the
discovery and hardware state monitoring of HP servers within MOM 2005.
• The appropriate versions of HP Insight Management Agents are installed and running on all
managed servers. See "Insight Management Agent requirements (on page 7 )" for more information.
Computer groups
A MOM computer group is a collection of computers that share a common set of attributes. Each
computer group is also associated with one or more processing rule groups. The following computer
groups are added to the MOM Administrator Console after the HP ProLiant Management Pack 1.3 for
MOM 2005 is successfully installed:
• HP ProLiant Insight Management Agents—Contains computers with HP ProLiant Insight Management
Agents installed
• HP ProLiant Servers—Contains computers identified as HP ProLiant servers
• HP ProLiant Servers BL—Contains computers identified as HP ProLiant BL servers
• HP ProLiant Servers DL—Contains computers identified as HP ProLiant DL servers
• HP ProLiant Servers ML—Contains computers identified as HP ProLiant ML servers