Automating maintenance – HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance and Software User Manual
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Automating Maintenance
The Storage Management Appliance lets you automate some maintenance tasks
through one of its core components: HP OpenView Automation Manager.
Automation Manager is a web-based tool that allows a storage administrator to
automate Storage Area Network (SAN) procedures or enforce policies that
usually require human intervention.
Automation Manager allows you to develop policies consisting of event and
action scripts that can be run on any number of hosts. Event scripts run to monitor
a system by comparing current conditions with established thresholds or
identifying activities that warrant some maintenance action. Policies poll event
scripts at regular intervals that you specify. Action scripts run when required to
complete an appropriate maintenance action.
Automation Manager comes with a number of predefined scripts that you can use
to create a variety of policies. You can also import scripts developed to meet local
needs or export existing scripts for modification. See the HP OpenView
Automation Manager Script Development Guide for detailed information about
script development.
Access Automation Manager from the Settings page (
Note:
When Automation Manager is launched, a Security Alert dialog box opens.
Click Yes to proceed with using the application.