Selecting Protocols for Sending Events

Through the Notify via area, specify the protocol you want the monitor to use to send events. The options are described in the following sections.

The opcmsg (ITO) Option

This option sends messages to ITO applications via the opcmsg daemon. For this option to display, IT Operation Managed Node Software 3.x or 4.x must be installed on the resource server running HP-UX version 10.20. This option is not currently available on systems running HP-UX version 11.0.

The ITO message severity options are:

Map from value (this is not available on all monitors)
Critical
Major
Minor
Warning
Normal

A specified severity other than Normal is returned under the following conditions:

When value is . . .: If this notification option is set, a non-normal severity occurs when the value changes from FALSE to TRUE.
For example, if a disk is being monitored, you want notification when the disk is down. The When value is condition is FALSE while the disk is up and running correctly. The condition becomes TRUE, meaning action needs to be taken, when the disk is down or not operating correctly.
When value changes: If this notification option is set, a non-normal severity occurs when the current value does not match the previous value.

Certain monitors can map directly to OPC severity levels. This is not available with all monitors. Select Map from value option from the list in the Severity area.

If opcmsg is selected, EMS sets the following fields:

ITO application group: EMS (HP)
message group: HA
object: to the full path of the resource being monitored

See HP OpenView IT/Operations Administrators Task Guide (Part Number B4249-90003) for more information.

Templates for configuring IT/O and Network Node Manager to display monitored events can be found on the Hewlett-Packard Webpage at http://www.software.hp.com. Click on High Availability, then Event Monitoring Service Developer’s Kit.

To set the opcmsg protocol for ITO, execute the following steps:

Specify the notification type from the list in the Notify area.
Select the opcmsg (ITO) option from the list in the Notify area.
Select the severity level from the list in the Severity area:
- Map from value
- Critical
- Major
- Minor
- Warning
- Normal

tcp and udp Options

This sends TCP or UDP encoded events to the target host name and port indicated for that request. Thus, the message can be directed to a user-written socket program.

To set the TCP or UDP conditions, execute the following steps:

Select the TCP or UDP option, as appropriate, from the list in the Notify via area.
Specify the target host name and the port in their respective fields.

The snmp Traps Option

This sends messages to applications, such as Network Node Manager that use SNMP traps. See HP OpenView Using Network Node Manager (P/N J1169-90002) for more information on configuring SNMP traps. Table 2-2 “SNMP Traps” lists traps used by EMS:

Table 2-2 SNMP Traps

Trap Name	Trap Value	Description
EMS_ ENTERPRISE_ OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7"
EMS_NORMAL_ OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.1"	Normal Event
EMS_ABNORMAL_ OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.2"	Problem Event
EMS_REBOOT_ OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.3"	Reboot Event
EMS_RESTART_ OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.4"	Restart Event
EMS_NORMAL_ SEV_OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.5"	Problem Event w/Normal Severity
EMS_WARNING_ SEV_OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.6"	Problem Event w/ Warning Severity
EMS_MINOR_ SEV_OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.7"	Problem Event w/Minor Severity
EMS_MAJOR_ SEV_OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.8"	Problem Event w/Major Severity
EMS_CRITICAL_SEV_OID	"1.3.6.1.4.1.11.2.3.1.7.0.9"	Problem Event w/ Critical Severity

The Severity area options for SNMP traps are:

Map from value (this is not available with all monitors)
Critical
Major
Minor
Warning
Normal

A specified severity other than Normal is returned under the following conditions:

When value is . . .: If this notification option is set, a non-normal severity occurs when the value changes from FALSE to TRUE.
For example, if a disk is being monitored, you want notification when the disk is down. The When value is condition is FALSE while the disk is up and running correctly. The condition becomes TRUE, meaning action needs to be taken, when the disk is down or not operating correctly.
When value changes: If this notification option is set, a non-normal severity occurs when the current value does not match the previous value

Certain SNMP monitoring requests can map directly to severity levels. Select the Map from value option from the list in the Severity area.

To set the SNMP trap, execute the following steps:

Specify the notification type from the list in the Notify area.
Select the SNMP trap option from the list in the Notify via area.
Select the severity level from the list in the Severity area:
- Map from value
- Critical
- Major
- Minor
- Warning
- Normal

The email Option

This sends event notification to the e-mail address indicated for that request.

To set e-mail notification, execute the following steps:

Select the email option from the list in the Notify via area.
Specify the full e-mail address in the email address field.

The console Option

This sends event notification to the system console.

To set console notification, select the console option from the list in the Notify via area.

The syslog Option

This sends event notification to the system log.

An abnormal event message (error) is returned under the following conditions:

When value is . . . - If this notification option is set, a non-normal severity occurs when the value changes from FALSE to TRUE.
For example, if a disk is being monitored, you want notification when the disk is down. The When value is condition is FALSE while the disk is up and running correctly. The condition becomes TRUE, meaning action needs to be taken, when the disk is down or not operating correctly.
When value changes - If this notification option is set, a non-normal severity occurs when the current value does not match the previous value

For an abnormal event, a system error logging level will be associated with the logged message.

To set system log notification, select the syslog option from the list in the Notify via area.

The textlog Option

This sends event notification to a file you specify.

To set textlog notification, execute the following steps:

Select the Textlog option from the list in the Notify via area.
Specify the filename and path in the File Path field.
The default path is /var/opt/resmon/log/event.log.

You can use emscli for selecting a protocol to send events. For more information, refer to the emscli (1m) manpage.

The WBEM Option

This sends the WBEM (Web Based Enterprise Management) indications to the Evweb Event Viewer. The Evweb Event Viewer is a plugin in the HP System Management Homepage (HP SMH), a single-system administration application.

To set WBEM notification, select the wbem option from the list in the Notify via area.

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