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Configuring HP OpenView IT/Operations to Divert Messages to NerveCenter

By default, your HP OpenView IT/Operations keeps its own messages. To have NerveCenter receive and process messages you must do the following:

• Enable the HP OpenView IT/Operations Message Stream Interface (MSI).
• Configure each type of message that NerveCenter will receive and process.

Reconfiguring every type of message HP OpenView IT/Operations sends would be a lengthy procedure, although certainly possible. At the very least, you may want to reconfigure those types of messages that would be more useful if they were correlated with other messages or with other network or systems events.

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Note    You must have HP OpenView IT/Operations administrator privileges to complete the tasks described in this section.

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  To configure HP OpenView IT/Operations to divert messages to NerveCenter:

1. Open the OperationsCenter Node Bank window.

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   Note    The exact menus and window texts used in these steps may be different, depending on the version of HP OpenView IT/Operations you are running. See your HP OpenView IT/Operations documentation for further instructions on implementing message policy.

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2. Configure the Message Stream Interface to divert messages to other applications:
   1. Open the Configure Management Server window.

      This window typically provides access to Message Stream Interface configuration.

   2. Enable all the options in the Message Stream Interface section.

      HP OpenView IT/Operations now allows messages to be diverted to other applications.

3. Alter the appropriate message source templates to copy or divert messages to the MSI:
   1. Open the appropriate message source template.
   2. Open the advanced options window for the desired message condition.
   3. In the Message Stream Interface area select for both Agent MSI and Server MSI either Divert Messages or Copy Messages.

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      Note    If you divert the message, the HP OpenView IT/Operations message browser will not post the message unless it comes back from NerveCenter. If you copy the message, it will go to NerveCenter in addition to being posted in the HP OpenView IT/Operations message browser.

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   4. Make the same alterations for each message you wish diverted or copied to NerveCenter.
4. Using the Install/Update ITO Software and Configuration window update the configuration on all components for the targeted nodes.

   All node agents and the server are updated with the new message requirements.

Your HP OpenView IT/Operations is now set up to forward messages of interest to NerveCenter. You must create NerveCenter behavior models to detect, process, and respond to these messages. See Designing and Managing Behavior Models in the NerveCenter documentation for more details on creating the appropriate behavior models.