Monitor Message

The Monitor Message object will watch the OpenView Operations server for new or updated messages and will trigger your Policies based on conditions and filters that you specify.

How it is used

The Monitor Message object can be used to trigger a diagnostic and corrective action Policy that will respond to critical events on your network.

Configuration

To configure the Monitor Message object you need to know the OpenView Operations server that you are connecting to and what type of messages will trigger the Policy.

Details tab

 

OVO-W Server	Type the name of the Management Server connection that you want to use, or click the ellipsis (…) button and browse for it. You must configure the available connections through the HP OpenView Operations (Windows) Options dialog.
Condition	Select the condition that will trigger the Monitor Message object: • New messages – Trigger the Policy when a new message is created that matches the filter. • Acknowledge messages – Trigger the Policy when a message that matches the filter is acknowledged. • Owned messages – Trigger the Policy when a message that matches the filter is owned. • Disowned messages – Trigger the Policy when a message that matches the filter is disowned. • Text changed – Trigger the Policy when a message that matches the filter has its message text modified. • Annotation modified – Trigger the Policy when an annotation has been added or modified to a message that matches the filter. This will also trigger when an annotation has been deleted. • Severity changed – Trigger the Policy when the severity of the message changes.
Filters	The list shows all the OpenView Operations message filters that you have configured. To edit or remove a filter, select the item and click Edit or Remove respectively. To add a filter, see the instructions below.

To add a filter:

1.	Click Add. The Message Filter dialog appears.

2.	From the Field drop-down list, select the field that you want to search in.

3.	From the Relation drop-down list, select the type of relation that you want to use in your search.

4.	In the Value field, type or select the value that will be compared to the item that you selected from the Field drop-down list and click OK. The filter is added to the list.

Available Published Data

 

Name	Description
OVO-W Server	The OpenView Operations server where the message was read from.
Message Id	The Id of the message that was retrieved.
Severity	The severity of the message that was retrieved.
Application	The application where the message originated.
Message group	The OpenView Operations Message Group that the message belongs to.
Node	The managed node where the message originated.
Object	The object within the application that generated the message.
Message text	The description text of the message.

Common Published Data

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