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Key Concepts The following section describes the key concepts of the HP OpenView
Integration using 3Com Network Administrator.
Alarms 3Com Network Administrator uses the HP OpenView Alarms list to report
the results of certain administration operations that it performs. The
operations that result in alarms being sent to HP OpenView are:
■ Device Backup
■ Device Restore
■ Device Setup
■ Agent Update
The HP OpenView services need to be running for the alarm to be added
to the list.
For each of the above operations, 3Com Network Administrator
generates a report that includes a summary of the status of the
operation. The report will contain more detailed information than is
presented in the HP OpenView alarm message. To view the report from
3Com Network Administrator select Tools > Reports > History tab.
Getting Information
from HP OpenView
into 3Com Network
Administrator
3Com devices that you have discovered using HP OpenView can be
imported into the current 3Com Network Administrator inventory file.
This enables you to use the 3Com-specific administration tools that
3Com Network Administrator provides on those devices.
3Com Network Administrator imports 3Com devices from the database
your HP OpenView installation is connected to.
More information on how to use the 3Com Network Administrator
Import tool is available in Chapter 5
, “Importing and Refreshing Devices”.
Icons The 3Com HP OpenView Integration Kit customizes the HP OpenView
representation of 3Com devices, by providing customized icons. This
enables you to identify your 3Com devices more easily on the HP
OpenView map. Also, the integration customizes the HP OpenView
database, which enables you to search for 3Com devices using HP
OpenView's Find facility. All the 3Com symbol types will be added to the
HP OpenView database and all 3Com devices will have the
is3ComConnector attribute set.
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