HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP OpenView Vantagepoint – Operation Manual for UNIX Printer User Manual


 
Using the Integration Capabilities of the VPO Motif-based GUI
Event Integration Through Messages
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Carefully consider whether to forward all unmatched messages to the
VPO management server. The forwarding of unmatched messages
has the following associated advantages and disadvantages:
The analysis of unmatched messages in the design phase can help
to improve your definitions of message and suppress conditions so
that these messages can be matched in the customer’s
environment.
Increased network traffic and overwhelming of operators can
result if the forwarded unmatched messages are found to be
unimportant.
It is recommended that you handle unmatched messages as follows:
In the development phase of your integration, forward all
unmatched messages to the management server. You can analyze
these messages carefully to improve the templates.
When your VPO integration is installed at the customer’s site, log
all unmatched messages on the originating node and advise the
customer to check these at regular intervals to further refine the
templates.