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Using the Integration Capabilities of the VPO Motif-based GUI
Integrating External Applications into the VPO GUI
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Structure of NNM Applications in VPO
In the Application Bank similar applications are grouped together into
Application Groups. NNM applications are typically grouped into the
following application groups: Net Activity, Net Config, SNMP Data,
NNM Tools, OV Services, and X-OVw. Applications that use the symbol
class SW_Utils are always started on the management server. For a list
of the various application groups and applications, see the VPO
Administrator’s Reference Volume I.
In the VPO Java GUI, ovw applications appear in all application menus;
in the Motif GUI, they appear in the Application Bank/Desktop.
Integrating Additional NNM Applications into VPO
Applications integrated into NNM, but which are not part of NNM, are
not automatically available in the Application Bank of the VPO
administrator or in the Application Desktop of a VPO user.
To integrate this type of application, do the following:
❏ If the application does any trap configuration, for example,
registering for incoming traps, this configuration can be used in VPO
by running a script.
❏ If the application has its own daemon process that creates new
submaps (like IP-Map) then add it manually to the Application Bank
as an OV Service VPO administrator. This OV Service can then be
assigned to the desired operator.
❏ If the application presents menu items in NNM the VPO
administrator can create them manually as OV Applications. When
the application is assigned to an operator, it appears as an icon in the
Application Desktop of that operator.
❏ If an application presents menu items in NNM the administrator can
also create a new OV Service application. When the application is
assigned to an operator, it appears as a menu item.
An integrator can incorporate an application as appropriate and then
provide an integration package that can be easily uploaded into an
existing VPO installation, using opccfgupld(1M) and opccfgdwn(1M).
The creation of an integration package is described in Chapter 7,
Creating and Distributing an Integration Package,.