First steps
At installation, HP Operations Manager for Windows installs several default policies that can be used as-is to manage your enterprise environment. Deploying the default policies to your managed nodes provides the fastest, simplest way for you to begin receiving data and messages from your environment.
For more detailed, specific information from your managed services and nodes, you must configure your environment by editing the existing policies or creating new policies to meet your special needs. After configuring the policies, you deploy them to managed nodes and services.
In either case, you need to perform several steps to configure your console to report and display the performance information and messages important to your enterprise operations.