Select tools to apply

Tools are applications, scripts, or commands that you can run on selected managed nodes or services. A tool can be an application, a script that performs some action, or a command, such as ping. The tools available for a managed node or service are configured by your administrator and are contained in tool groups in the Tools folder in the HP Operations Manager console tree.

To select tools to apply

From the console tree Tools folder, select the folder that contains the tool you want to apply. Available tools are listed in the details pane.

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To search the console tree for tools, right-click Tools in the console tree, and then click All TasksFind Tool.... The Find Tool dialog box appears, which enables you to search for tools according to the display name, description, or command.
You can launch a tool in the following ways:
- Drag the tool and drop it onto a node, node group, or service. If the administrator allows you to select target nodes for this tool, the tool launches on these nodes. If you drop a tool onto a service, the tool launches on the node that hosts the service. (You cannot launch a tool on a virtual service.)
- Right-click the tool that you want to apply, and then click All Tasks Launch Tool.... If the administrator allows you to select target nodes for this tool, the Select Where to Launch This Tool dialog box opens, which contains a tree of nodes and services.
  
  Select the check box for each target node, node group, and service. If you select a service, the tool launches on the node that hosts the service. (You cannot launch a tool on a virtual service.)
  
  If you are unable to see the managed node or service that you want, you can search for it. Right-click the tree, and then click Find.... The Find dialog box opens. Enter the node or service name you want to locate in Search for, and then click Find Next. Click OK to close the Find dialog box. The node or service is selected.
  
  Click Launch... to apply the tool to your selected nodes or services. The Select Where to Launch This Tool dialog box closes.
If the administrator allows you to specify or change parameters or login information, the Parameters or the Login dialog box opens. Make any necessary changes in these dialog boxes and click Launch... to launch the tool. If you need to configure both, parameters and login information, click Next in the Parameters page to go to the Login page. Then click Launch....
If the tool was applied to a node, the Tool Status dialog box opens to display the status of the tool launch and any output. This dialog box also enables you to restart tools, by selecting one or more tools in the list, and then clicking Rerun. You can also save the results in a text file, by select one or more tools in the list, and then clicking Save.

The Tool Status dialog box does not appear if the tool runs on your console.

Server or cluster failover behavior

HPOM for Windows monitors the availability of server components such as the Windows Management Interface (WMI), the server itself, and the cluster resource group (if your environment contains clusters.)

In the event of a failure of one or more of these components, some activities may be temporarily unavailable, until WMI or the server is restored. See Related Topics: for details.

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