Type the ID of the service that you want to associate with this message. (The service IDs are assigned to services in the Service Editor.) To find and insert a service ID, you can click the browse button (), browse to the service to which this message will belong, and select OK. This action will also fill in the Hosted on text box (if the service is not a virtual service). Generally, it is best to use this method to fill in these two text boxes. Changing the node name in the Hosted on text box is only recommended if you are writing a policy that will be used for more than one service hierarchy, when you could use a variable instead of a node name.
Since you assign the message keys, you know in advance what key a particular message will have, and can set up other processes to look for this key. If you use messages keys, it is important to develop naming conventions that allow you to specifically identify an event or sets of events.
You can incorporate HP Operations variables into the message key. For example, if you want to ensure that messages generated on one computer have a different key from messages generated on another computer, you can include the variable <$MSG_NODE_NAME> as a part of the message key. A useful message key could look like this:
<$NAME><$MSG_NODE_NAME><$MSG_OBJECT>:START<$THRESHOLD>
Every message that the management server receives is assigned to a message group. Message groups organize messages belonging to the same policy or having some logical connection, for example, messages from backup and output tasks.
NOTE:
Although, application generally refers to a general program
name and object generally refers to a process or
sub-program, you should use these values to assist your own
organizational scheme.
<$MSG_NODE> (Local Node)
, or use the variable
<$OPC_MGMTSV>
for the management server node.
For agentless monitoring, type the name of the originating
node.You can add hyperlinks to URLs in your message or instruction text. Insert your cursor in the text of an active message on the Text tab and type the required URL. Apply and save your changes. This feature is useful for linking to external sites of all types, such as support sites, documentation repositories, troubleshooting information, and similar sites.
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