The management server calculates the current status of each service, based on active messages that contain the service's ID. By default, the management server does not store service statuses in the database. However, the service reports that HPOM provides require data on how the status of services change over time. Therefore if you intend to use service reports, you must configure the service logger to store status changes of the services that you are interested in.
You configure the service logger using a tool, which you launch from the console. The service logger itself runs as a Windows service (OvServiceLogger), which checks service statuses every five minutes and logs changes.
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