Configure service logging


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.

To configure service logging

  1. In the console tree, expand ToolsarrowHP Operations Manager ToolsarrowService Logging.
  2. In the details pane, double-click ServiceLogger Service GUI. The Service Logger Configuration dialog appears.
  3. Select the check box of each service that you want service reports for. You can uniquely identifiy services using their service IDs. Service names are not necessarily unique.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Wait until HP Reporter next runs the jobs that gather data and generate reports. This is by default once a night.
  6. In the console tree, expand ReportsOVO/Windows HistoryOVO/Windows Services.
  7. Double-click a report. A new window opens, which shows the report.

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