Agent-based flexible management enables you to configure managed
nodes to send messages to different management servers based on
time and message attributes. This enables you to manage your
worldwide network more effectively across time zones (for example,
by using follow-the-sun control). It also enable you to increase
efficiency (for example, by creating competence centers).
Key features of agent-based flexible management are summarized
below.
You can configure agents to communicate with both HPOM for
Windows and HPOM for UNIX management servers, regardless of the
platform from which the agent was installed. Agent-based flexible
management allows you to manage your environment in several
important ways:
Configure agents to send messages to different management
servers based on criteria in the message. See Message target rules for more
information.
Switch primary management server function to another server to
manage an expanding network environment, and reduce primary server
bottlenecks. See Switch the
primary management server for more information.
You can deploy policies or templates to any agent (regardless
of which management server installed the agent) from the management
server configured to be the agent's primary management server. For
nodes that have an HTTPS agent, you can also deploy policies from
secondary management servers.
Even though some policies or templates are specific to a
particular management server, the messages that result from the
policies or templates can be sent to any management server.