HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP OpenView Vantagepoint – Operation Manual for UNIX User Manual

An Introduction to Integrating Partner Applications with VPO

Regardless of the message source, VPO gathers the elements of daily
operations and problem management by employing the following
procedures:

❏ Collecting

Gathering information about the status of the computing
environment.

❏ Processing

Selecting important or critical status information and making it
available on the central system in a consolidated fashion.

❏ Presenting

Overview; highlighting of problems; definition of a problem resolution
strategy.

❏ Acting

Performing planned activities and corrective actions, storing
information and action logs (audit).

These various approaches are described on the following pages.