Document Number: OSUP1057
Product: Observer, Expert and Suite
Date: 9/22/2006
Title: Installing Observer’s HP OpenView Integration Support Files

Keywords: HP OpenView, Network Node Manager, NNM

v6.40
To install the Observer support files for HP OpenView integration, simply copy the contents of the NNM folder (located in the HPOV_Integration folder within the Observer installation folder) into the HP OpenView’s NNM folder:

1. Browse to the C:\Program Files\Observer\HPOV_Integration folder (or wherever you installed Observer) and click on (highlight) the NNM folder. Choose Edit-> Copy to Folder.
2. In the Copy Items dialog browse to the HP OpenView\NNM folder (by default, this will be in the Windows Program Files\HP OpenView folder). Highlight the NNM folder and choose Copy. In the Confirm Folder Replace dialog choose Yes to All; this will merge the contents of Observer’s NNM folder with HP OpenView’s NNM folder.

v7.01 & v7.5
To install the Observer support files for HP OpenView integration, simply copy the contents of the NNM folder (located in the HPOV_Integration\NNM folder within the Observer installation folder) into HP OpenView’s root folder:

1. Browse to and open the C:\Program Files\Observer\HPOV_Integration\NNM folder (or wherever you installed Observer). Choose Edit-> Select All (5 folders) followed by Edit-> Copy to Folder.
2. In the Copy Items dialog browse to the HP OpenView folder (by default, this will be in the Windows Program Files\HP OpenView folder), highlight the HP Openview folder and choose Copy. In the Confirm Folder Replace dialog choose Yes to All; this will merge Observer’s NNM folders with the corresponding folders in the HP OpenView folder.

The next time you start HP OpenView’s Network Node Manager, you will have the ability to perform the following Observer functions from within HP OpenView:

Launch Observer from HP OpenView’s Tools->Observer menu.
Associate an Observer Probe Instance with the current NNM map. Because Observer may have multiple Probe Instances, it is necessary to define which Observer Probe Instance to use when setting filters and capturing packets on a particular map. You will be prompted to define the association the first time you try to set a filter or capture packets from a map; in subsequent sessions the association will be remembered.
Associate the currently selected network interface object with an Observer Probe Instance. As a rule, multiple interface objects within an NNM map should be associated with separate Observer Probe Instances.

Setup a filter based on the currently selected node (or pair of nodes, or on the network interface object) from within HP OpenView. This is useful if you want to add additional filter rules (such as filtering for errors) on the NNM-managed nodes. After setting up the filter, you can start capturing the desired packets.
Start an Observer packet capture immediately on a network node (or pair of nodes, or on a network interface object) by selecting the object(s) from the NNM map and choosing the corresponding Observer integration menu item. This sets up the correct filter rules and automatically starts the packet capture.


The packet capture and filter options are also accessible by right-clicking on an NNM network device or interface object. You can also associate a Probe instance with a network interface or the NNM map through the right-click menu. If you right-click on an NNM object when multiple objects are selected, the menu actions will only apply to the object that you right-clicked on. To capture packets or set up filters on pairs of devices, select the devices and use the Tools->Observer menu.