I am currently using Log4j's SMTPAppender to report errors via email.

Our applications run inside of IBM Websphere Application Server.

My company is planning to adopt HP OpenView for monitoring all production systems.

Is anybody using OpenView in conjunction with Log4j?

I am wondering if I will need to write a custom Appender class.

I found some general information on HP's web site:

Managing and Monitoring J2EE Applications with HP OpenView
   http://devresource.hp.com/drc/events/HPWorld/MamJ2EEHPOV.pdf

I think I might use the SNMPTrapAppender to generate SNMP traps?

http://www.m2technologies.net/asp/snmpTrapAppender.asp

Has anybody tried this w/ HP OpenView?