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Configure the Netcool/OMNIbus EIF probe
This section outlines how to configure the Netcool/OMNIbus EIF Probe with the rules for mapping situation EIF events to OMNIbus events.
Task Where to find information Update the rules files of the EIF probe. Update the rules files of the EIF probe Customize the rules file. Customize the rules file
The default mapping of IBM Tivoli Monitoring EIF attribute slots to OMNIbus attributes is shown in Default mapping of situation events to OMNIbus events. To configure the mapping, you must uncomment the include statement for the itm_event.rules in the probe's tivoli_eif.rules file and copy the IBM Tivoli Monitoring rules files to the probe's operating system directory.
Three Tivoli Monitoring rules files are available:
- The itm_event.rules file is included by the tivoli_eif.rules probe rules file. This is located in the omnibus directory under the event synchronization component's installation directory.
- The tbsm_eif_event.rules file is included by the itm_event.rules file and sets attributes specific to Tivoli Business Service Manager integration. This is located in the omnibus/tbsm directory under the event synchronization component's installation directory.
- The itm_custom_overrides.rules is included by the itm_event.rules file and can be used to customize the IBM Tivoli Monitoring rules behavior.
This is located in the omnibus directory under the event synchronization component's installation directory.
If IBM Tivoli Monitoring is sending virtualization events or predictive analytics events to Netcool/OMNIbus, there are rules and triggers available with Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer for additional event enrichment and correlation handling. These rules also set some of the OMNIbus attributes (including Node and Summary) differently from the values that are normally used for monitoring events. The virtualization rules and predictive rules files have include statements in the tivoli_eif.rules file. Verify that you are using a version of the EIF Probe's tivoli_eif.rules file that includes the virtualization rules file (tivoli_eif_virtualization_pt2.rules) and predictive rules file (predictive_event.rules) after itm_event.rules. If either of these rules files are included before itm_event.rules then move the include statements. You should also verify that you are using Netcool/OMNIbus Version 7.3.0 FP 6 or later, or Netcool/OMNIbus Version 7.3.1 FP2 or later, as those fix packs have the required updates to the rules files for integration with IBM Tivoli Monitoring.
Some monitoring agents might also provide their own probe rules include files that should also be included after itm_event.rules in the probe's tivoli_eif.rules file. See the documentation for the specific agents you are using in your environment to determine if the agent has its own rules file.
You must recycle the probe after you update any of the rules files.
If you are using a Netcool/OMNIbus multitier architecture, you should also ensure the EIF Probe is configured to connect to an ObjectServer in the collection tier.
- Update the rules files of the EIF probe
Perform the steps in this section to update the rules files of the EIF probe.
- Customize the rules file
To customize the IBM Tivoli Monitoring probe rules, add your customizations to the itm_custom_override.rules file.
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