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Installation and configuration
The products in this section must be installed and configured before you install the event synchronization component and configure event forwarding for Netcool/OMNIbus.
- IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V7.2.1 or later
- IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus probe for Tivoli EIF version 10 or later and the non-native probe version 12 or later
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring
fix packs might be required for each of the supported Netcool/OMNIbus releases, for more information see Required software for event integration with Netcool/OMNIbus.
The steps for installing and configuring event integration depend on the type of architecture you are installing. The section on Architecture scenarios describes various architecture types and steps to implement the solution. First select the type of architecture you want to implement, and then follow the steps outlined for that architecture type.
Set up event forwarding between IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Netcool/OMNIbus involves both IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Netcool/OMNIbus configuration tasks, therefore setup should be coordinated between both the IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Netcool/OMNIbus administrators.
- Install the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Event Synchronization Component
Installing the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Event Synchronization component also installs the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder, rules file for the Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Tivoli EIF, and SQL files to update the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer database for EIF event handling. On Windows, a Situation Update Forwarder service is also created. The tasks in this section should be completed by the Netcool/OMNIbus administrator.
- Install from a wizard
This section outlines the steps for installing event synchronization from a wizard.
- Install from the command-line
This section outlines the steps for installing event synchronization from the command-line.
- Install from the command-line using a silent installation
This installation method runs silently, so you do not see status messages during the actual installation.
- Update the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer with IBM Tivoli Monitoring attributes, tables, and triggers
IBM Tivoli Monitoring provides updates to the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer attributes, tables, and triggers. The type of updates required depend on whether you are using a single-tier architecture, a single-tier high-availability architecture, or a multitier architecture.
- Start and stop the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder
If you are using bidirectional architecture to forward event status updates from Netcool/OMNIbus back to the hub monitoring server, start the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder.
- 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.
- Configure the OMNIbus server for program execution from scripts
To run the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder program from SQL automation scripts for sending synchronization events to the hub monitoring server, the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer must be running under process control. You must also set the PA.Username and PA.Password properties in OMNIHOME/etc/NCOMS.props file, where OMNIHOME is the system-defined variable defining the installation location of Netcool/OMNIbus.
- Configure the hub monitoring server to forward events
Before the hub monitoring server forwards any situation events to Netcool/OMNIbus, you must enable event forwarding and define a default event destination.
- Verify installation and configuration
After following the steps in the previous section, your Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Tivoli EIF and ObjectServer should be receiving IBM Tivoli Monitoring situation events. Before additional customization, verify that the event synchronization component is installed and event integration is configured successfully.
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