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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Install the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Event Synchronization Component
Install 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.
The IBM Tivoli Monitoring Event Synchronization Component installer is located on the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Tools DVD or DVD image.
- Bidirectional architecture:
Install the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Event Synchronization Component on the host of the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer. The bidirectional architecture requires the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder to be located on the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer.
- Unidirectional architecture:
A unidirectional architecture does not need the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder, therefore the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Event Synchronization Component can be installed on any system. The files required for later setup steps, such as probe rules and database SQL files, can be copied manually to the Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Tivoli EIF and Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer. During installation you are asked questions that only apply to the bidirectional architecture. You must specify a valid value for these parameters even though they will not be used.
If you are using a Netcool/OMNIbus multitier architecture, install the Tivoli Monitoring Event Synchronization component with each ObjectServer in the aggregation tier. If you are using a single-tier architecture, install the event synchronization component with each of your ObjectServers.
Use one of the following three methods to install the Tivoli Monitoring Event Synchronization component:
- Install from a wizard
- Install from the command-line
- Install from the command-line using a silent installation
- See Required software for event integration with Netcool/OMNIbus to determine if there are any operating system library requirements for the system on which you are installing the event synchronization component.
- See the Event synchronization installation and configuration troubleshooting section in the Troubleshooting Guide if you encounter any errors during the installation process.
- You cannot install event synchronization for Netcool/OMNIbus on the same system as an IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console event server.
- If the ObjectServer is running on Windows 2003 and you are planning to install the event synchronization remotely (using a program such as Terminal Services to connect to that Windows 2003 computer), you must run the change user /install command before you run the installation, which puts the computer into the required "install" mode. After the installation, run the change user /execute command to return the computer to its previous mode.
- If you have a monitoring server on an operating system like UNIX or Linux, you must configure your TCP/IP network services in the /etc/hosts file to return the fully qualified host name if your Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer must use the fully qualified hostname to send event status updates to the monitoring server.
- Linux or UNIX users can run the event synchronization installer under a root or a non-root user ID. AIX users must run the event synchronization installer under a root user ID.
- The results of the event synchronization installation are written to the %TEMP%\itm_tec_event_sync_install.log file on Windows and to the /tmp/itm_tec_event_sync_install.log file on UNIX.
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