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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.
A single-tier architecture uses a single ObjectServer. A single-tier high-availability architecture uses a primary and backup ObjectServer with a bi-directional gateway between them. A multitier architecture uses multiple sets of ObjectServers. For more information on the last two architecture types, see Netcool/OMNIbus Multitiered and High-availability Architecture.
Table 1 indicates which ObjectServer updates are required for each architecture type.
ObjectServer updates required for each architecture type
Task single-tier architecture (single ObjectServer) single-tier, high-availability architecture Multitier architecture Update gateways to map attributes. X Perform this task for the gateway between the primary and backup ObjectServers.
X Perform this task for each unidirectional and bidirectional gateway between the ObjectServers.
Update the bidirectional failover gateway to replicate tables. X Perform this task for the bidirectional gateway between the ObjectServers.
X Perform this task for each bidirectional gateway used between ObjectServers in the aggregation tier.
Update the OMNIbus database schema in the collection tier. X Perform this task on each ObjectServer in the collection tier.
Update the OMNIbus database schema on single-tier or aggregation tier ObjectServers. X X Perform this task on each ObjectServer.
X Perform this task for each ObjectServer in the aggregation tier.
Change the default deduplication trigger. X X Perform this task on each ObjectServer.
X Perform this task for each ObjectServer in the aggregation tier.
Update the OMNIbus database schema in the display tier. X Perform this task on each ObjectServer in the display tier.
- Update gateways to map attributes
If a Netcool/OMNIbus multitier architecture or single-tier high-availability architecture is used, then the gateways between ObjectServers need to be modified to add the relevant attributes for IBM Tivoli Monitoring integration with OMNIbus.
- Update the bidirectional failover gateway to replicate tables
If a Netcool/OMNIbus multitier architecture or single-tier high-availability architecture is used, then the bidirectional gateways between ObjectServers must be modified to replicate IBM Tivoli Monitoring custom tables in the ObjectServer database.
- Update the OMNIbus database schema in the collection tier
In a Netcool/OMNIbus multitier architecture, add IBM Tivoli Monitoring triggers to each ObjectServer in the collection tier.
- Update the OMNIbus database schema on single-tier or aggregation tier ObjectServers
Update the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer with the attributes and triggers that allow the ObjectServer to correctly process IBM Tivoli Monitoring events and forward events to the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder when using bidirectional communication.
- Change the default deduplication trigger
The deduplication triggers provided by the IBM Tivoli Monitoring event synchronization component and the standard deduplication triggers provided with Netcool/OMNIbus are in conflict with each other. The standard deduplication triggers modify the Severity and Summary attributes that results in those attributes having incorrect values for IBM Tivoli Monitoring events for both unidirectional and bidirectional event synchronization.
- Update the OMNIbus database schema in the display tier
In a Netcool/OMNIbus multitier architecture, add IBM Tivoli Monitoring attributes to the ObjectServer alerts.status table in the display tier.
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