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Populating NerveCenter's node list using your network management platform as a node data source

NerveCenter is able to receive information about some or all of the nodes managed by your network management platform.

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Note    To use your network management platform to populate NerveCenter's node database, you must have the NerveCenter OpenView Platform Adapter (OVPA) installed and running.

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To populate NerveCenter's node list using your network management platform, you must specify it as a source for the node data. Each NerveCenter database populates its node list from just one network management platform database. Depending on your filtering, the database may contain all the nodes or just a subset. In either case, there is just one source of the information.

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Caution    If you wish to map system Object Identifiers (OID) to NerveCenter property groups, you must make the necessary configurations in the NerveCenter Client before naming the node data source. (See Designing and Managing Behavior Models in the NerveCenter documentation.) After NerveCenter initially populates its node list, any subsequent mapping of OIDs to property groups will affect only new nodes added to the node list.

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  To use your network management platform as a node data source:

1. Open NerveCenter Administrator and connect to the appropriate NerveCenter Server.
2. Select the Node Source tab.

   NerveCenter displays the Node Source page.

   The Node Source Page

   

3. In the Machine Name field, type either the name or the IP address of a host that runs your network management platform.

   For example, if you have your network management platform running on a machine named Norm, you would type the name Norm or its IP address in the Machine Name field.

   If the Machine Name field is left blank, NerveCenter does not retrieve nodes from any platform.

4. In the Port field, type the number of the port used to communicate with the platform adapter process on the host. The default is 6024.

   The platform adapter must be configured to listen on the same port specified in this field.

5. Select Save.

NerveCenter will now retrieve its initial node data from your network management platform's database.