Designing and Managing Behavior Models - Alarm Actions - Inform Platform -
Inform OpC      Inform Specific Numbers

Inform Platform

You can design alarms to notify the following network management platforms of significant events that require your attention:

• MicroMuse Netcool/OMNIbus
• IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
• Computer Associates Unicenter TNG

(For more information about integrating NerveCenter with one of the platforms listed above, see Integrating NerveCenter with a Network Management Platform.)

In addition, you must have a corresponding network management platform event configured to listen for the specific trap number.

 
  To configure an Inform Platform action:

1. From the Transition Definition window, select the New Action button.

   A pop-up menu listing all alarm actions is displayed.

2. Select Inform Platform from the pop-up menu.

   The Inform Action dialog is displayed.

   

3. In the Specific Number field, enter the specific trap value you want to use for the Inform. Typically, this number would be between 100000 and 199999.

   For more information about the specific number field, see Inform Specific Numbers.

4. In the Inform Hosts panel, select the checkbox that corresponds to the network management platform that will receive this Inform.
5. Select the OK button.

   The new action is added to the transition.

6. Select the OK button again to close the Transition Definition dialog box and save your action.

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      When you are finished making changes to an alarm's definition, select Save to save all changes before closing the Alarm Definition window.

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Informs contain the following information in addition to the specific trap number you enter:

• A timestamp.
• A generic trap number. This number will always be 6.
• An enterprise. The enterprise OID will always be 1.3.6.1.4.1.78.
• A list of variable bindings. For a list of these variable bindings, see the section Variable Bindings for NerveCenter Informs on page 207.