Integrating NerveCenter with a Network Management Platform - Integrating NerveCenter with Micromuse Netcool/OMNIbus -
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Integrating NerveCenter with Micromuse Netcool/OMNIbus

NerveCenter provides the event correlation engine that helps reduce the barrage of events typically displayed in Micromuse Netcool/OMNIbus. In order to integrate NerveCenter with Netcool, you must have the following:

• Netcool's current NerveCenter probe. If you do not have this probe, please contact your Micromuse representative.
• NerveCenter's Universal Platform Adapter. See Installing NerveCenter for installation instructions.

This chapter describes how to operate the Universal Platform Adapter in a way that facilitates integration between NerveCenter and Netcool. It includes the following sections:

Section	Description
How to Start and Stop the Universal Platform Adapter	Explains how to start and stop the Universal Platform Adapter from the command line.
How to Specify the Destination of Inform Packets Sent to Micromuse Netcool/OMNIbus	Explains how to specify the destination of inform packets sent by a NerveCenter Server to Netcool.
How to Configure Netcool to Integrate with the NerveCenter Universal Platform Adapter	Describes ways you can configure Netcool to further integrate your platform with NerveCenter.
Netcool Integration Reference	Provides information you may need to reference occassionally when integrating NerveCenter and Micromuse Netcool/OMNIbus.