NerveCenterTM: Integration with
Micromuse Netcool/OMNIbus
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Contents - Components Required for Integration -
How NerveCenter Complements Netcool/OMNIbus
How the Integration Components Interact
Components Required for Integration
This section summarizes the main components required for NerveCenter integration with Netcool/OMNIbus. The summary does not attempt to list all the components that you should install for each product. Rather, it describes those components that are involved with NerveCenter-Netcool communication or that should be configured specifically for integration.
Make sure you have compatible versions of both product lines before integrating NerveCenter with Netcool/OMNIbus. Contact your sales representative for information about recent versions and patches.
For a full description of all components available for NerveCenter and Netcool/OMNIbus, refer to each product's documentation.
Micromuse Netcool/OMNIbus Components
The Netcool/OMNIbus components listed in Micromuse Components Required for Integration must be configured for integration:
Micromuse Components Required for Integration
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Component
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Description
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Netcool/OMNIbus Object Server |
The Object Server is an active database that stores and manages all Netcool events. Events are passed to the Object Server from external programs such as probes and gateways. The Object Server filters out redundant events and make decisions about the data based on user-defined parameters. |
Netcool/OMNIbus NerveCenter probe |
The NerveCenter probe is distributed by Micromuse and is neither a Open product nor a component of NerveCenter. The probe collects network data from NerveCenter and then formats and forwards that data to the Object Server. The probe has associated rules and properties that define how the probe operates and how NerveCenter events are mapped to Netcool alerts.
The NerveCenter probe is not included with a standard Netcool/OMNIbus package but must be obtained separately from Micromuse. Probes are identified by the platform and version of NerveCenter you are using. |
Netcool/OMNIbus desktop tools |
Desktop tools provide event lists and views of service availability. By manipulating the data using Netcool utilities, you can design personalized views of network services and devices managed by NerveCenter. |
Open NerveCenter Components
Open NerveCenter is a distributed client/server application that includes a server, files used for storing NerveCenter data, user-interface software, and several additional tools. The NerveCenter components listed in NerveCenter Components Required for Integration, all part of the standard package, are required for integration:
NerveCenter Components Required for Integration
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Component
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Description
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NerveCenter Server |
The Server carries out all the major tasks that NerveCenter performs and manages NerveCenter communications and processes. |
Universal Platform Adapter |
NerveCenter's Universal Platform Adapter establishes a connection with Netcool/OMNIbus and relays events from the NerveCenter Server to Netcool's NerveCenter probe. |
NerveCenter Administrator |
After installing NerveCenter, you use the NerveCenter Administrator to configure various settings for the connected Server. These settings include the host name and port number of the machine on which NerveCenter's Universal Platform Adapter resides. This information is required for sending informs to Netcool/OMNIbus. |
NerveCenter Client |
The NerveCenter Client lets you monitor the network as well as create and modify the behavior models managed by the NerveCenter Server. In the Client, you set up alarm actions that send NerveCenter informs to Netcool when defined network conditions are detected. |