HP Insight Management for Tivoli - Manual (Page 7)

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Product overview
Product description
HP Insight integration module for Netcool/OMNIbus is a comprehensive solution that provides
infrastructure management across a wide range of operating system platforms. This functionality
enables you to manage HP server and storage hardware, in addition to other enterprise resources,
from a common Netcool/OMNIbus environment. Supported operating platforms for the host include
HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Windows Server® 2000, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server® 2008,
and Linux. Supported operating platforms for managed systems include HP-UX, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX,
Windows Server® 2000, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server® 2008, Linux, HP Tru64
UNIX®, and HP OpenVMS.
The HP Insight integration module for Netcool/OMNIbus provides definitions for over 2550
individual notifications defined in its rules file and to correlate nearly 785 SNMP events. These
definitions and rules integrate closely with the Netcool/OMNIbus application using the Mttrapd
probe, enabling HP SNMP events and Fibre Channel Management SNMP events to be identified,
processed, translated, and appear on the Event List.
Product features
• Integrates into Netcool/OMNIbus v7.2.1 on HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, Linux and Windows®
• Contains over 2550 SNMP trap definitions for HP ProLiant servers and HP storage platforms
• Translates and displays SNMP events from all Managed Nodes and Endpoints that have HP
Insight Management Agents installed on Microsoft® Windows NT®, Windows® 2000,
Windows® 2003, Windows® 2008, NetWare, Solaris, Linux, Tru64 UNIX®, and Open VMS
• Provides predefined rules that identify and correlate nearly 785 HP ProLiant and Fibre Channel
Management SNMP events
• Provides support up to HP Insight Management Agents version 8.60 for ProLiant servers
Prerequisites
Before uploading the rules and lookup files for Netcool/OMNIbus, be sure that you meet these
additional installation requirements:
• To access the complete functionality provided with Netcool/OMNIbus, the target Netcool
environment must be fully configured and operational before installation.
• The Probes, Object Server, and Desktop tools are the only required Netcool/OMNIbus
components.
• Verify that the correct levels of the IBM Netcool/OMNIbus and related patches have been
installed.
• SNMP services must be installed and configured on all HP managed systems.
• The Mttrapd probe must be installed and running.