Event consoles

System Automation for Multiplatforms sends EIF events to either Tivoli Enterprise Console® (TEC) or Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus (OMNIbus). TEC and OMNIbus are rule-based event management applications that use a central server to process incoming events.

They collect alarms and events from a variety of sources:

Tivoli applications
Tivoli partner applications
Customer applications
Network management platforms
Relational database systems

For IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms an event is generated and forwarded to the TEC or OMNIbus event console in the following cases:

The configuration of IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms or the state of an automated resource changes.
Problems are encountered.

If you want to use System Automation events with Tivoli Business Service Manager (TBSM), you must forward the events to OMNIbus.

IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms can produce the following types of events:

Table 1. System Automation Application Manager event class types
Event Class / Alert Group	Description
SystemAutomation_Resource_Status_Change	Status of an automated resource changed.
SystemAutomation_Resource_Configuration_Change	A new automated resource has been added or an existing resource has been deleted or modified.
SystemAutomation_Relationship_Configuration_Change	A new relationship has been added or an existing relationship has been deleted or modified.
SystemAutomation_Domain_Status_Change	The domain status changed. For example: The automation manager or the automation adapter of the domain starts or stops. A new automation policy is activated.
SystemAutomation_Request_Configuration_Change	A new request has been issued against an automated resource or an existing request has been cancelled.

The following topics describe how to set up IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms and the event consoles to enable event forwarding to either TEC or OMNIbus:

Set up OMNIbus to use with IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms: Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
Set up TEC for use with IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms: Tivoli Enterprise Console.

After you prepare the event console of your choice, you must enable event generation as described in Enabling event generation.