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Explicit Relationships: How to create NCIM relationships via Collectors (4.1+)
This blog entry provides a reminder/introduction to some useful Collector functionality that was introduced in ITNM 4.1 to support the RAN work but which is generally useful beyond RAN integrations. In ITNM 4.1 a set of relationship methods were added to the Collector framework that allow NCIM relationships ( collects, contains, hostedService, depends ) to be specified in Collector data. The additional methods that provide these facilities are documented in the language specific archives that accompany the Collector Developer Guide on... [More]
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Discovery Debug Reporting Views
Island nodes in a topology can adversely affect RCA. I've found that creating a view that allows me to quickly find islands helps in addressing these issues with respective departments (SysAdmins, NetAdmins, etc). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Create a reporting view for IslandNodes (SQL for DB2, may need to be adapted to other platforms) drop view ncim.islandNodes; create view ncim.islandNodes as select mnd.entityId... [More]
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What network kit supports my servers?
Overview A common problem when managing networked IT environments is understanding what network equipment supports mission-critical servers and how; and similarly, what mission-critical servers depend on what network equipment? This information is important for a number of reasons:- Networked IT infrastructure is typically managed by separate network and IT management teams. Effective management depends on proper collaboration and each team knowing how the assets they manage connect-to and depend on the other team's assets. This is... [More]
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