Summary

Each probe works in a different way to acquire event data from its source, and therefore has specific features, default values, and changeable properties. Use this summary information to learn about this probe.

The following table provides a summary of the Probe for Alcatel-Lucent ECP.

Table 1. Summary

Probe target

Lucent ECP

Probe executable name

nco_p_lucent_ecp

Patch number

4.0

Probe supported on

For details of supported operating systems, see the following Release Notice on the IBM Software Support Website:

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21410616

Properties file

$OMNIHOME/probes/arch/lucent_ecp.props

Rules file

$OMNIHOME/probes/arch/lucent_ecp.rules

Requirements

A currently supported version of IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus or IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps.

Connection method

TCP/IP

Remote connectivity

The Probe for Alcatel-Lucent ECP can connect to a device on a remote host. Details of the remote device are specified using the Host and Port properties in the properties file.

Multicultural support

Available

Peer-to-peer failover functionality

Available

IP environment

IPv4 and IPv6

Note: The probe only supports the IPv6 environment on IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.2.1.

Federal Information Protocol Standards (FIPS)

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus uses the FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic provider: IBM Crypto for C (ICC) certificate 384 for cryptography. This certificate is listed on the NIST website at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401val2004.htm. For details about configuring Netcool/OMNIbus for FIPS 140-2 mode, see the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Deployment Guide.