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 OPC Unified Architecture (UA).

Note: The Probe for OPC UA is based on the OPC Unified Architecture (UA) 1.0.2 specification.
Table 1. Summary

Probe target

Network devices and EMS that implement the OPC UA 1.0.2 specification.

Probe executable name

The way in which you run (execute) the probe depends on whether you are running UNIX or Windows:

  • nco_p_opc_ua (UNIX, Linux)
  • nco_p_opc_ua.bat Windows

Package version

1.0

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=swg21687620

Properties file

$NCHOME/omnibus/probes/arch/opc_ua.props

Rules file

$NCHOME/omnibus/probes/arch/opc_ua.rules

Sample XML configuration files for event and data change notification

$OMNIHOME/var/OpcUaEvent.xml

$OMNIHOME/var/OpcUaDataChange.xml

%OMNIHOME%\var\OpcUaEvent.xml

%OMNIHOME%\var\OpcUaDataChange.xml

Additional probe files

The following additional probe files deliver with the probe:

  • opc_ua_dsl_log.properties - used to configure the advanced log settings in the Domain-Specific Language (DSL) framework. This is the default file for the DSSLLogConfig property.

    See Properties and command line options for more information.

  • generic_opc_ua.jar - generated from the OPC Foundation WSDL set to support probe Web Service transactions.

Requirements

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

For details of any additional software that this probe requires, refer to the description.txt file that is supplied in its download package.

Connection method

The probe connects to the OPC UA server session endpoint using a web service HTTP/SOAP interface.

Multicultural support

Available

Peer-to-peer failover functionality

Available

IP environment

IPv4 and IPv6

Federal Information Processing 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.