XML files

If the number of alarms in the ZTE EMS exceeds a maximum number (as configured in the EMS), the EMS puts all the active alarm data into an XML file. The probe then parses the XML file to retrieve the alarm data.

If the probe is running against ZTE NetNumen M31 CN, you can make the probe validate the XML file against an XML schema document (XSD) before processing the alarm data. If the probe is running against ZTE NetNumen M31 RAN, the probe parses the XML file without validating it first.

The properties related to XML validation can only be used when the value of the TargetEMS property is CN.

To enable XML validation, specify a value of true for the ValidateXML property and specify the location of the XML schema using the XSDFile property.

Using FTP

If the XML schema file is on a remote system, the probe can retrieve it over FTP. To enable this, you must specify the following value for the XSDFtpCommand property:

ftp://user:password@host/

Where user and host are the user name and host name of the server where the schema is located, and password is specified by the XSDFtpPassword property.

Note: Encrypt the password using the nco_g_crypt utility supplied with Netcool/OMNIbus and use the encrypted string as the value of the XSDFtpPassword property. For more information about encrypting passwords, see the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Administration Guide (SC14-7605).