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 Heartbeat Probe.

Table 1. Summary

Probe target

None. Stand-alone probe which generates heartbeat events.

Probe executable name

nco_p_heartbeat

Patch number

5.0

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=swg21410579

Properties file

$OMNIHOME/probes/arch/heartbeat.props

Rules file

$OMNIHOME/probes/arch/heartbeat.rules

Requirements

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

Connection method

SIGALRM

Remote connectivity

No

Multicultural support

Available

Peer-to-peer failover functionality

Available

IP environment

IPv4 and IPv6

Note: The probe is supported on IPv6 when running on IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V7.3.0, 7.3.1 and 7.4.0 on all UNIX and Linux operating systems.

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.