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 Generic Probe for Multi-Technology Operations Systems Interface (MTOSI).

Table 1. Summary

Probe target

Multi-Technology Operations Systems Interface (MTOSI) Release 3.0

Probe executable name

nco_p_generic_mtosi

Probe installation package

omnibus-arch-probe-nco-p-generic_mtosi-version

Package version

3.0

Probe supported on

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

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/568491

Properties file

$OMNIHOME/probes/arch/generic_mtosi.props

Rules file

$OMNIHOME/probes/arch/generic_mtosi.rules

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

HTTP/HTTPS

Webservices (XML over HTTP) remote connectivity

The Multi-Technology Operations Systems Interface (MTOSI) can connect to a device on a remote host.

Multicultural support

Available

For information about configuring multicultural support, including language options, see the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Installation and Deployment Guide.

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.