IBM integrations

Data acquisition

The probe gathers events from the ZTE N31 NMS using a CORBA interface.

Data acquisition is further described in the following topics:

Connecting to the CORBA interface
The probe acts as an Integration Reference Point (IRP) Manager and connects to the ZTE N31 NMS system using a CORBA interface.
Retrieving alarms and notifications
If the Resynch property is set to true, the probe initially receives a list of all active alarms from the AlarmIRP object.
Filtering alarms and notifications
You can use the AlarmFilter and NotificationFilter properties to filter the events that the probe gathers from the ZTE N31 NMS.
Lookup table
The probe is supplied with a lookup table that contains details of the various types of alarms that the ZTE system generates.
Timeout
The probe has a timeout facility that allows it to disconnect from the system if there has been no activity for a predefined amount of time.
Backoff strategy
If the Retry property is set to true, and the probe fails to establish a connection or loses an existing connection to the device, the probe reverts to a backoff strategy.
Command line interface
The probe is supplied with a Command Line Interface (CLI). This interface enables you to execute commands to acknowledge alarms or request a full resynchronization.
Peer-to-peer failover functionality
The probe supports failover configurations where two probes run simultaneously. One probe acts as the master probe, sending events to the ObjectServer; the other acts as the slave probe on standby. If the master probe fails, the slave probe activates.

Parent topic: ZTE NetNumen N31 (CORBA)