Creating and configuring a federated user repository for Netcool Configuration Manager

The first step for authenticating by using a Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer is to create a federated user repository for Netcool Configuration Manager.

1. Launch the WebSphere Administrative Console from http://<ncmserver-hostname-ip>:<16316>/ibm/console and login using the Netcool Configuration Manager superuser name and password specified during installation.
   Note: The port number may be different for a non-standard installation.
2. Select Security > Global security.
3. Under the User account repository, select Federated repositories from the Available realm definitions field, and click Configure.
4. Under Repositories in the realm, select Add repositories (LDAP, custom, etc).
5. Under General Properties, select New Repository > Custom Repository
6. Update the ObjectServer VMM properties as described here (or per your custom repository):

   Repository identifier

   NetcoolObjectServer

   Repository adapter class name

   com.ibm.tivoli.tip.vmm4ncos.ObjectServerAdapter

   Custom Properties

   Add the following four properties:

   Note: Find the exact details from the repository viewable on the Network Manager Gui Administrative Console.

   Table 1. Custom Properties

   Name (case-sensitive	Value
   username	ObjectServer administrator user name
   password	ObjectServer encrypted administrator user password
   port1	Object Server port number
   host1	Object Server hostname/IP address

7. Click Apply and save your changes directly to the master configuration.
8. Under General properties of Repository Reference, update the Unique distinguished name to o=netcoolObjectServerRepository
9. Click OK and save your changes directly to the master configuration, then click OK again.
10. The local repository may not contain IDs that are also in Netcool Configuration Manager. To mitigate, perform one of the following steps:
    • Remove the local file repository from the federation of repositories.
    • Remove all the conflicting users from the local file repository.
11. If prompted, enter the WebSphere Administrator user password in the Password and Confirm Password fields, and click OK.
12. In Global security under the User account repository, select Federated Repositories from the Available realm definitions field, and click Set as current.
13. Click Apply and save your changes directly to the master configuration.
14. Log out of the Administrative Console.
15. Stop the Netcool Configuration Manager server using the ./itncm.sh stop command. Then start the Netcool Configuration Manager server using the ./itncm.sh start command.