Connecting to a process agent

Before you can connect to a process agent, you must ensure that the process agent has started.

1. From the Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator window, select the Reports menu button in the left pane.

   

2. Click PA. The Process Agent Report pane opens, and shows all the process agents that were selected when the Import Connections Wizard was last run.
   Tip: After you have started Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator, you can click File > Import at any time to import new communications information from the omni.dat file (sql.ini on Windows).
3. Right-click the process agent. From the pop-up menu, perform either of the following actions:
   • Click Connect As if you are connecting for the first time or want to enter updated connection information. The Process Agent Security window opens. Complete this window as follows:

     Username

     Type the user name that is used to log into the process agent.

     On UNIX, any user that needs access to the process agent must be a member of a UNIX user group that you identify as an administration group for this purpose. On Windows, the user must be a valid user with a local or domain account.

     Password

     Type the password that is used to log into the process agent.

     Note: Only passwords up to and including 15 characters in length can be used by the process agent. Passwords longer than this are not supported.

     Always use for this connection

     Select this check box to indicate that the specified user name and password should be saved for automatic reuse on subsequent connection attempts to this process agent. These settings last for the length of the application session.

     Use as default

     Select this check box if you want the values specified for the user name and password to be automatically filled in the next time this window is displayed. These settings last for the length of the application session.

     Note: If you select both check boxes, the Always use for this connection setting takes precedence.

   • Click Connect to use previously-specified connection information.
4. Click OK.

   The Service/Process Details window opens. This window contains information about the processes and services configured under this process agent.