Running gateways

Before you can run a gateway, you must create an entry for it in the Server Editor. You must also configure the gateway to suit your operational environment.

Use of OMNIHOME and NCHOME environment variables
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V7.0 (and earlier) uses the OMNIHOME environment variable in many configuration files. To use these files on Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V7.1 (and later), replace occurrences of the OMNIHOME environment variable with NCHOME/omnibus.
Running gateways
On UNIX and Linux operating systems, you start gateways from the command line. On Windows operating systems, you can start gateways from the command line or as Windows services.
Troubleshooting gateway problems
When troubleshooting gateway problems, start by checking the gateway log file.

Parent topic: Setting up gateways to forward event data

Related concepts

Configuring gateways
Configuring server communication details in the Server Editor