Connecting to an ObjectServer failover pair

Each Network Manager installation that connects to an ObjectServer needs a copy of the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus interfaces file.

About this task

Assuming that server communication information has been configured in your Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus installations, the $NCHOME/etc/interfaces.arch file (where arch represents the operating system name) should be available in the NCHOME installation location.

Procedure

  • When Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus is installed on the same server as Network Manager, they must both be installed into the same NCHOME location. In such cases, no further action is required to ensure that Network Manager processes can connect to an ObjectServer failover pair.
  • If Network Manager and Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus are installed on different servers, perform the following steps on the primary and backup Network Manager servers:

    Copy the $NCHOME/etc/interfaces.arch file from the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus NCHOME location to the NCHOME installation location on the server where Network Manager is installed.

    For more information about configuring server communication information and generating the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus interfaces.arch file, see the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus documentation at http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSHTQ/landingpage/NetcoolOMNIbus.html.

    Note: The name of the virtual ObjectServer pair should be specified in the ConfigItnm.DOMAIN.cfg file.