Configuring IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager to start Network Manager

Optional: To view a summary of the resources that Network Manager exports to IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager and, from there, open Network Manager, you must add a JSP report.

About this task

Important: If you are using an earlier version of TADDM than 7.2.1 Fix Pack 1, follow these instructions to install and configure the JSP report. However, if you are using version 7.2.1 Fix Pack 1 or later, ignore these steps. In version 7.2.1 Fix Pack 1 and later, the report to show Network Manager inventory and launch in context is installed (or updated if already exists) by the TADDM installation. For more information, see the documentation at http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSPLFC/welcome.

The JSP report is provided; to use the report, the files must be copied to the correct location on your TADDM server.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the TADDM server.
  2. Ensure the $COLLATION_HOME environment variable is set appropriately.
  3. Copy the dla_install_directory/integration/itnm_inventory.jsp file from the Network Manager GUI components server to the $COLLATION_HOME/deploy-tomcat/reports/WEB-INF/view directory on the TADDM server.
  4. Copy the two GIF files (tivoli.gif and ibm_logo.gif) in dla_install_directory/integration/itnm_images directory from the Network Manager GUI components server to the $COLLATION_HOME/deploy-tomcat/images directory on the TADDM server.
  5. Stop your TADDM server.
  6. Edit the $COLLATION_HOME/etc/cdm/xml/reports.xml file by adding the following section before the closing </beans> tag: 
    <bean class="com.collation.cdm.reports.viewer.JspReportViewer" id="ITNMInventoryReport">
	<property name="reportGroup">
		<value>Inventory Reports</value>
	</property>
	<property name="reportName">
		<value>ITNM IP Inventory Report</value>
	</property>
	<!-- START NON-TRANSLATABLE -->
	<property name="jsp">
		<value>/WEB-INF/view/itnm_inventory.jsp</value>
	</property>
	<!-- END NON-TRANSLATABLE -->
</bean>
  7. Restart your TADDM server.

Results

The Network Manager Inventory Report is displayed in the TADDM Domain Manager console. The report has the following sections:
  • Server Summary: Provides information about the installed instances of the Network Manager product, including the Network Manager versions installed, the host addresses of the servers where Network Manager is installed, and the URLs to access the Network Manager GUI.
  • Resource Summary: Lists all Network Manager resources that have a relationship to a ComputerSystem, including information on their IP address, manufacturer, type of resource (for example, router), and unique identifier in the Network Manager database.