Upgrading Event Analytics from stand-alone installations of Netcool/OMNIbus and Netcool/Impact

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If you have stand-alone installations of Netcool®/OMNIbus with WebGUI and Netcool/Impact, you can complete the upgrade.

Before you begin

Ensure that the following product packages are already installed:
  • IBM® Tivoli® Netcool/Impact packages:
    • IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact GUI Server_7.1.0.32
    • IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact Server_7.1.0.32
  • IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus packages:
    • IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_8.1.0.31
  • IBM Netcool packages:
    • IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI_8.1.0.33

About this task

This upgrade scenario is for users who already use Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Netcool/Impact but do not have the Netcool Operations Insight® packages that are needed for the Event Analytics function, and now want the Event Analytics function.
For this upgrade scenario, you must use IBM Installation Manager to Install the product packages that are needed for the Event Analytics function, then Update the product packages. The Install of product packages locates and installs the following two packages:
  • IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact Server Extensions for Netcool Operations Insight_7.1.0.32
  • Netcool Operations Insight Extensions for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI_8.1.0.33

To do the upgrade, complete the following steps.

Procedure

  1. Start Installation Manager. Change to the /eclipse subdirectory of the Installation Manager installation directory and enter the following command to start Installation Manager:

    ./IBMIM

  2. Configure Installation Manager to point to either a local repository or an IBM Passport Advantage® repository, where the download package is available. Within the IBM Documentation content for Installation Manager, see the topic that is called Installing packages by using wizard mode.
    See the following URL within IBM Documentation for content on Installation Manager:

    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSDV2W/im_family_welcome.htmlexternal link

  3. To install your packages in the main Installation Manager, click Install and complete the steps in the installation wizard to complete the installation of your packages:
    1. In the Install tab, select the following product groups and product installation packages, and click Next.
      • IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact Server Extensions for Netcool Operations Insight_7.1.0.32
      • Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI 8.1.0.33
      • Netcool Operations Insight Extensions for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI_8.1.0.33
    2. In the Licenses tab, review the licenses. When you are happy with the license content, select I accept the terms in the license agreements and click Next.
    3. In the Location tab, use the existing package group and location.
    4. In the Features tab, select the features for your packages, and click Next.
    5. In the Summary tab, review summary details. If you need to change any detail click Back, but if you are happy with summary details, click Install and wait for installation of the package to complete.
    6. When installation of the packages completes, the window updates with details of the installation. Click Finish.
  4. Migrate the rollup configuration. For more information about updating the rollup configuration, see Adding columns to seasonal and related event reports.

What to do next

  1. Verify that the correct packages are installed. After you update each package, and to ensure that you have the correct environment, verify that the following packages are installed.
    • Packages for IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact:
      • IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact GUI Server_7.1.0.32
      • IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact Server_7.1.0.32
      • IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact Server Extensions for Netcool Operations Insight_7.1.0.32
    • Packages for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus:
      • IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus_8.1.0.31
    • Packages for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI:
      • IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI_8.1.0.33
      • Netcool Operations Insight Extensions for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus WebGUI_8.1.0.33
  2. Configure the ObjectServer for Event Analytics. For more information about configuring the ObjectServer for Event Analytics, see Configuring the ObjectServer.
  3. Connect to a valid database from within IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact. To configure a connection to one of the Event Analytics supported databases, see the following topics:
  4. If you add a cluster to the Impact environment, you must update the data sources in IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact. For more information, see Configuring extra failover capabilities in the Netcool/Impact environment.
  5. If you want to use the pattern generalization feature in Event Analytics, you must configure the type properties that are used for event pattern creation in IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact. For more information about configuring the type properties used for event pattern creation in IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact, see Configuring event pattern processing.