Installing Network Management

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This installation scenario describes how to set up the Networks for Operations Insight feature in the Netcool Operations Insight solution. A sample system topology is given on which the installation tasks are based. It is assumed that the core products of the Netcool Operations Insight solution are already installed and running.

Networks for Operations Insight is an optional feature that integrates network management products with the products of the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. The Networks for Operations Insight feature includes Network Manager IP Edition and Netcool Configuration Manager. Deploying these products depends on your environment and the size and complexity of your network. For guidance on deployment options, see guidance provided in the respective product documentation:

The information supplied in this scenario is high-level and covers the most salient points and possible issues you might encounter that are specific to the Networks for Operations Insight feature in the Netcool Operations Insight solution. This scenario is end-to-end and you should perform the tasks in the specified order.

For more information, see the Related concept, task, and information links at the end of this topic.

Before you begin

  • Install the components of Netcool Operations Insight, as described in On-premises components. The Networks for Operations Insight solution requires that the following products are installed, configured, and running as follows:
    • The IBM® Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1 server components are installed and an ObjectServer is created and running. Ensure that the administrator user of the ObjectServer was changed from the default.
    • The IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1 Web GUI is installed and running in an instance of Dashboard Application Services Hub. The ObjectServer is defined as the Web GUI data source.
    • An IBM Db2® database is installed and configured for event archiving, and the Gateway for JDBC is installed and configured to transfer and synchronize the events from the ObjectServer.
    • IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis is installed and running, and configured so that events are forwarded from IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus to Operations Analytics - Log Analysis via the Gateway for Message Bus. See Configuring integration with Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
  • Obtain the following information about the ObjectServer:
    • Hostname and port number
    • Installation directory (that is, the value of the $OMNIHOME environment variable)
    • Name, for example, NCOMS
    • Administrator password
  • Install and configure the event search and event seasonality features.

If any of the preceding products are not installed, or features not configured, they must be configured before you can set up the Networks for Operations Insight feature.

About this task

This task and the sub-tasks describe the scenario of a fresh deployment of the products in the Networks for Operations Insight feature. The system topology is a logical sample. It is not the only system topology that can be used. It is intended for reference and to help you plan your deployment. The system topology is as follows:

  • IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Network Manager are installed on separate hosts (that is, a distributed installation). The version of IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus is 8.1.
  • The ObjectServer is configured to be the user repository for the products.
    Draft comment:
    IS THIS WHAT WE WANT TO SAY? DO ALL PRODUCTS IN NOI SUPPORT OBJECTSERVER USERS? THE SSO TOPICS FOR THE INSIGHT PACKS TALK ABOUT AN LDAP!!
    Note: All the products of the Netcool Operations Insight solution also support the use of an LDAP directory as the user repository.
  • Network Manager and Netcool Configuration Manager both use the 8.1 ObjectServer to store and manage events.
  • In this topology, the default Db2 v10.5 Enterprise Server Edition database is used.