Sending events to IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

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You can configure the Problem Insights server to send events to IBM® Tivoli® Netcool®/OMNIbus.

About this task

The names of the configuration file and the configuration properties where you must define the criteria for event forwarding to IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus vary depending on whether the Problem Insights server is deployed on Linux® or z/OS®. Table 1 lists the configuration file and property names based on the operating system where the Problem Insights server is deployed.

Table 1. Configuration files and properties for defining the criteria for event forwarding to IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
Operating system where the Problem Insights server is deployed Configuration file for defining event forwarding criteria Configuration property
Linux ZOA_HOME/zoa_env.config
  • EVENTAPI_USER
  • EVENTAPI_PASSWORD
  • EVENTAPI_URL
z/OS PI_HOME/config/event.config
  • eventapi.user

    The user name for the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus event management system to which the Problem Insights server must connect.

  • eventapi.password

    The password for the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus user name.

  • eventapi.url

    The URL for the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus event management system.

Procedure

  1. To prepare IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus to receive events from the Problem Insights server, complete the following steps.
    1. Configure IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Message Bus rules for IBM Z® Operational Log and Data Analytics events, as described in Configuring IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for Message Bus rules for IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics events.
    2. Enable quick links from the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Event Viewer to the Problem Insights GUI, as described in Enabling quick links from the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI Event Viewer to the Problem Insights GUI.
  2. In the appropriate IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics configuration file, update the appropriate configuration properties (which are listed in Table 1), according to the property descriptions in the file.