Creating a Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager common pack data model containing a raw data model

You can extract raw data counters from a technology pack. You can then create a Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager common pack data model containing a model that report authors can use to create reports by using those raw data counters.

Procedure

  1. In WirelessModelling tool, select File > New > Project.
  2. Click General > Project, and then click Next.
  3. Enter the project name. Typically, you use the name of the technology pack.
  4. Click Finish.
  5. In the Project Explorer, right-click the new project and select Import. The Import wizard opens.
  6. On the Select page of the Import wizard, expand TNPM Pack Modeling and select Import a Wireless Pack Archive (from archive) or Import a Wireless Pack Archive (from expanded folder).
  7. Optional: Select Import a Wireless Pack Archive (from expanded folder) to import a technology pack that is copied from an installed Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager system.
    Browse to the source folder where the pack model is available. For example:
    • GSM_Nokia_BSS_RG20-4.0.0 Technology Pack

      ..\admin\techpacks\GSM_Nokia_BSS_RG20\4.0.0\

    • UMTS_Nokia_UTRAN_RU40 Technology Pack

      ..\admin\techpacks\UMTS_Nokia_UTRAN_RU40\7.0.0\

    Important: For all packs that are not released by IBM as a part of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) program or those packs that are customized by you, you must use Import a Wireless Pack Archive (from expanded folder) option to import the models.
  8. Click Next.
  9. On the Database details page, specify the following connection details:
    • Host: Hostname where the database is installed
    • Username: Username of the system. By default, virtuo
    • Password: Password for virtuo user
    • Database SID: SID name to connect. By default, vtdb.
  10. Click Test Connection.
  11. Click Next when the connection is successful.
  12. Browse to a folder that contains a technology pack and click Open. The contents of the technology pack are imported and inspected.
  13. Click Next.
  14. On the Select Entities page, you can see the vendor and all the entities that are associated with the pack. Select the required entities and click Next. Typically, you must select the Vendor and Neutral entities
  15. On the Save As page, enter a name for the tnpmmodel file. A Common Intermediate Format (CIF) file (.tnpmmodel) is generated based on the name of the technology pack. Select your project folder, and then click Finish.
  16. In the Project Explorer, select the CIF file to see the contents and browse through the resource set and the metric group set to check your data.
  17. If you want to reduce the size of the CIF file by only including specific metrics for particular resources, filter the CIF file as described in Filtering metrics from a model in an existing CIF file.
  18. Generate the data model contents as described in Generating the Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager common pack data model contents.
  19. Publish the Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager common pack data model by using Framework Manager. For more information about how to publish the, see Publishing a Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager common pack data model.