Adding a UBA collector for a UBA pack

Use this information to add a UBA collector for a UBA Pack.

Procedure

  1. Load the pack XSD file into an existing topology, as follows:
    1. If it is not already open, open the Topology Editor (see Starting the Topology Editor in the Installing Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager - Wireline Component).
    2. Open a deployed topology (a topology.xml file) (see Opening an Existing Topology File in the Installing Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager - Wireline Component).
    3. In the Technology Pack view, right-click the Technology Packs folder and select Load Technology Pack from the menu.
      The Load the technology pack configuration metadata window displays. There are two radio buttons: XSD file and JAR file.
    4. Click the JAR file radio button and select Browse.
      There is a known issue and a workaround for opening an XSD file from a UBA pack. For more information, see UBA pack XSD file inside a JAR file cannot be loaded into the Topology Editor section in Pack Release Summary.
    5. Using the Directory: field, the up and down arrows, and the Folders pane on the configuration metadata window, go to the directory where the technology pack JAR files exist. For example, $PVMHOME/APFiles or a directory on the Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager CD.
    6. For bundled UBA packs:
      • Select the bundled JAR file, then click OK. The bundled JAR file displays in the Load the technology pack configuration metadata window.
      • Click Next. The Topology Editor displays the list of XSD files for the Bundled packs you installed.
      • Select one or more XSD files to import into the topology. Click Select all to select all of the XSD files.
        Note: You can also click a single XSD file and press the CTRL key to select any number of other XSD files.
      • Click Finish. The Topology Editor adds the selected Bundled Technology Pack or packs to the list of technology packs displayed in the Technology Packs view.
    7. For stand-alone UBA packs:
      • Select a technology pack JAR file, and then click OK. The pack JAR file is displayed in the configuration metadata window.
      • Click Finish. The Topology Editor adds the selected stand-alone technology pack to the list of technology packs displayed in the Technology Packs view.
  2. After you load a UBA pack XSD file, you must add a UBA collector and associate it with a UBA technology pack as follows:
    1. In the Logical view, right-click the DataChannel x folder and select from the Add collector UBA menu.
      The Configure Collector window opens.
    2. Select the appropriate technology pack (for example, Alcatel Lucent 5529 SDC) from the list of technology packs, and then click Next.
    3. Using the list of available hosts on the Configure Collector window, select the workstation that hosts the collector. For example, corinth).
    4. Accept the default collector number. For example, 2.
    5. Click Finish.
      The Topology Editor displays the new collector under the DataChannelx folder in the Logical view.
    6. Highlight the collector to view its properties. The Topology Editor displays both the UBA collector core parameters and the UBA technology pack-specific parameters. The core parameters are configured with all UBA technology packs. Review the values for the parameters to make sure that they are valid. For information about the core parameters, see the Properties Reference. For information about the pack-specific parameters, see the Topology Editor Help.
    7. To add extra UBA collectors for a UBA technology pack, repeat Step 2-a through Step 2-f.
    8. Redeploy the updated topology (see Starting the Deployer in the Installing Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager - Wireline Component).
  3. Configure the UBA technology packs.