IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, Version 7.4

Setting up Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

After installing Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, you must perform configuration tasks to set up the system. This involves creating and setting up one or more ObjectServers (as necessary), and configuring communications between your Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server components. You can also configure FIPS 140-2, IPv6, and multicultural support.

Creating and running ObjectServers
Each Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus installation must have at least one ObjectServer to store and manage alert information. You can also set up multiple ObjectServers on one or more host computers.
Configuring server communication details in the Server Editor
When you install or change a server component on any host in your Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus system, you must configure the component to communicate with other components by using the Server Editor.
Setting up distributed installations
You can run different Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus components on multiple systems in your network. For example, you can have an ObjectServer running on one computer, a gateway on another, and a proxy server on another.
Configuring FIPS 140–2 support for the server components
You can run the following server components in FIPS 140–2 mode: ObjectServers, process agents, proxy servers, and ObjectServer gateways. In this mode, the cryptographic functions of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus use cryptographic modules that have been FIPS 140–2 approved.
Importing and exporting ObjectServer configurations
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus provides two utilities, called nco_confpack and nco_osreport, both of which you can use to import and export ObjectServer configurations.
Setting up desktop ObjectServers
You can configure a desktop ObjectServer architecture to reduce the load on ObjectServers that receive high numbers of events.
IPv6 configuration
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus provides support for both IPv4 and IPv6. The components can operate and coexist on a network supporting IPv4 only, IPv6 only, or a dual IPv4 and IPv6 configuration.
Multicultural support
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus uses the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library for character set conversion, and supports the character encodings that ICU supports.
Extending the functionality of Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus includes a set of resources that you can use to extend the functionality of the product. Integration with other Tivoli products is required for some of the customizations provided.