Configuring inventory

Explains how to import, analyze, and discover elements and subelements in your network using Resource Manager or the Inventory Tool.

Before you begin
Configuring your network inventory
Explains how to gather information about elements and subelements in your network using the Inventory Tool.
Creating an inventory profile
The Inventory Tool Wizard lets you create and modify one or more profiles. A profile lets you define your network inventory. You can create different profiles for different resources in your network.
Configuring your discovery
Explains how to use the Discovery Tool Wizard to specify what resources are included in your network inventory profile.
Running an inventory profile
After you configure an inventory profile, you need to run it to perform a discovery.
SNMP bandwidth control and collection smoothing
The Bandwidth Control and Collection Smoothing features are used to optimize the performance of SNMP collectors in your environment.
Understanding file formats
Explains the formats required for the discovery files and the synchronization files.
Managing dynamic changes
Explains how to ensure that Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager detects dynamic changes, such as index shifting, and updates its state in real time. Doing so prevents unreliable and incorrect information from being stored and minimizes data loss.
Configuring a bulk collector inventory
Explains how to configure a bulk collector inventory. Bulk collector inventory profiles run automatically by default using the pollinv command; however, profiles can be edited and default parameters can be changed.
Understanding a bulk collector inventory
Directories and files (location, naming, and format)
Bulk file format examples

Parent topic: Configuring and Operating DataMart