To integrate NetView and Operations Center:
Install the NvORB software on each NetView server.
For instructions, see Section 10.0, ORB Installation.
Create a NetView adapter for each instance of NetView on the network.
For instructions, see Section 5.1, Creating an Adapter.
Modify the adapter properties.
For instructions, see Section A.19, IBM Tivoli NetView.
The following topics cover various aspects of managing NetView alarms:
The Operations Center console view provides a Boolean (True/False) alarm column named . Use this data for tracking purposes, such as to check if an operator is working on an alarm.
NetView alarms in Operations Center have and right-click menu options. These options are available for all NetView integrations (Solaris, AIX, and Windows).
If an alarm’s column value is False (the default) the option is available by right-clicking the alarm. Selecting the menu option changes the value to True.
When an alarm’s value is True, the right-click option is available. Selecting changes the value to False.
The acknowledgement status of alarms is not persistent across adapter cycles or shutdowns. Stopping and restarting the adapter does not retain the previous acknowledgement status of alarms. The acknowledgement status field is just for user tracking purposes. It does not perform any action on the NetView console.
Only users with Manage permission can access the and alarm options.
Manage or unmanage objects using the element menu options in the Operations Center console. The Manage and Unmanage element commands are supported for NetView on UNIX (the AIX and Solaris platforms). For details on using element menu options, see Managing and Unmanaging Elements in the Operations Center 5.0 User Guide.
The alarm totals displayed in the Operations Center view might differ from the alarm totals displayed in the NetView OVW console. For example, the view might display 386 alarms, while the OVW alarm browser displays 395 alarms. Also, the totals for each condition (Critical, Major, Minor, etc.) might differ between Operations Center and OVW.
The NetView event store (where alarms are persisted) is a finite size. When the OVW alarm browser runs for a long period of time, some alarms are rolled over (pushed out) from the event store, but still display in the OVW alarm browser.
When an adapter starts in Operations Center, it mines the NetView persistent event store for alarms. However, Operations Center cannot mine the alarms that were pushed out from the event store, even if they display in the OVW alarm browser.