User Guide for NIM Event Action Engine 2
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1. User Guide for NI M Event Action Engine 2 Assigned By Scope4Mation Processed By Scope4Mation Consultant N A _Date 3j July 2007 Document Details Assignee Reference Document name Filename Author Date published Status O draft O concept M final L1 approved Version Applicable Software Version Version Status Date Editorial Comment Author July 2007 A a a Oooo eh Name Company Scope4Mation Ede 2007 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form by print photo print microfilm or any other means without written permission by Scope4Mation Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden verveelvoudigd en of openbaar gemaakt door middel van druk fotokopie microfilm of op welke andere wijze ook zonder voorafgaande toestemming van Scope4Mation SF2007 BB 13038 Page 2 of 13 Table of Contents Document Details 11eeeeeeeeeieee eese eee eene nnne nnn n nune natn nuu Nanan nu ansa aranaren ausa une a nau 2 Table of Content 3 ntroduCtory E X 4 1 Functionality of the NI M EAE2 sssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ua una asa aa uu 5 2 The graphical interface sssssssssssnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nume nana nnne nnmnnn nnmnnn nnana 6 2 1 General DeseriptlOn oice pe c rore D pea cet Ene te Ep eve Pone fe De Eua dere Dave dee E pea ee Fare e ug 6 2 2 Required User Righits 5 pe toe eere eee Cei2. Or e eet Pee aa De ee Eee RE S 6 2 3 Interface walkthrough eet eot ve ote eoe ec de bete ee eh gs 6 2 3 1 NIM EAE 2 Interface Main screen sssseeee Heer 6 2 3 2 NIM EAE Interface About gt About NIM EAE ceee 7 2 3 3 NIM EAE Interface Configuration gt Trap Deamon 7 2 3 4 NIM EAE Interface Configuration gt Events 8 2 3 5 NIM EAE Interface Configuration gt General sssseeeen 9 3 Configuring events to be forwarded ee eceeeeee esee eene nenne nnn 11 Bal NDeSCEIDLEIOFI o osito et te t Spa en Hxc sedent dedi au ot diac veneers 11 3 2 Requirements oen toe sets te a s edendi otis Ns ear A ea Nu Rm e oec 11 cac Sr eEespe MEE 11 3 4 Messages Xl5x tue ede a e v Re Rr ee ERE Re ek Lebe e quin aeck eve eed EUx a Re ore keen EE an TR SR LE e 11 3 5 Event config tation eene siendo iin rese e Persi hahaa dacs dies 12 3 5 1 Select an enterprise class ssssssssssseseen emen nene 12 3 5 2 Configure an events EIAS 12 4 OVOW Node availability detection and message placing 13 4l D SCEIDEIOTIS certe oer vet eder ane rers E crede ever ned trs C RULES ETUR wren estes 13 4 2 SHOW IEWOEKS E TE e Ee cles Pe oe Pee tied ese Da ee Eee tbe deeds De Ree tes Pose ruis AAT 13 SF2007 BB 13038 Page 3 of 13 I ntroductory This document describes how the NIM EAE 2 application is used and what steps need to be taken in orde
3. name or ip Status Status is the Service View category that will be used to display the message Be sure to have generated the corresponding Service Views with the NIM Message Text Enter the message to send through with the message Also here SNMP variables can be used Severity Select the appropriate severity from the drop down list Click OK to accept the configuration Click OK on the Configuration Settings dialog to save the settings Restart the Scope4mation NIM Event Action Engine Service for the changes to take effect SF2007 BB 13038 Page 12 of 13 4 OVOW Node availability detection and message placing 4 1 Description This chapter describes the functionality of the OVOW Node detection 4 2 How it works With sending a message to OVOW it always needs a node to be displayed on Favorably this is the node where it originated from However this amp not always possible since OVOW is designed to work with Server nodes and thus does not have Network nodes registered in its database as it would have a server This means that displaying a message from a network node should be processed slightly different when it comes to placing it on the appropriate Node Before NIM EAE sends out a message it checks with the NIM Database to determine if the node the message is about is registered with OVOW or not If it is not found then the message will be sent with an UNMATCHED object field If the node is found then the MATCHED str
4. screenshot shows the main NIM EAE 2 user interface screen Here events are displayed if selected that the NIM EAE 2 processes as well as internal messages e Use the File gt Clear Events option to clear this screen SF2007 BB 13038 Page 6 of 13 2 3 2 NIM EAE Interface About gt About NI M EAB About SF NIM EAE SF NIM EAE Version 2 0 726 2 Scope4mation BY Copyright 2007 The above screenshot shows the Version information obtained by using the About gt About NIM EAE option 2 3 3 NIM EAE Interface Configuration gt Trap Deamon Configuration Settings E Trap Deamon L Events General Monitoring Trap Deamon File c tapd conf E Trap Deamon Preview Show Enterprise Identifier zi mon 1 3 6 1 2 1 16 p ENTERPRISES 1 3 6 1 4 1 cisco ve RO O EI 1 3 6 1 4 1 9 dmilndications dmtfProcessorT able 1 3 5 1 4 1 412 2 4 5 dmtfMotherboardT able 1 3 6 1 4 1 412 2 4 6 deotfl onic alhdamaniT able 1261414122480 ag Name ObjectID Severity Format Forward Description Category OV HSRP 1 35 1 41 11 2 Critical The HSRP grou This event is ge Status Alarms OV HSRP 1 351 41 11 2 Critical The HSRP grou This event is ge Status Alarms OV_HSAP_ 1 351 41 11 2 Warning The HSRP grou This event is ge Status Alarms OV HSRP 1 361 41 11 2 Warning The HSRP grou This event is ge Status Alarms OV HSRP 1 351 41 11 2 Critical The HSRP grou This event is ge Status Ala
5. configurations to certain events this data is saved to Messages xls If a predefined Messages xls is available for example from the installation files then copy this file to a practical location and enter the full path to this file in the Excel File configuration line Preferably the Message xls provided with installation is used to start configurations If for any reason you do not have any predefined Messages xls at your disposal then it is possible to create an empty text file called Messages xls or any other name xls and start event configuration from scratch in NIM EAE 2 Important If an invalid file is appointed then no changes to event configuration will be saved SF2007 BB 13038 Page 11 of 13 3 5 Event configuration When opening the NIM EAE 2 user interface and selecting the menu Configuration Monitoring you will see an overview of the contents of the trapd conf file specified 3 5 1 Select an enterprise class In the top pane select Openview for example This will enable a subset of events on this class 3 5 2 Configure an event In the subset all events of this class are shown To forward an event tick on the box in the monitor column Click on the right side of the message field the following screen is shown Node 4 Status Critical Y Message Node is 2 is down Severity Device Status DS Node Enter the node that the event will be presented on in this case 2 is a variable that defines our host
6. guration Settings N X TrapDeamon Events General Monitoring Log File c sf nim eae xml hp Network Node Manager Server 172 18 1 203 Application Description Scope4mation SF NIM EAE ECS Event Filter CORR Automatic Restart Interval sec 105 Use Fully Qualified Name with Openview Console Message Log All Events Network Integration Manager NIM Database Connection SQL Server SRY OVOWOVOPS Database NIMDB Selecting Configuration gt General opens the dialog above Please note that the database settings are encrypted and thus can be only edited through the GUI this interface To edit the NIM database details click Edit see page 10 Logfile Specify a path and file name where logging should be written to HP Network Node Manager Server IP Address of NNM Server Application Description application opcmsg parameter value ECS Event Filter Usually left default which basically says that all events are captured and processed or looked at This filter can be tuned to automatically rule out certain type of events at the source without having to process them all and then throw them away The use of this option can be considered when large amounts of events clutter the active environment and a une down is necessary to keep the process functional The asterisk can be replaced by partial SNMP path for example 1 3 6 1 4 1 9 to process only all the Cisco subtree events Automatic Restart Interval Amou
7. ing will be returned This can be used in your Open Message Interface policy to determine an alternate placing of your message For example make a rule that diverts all messages with the object UNMATCHED to a dummy node NETWORK SF2007 BB 13038 Page 13 of 13
8. nt of minutes between restart of service Use Fully Qualified Name with Openview Console Message With sending an opcmsg out the node field can be filled with FQDN if available or with short host name Log All Events Whether to log all NIM EAE Events Internal and Traps SF2007 BB 13038 Page 9 of 13 DatabaseConnection x S L Client Server SRY OVOWSOVOPS Default Database NIMDB Time out 15 Use Integrated Security User Name nimuser aeooor Password When Use Integrated Security is selected the user and password fields are used for a windows login if not then the fields apply to an existing SQL user Use the Test button to check your settings SF2007 BB 13038 Page 10 of 13 3 Configuring events to be forwarded 3 1 Description This chapter describes how to configure an event to be forwarded and what steps are necessary 3 2 Requirements The following items should already be configured properly NNM Server IP Connection NIM Database Scope4mation NIM Event Action Engine Service running A valid Open Message Interface policy deployed that can handle the opc messages being sent 3 3 Trapd conf To be able to configure events a valid trapd conf copied from the NNM environment is necessary Copy this file to a practical location where NIM EAE 2 can read it Open the NIM EAE 2 user interface and configure the correct location of the copied trapd conf 3 4 Messages xls With making
9. r to correctly exploit the functionality of this product SF2007 BB 13038 Page 4 of 13 1 Functionality of the NI M EAE 2 The NIM EAE 2 application is developed to take control of the integration between OVOW and NNM this on both message and service view level This is why NIM EAE 2 depends on the NIM SF2007 BB 13038 Page 5 of 13 2 The graphical interface 2 1 General Description This chapter will provide as a guide through the NIM EAE 2 user interface 2 2 Required User Rights To be able to make the necessary configurations and run the NIM EAE 2 application local administrator rights are needed 2 3 Interface walkthrough 2 3 1 NIMEAE 2 Interface Main screen ScopeAemwton Network Integration Manager Event Action bagine sla x Fie Configuration About NL OLI pem Agent ondes oo Evert Poureters Message PCMe5 Nea sevet ba Het cenon 03 01 73 Lom Connecti 034087200 Monto Stoop a 0307 40 Lad Carewch samoam OM 0 307 Monia Stopp los Cornecti Men Sicep Lat Cornecti Morik Stopp Low Carnach Morita Stopp los Conmecti Ment Stogp Lat Carmecti Movin Sioop Lox Carnach Monitor Stoop los Connecti Mentor Siop Lost Connecti Moni Siop Low Connecti 02 07 2300 038230 Mono Stoop los Connect Mono Stogp Los Connecti Moni Stopp Low ot Connecti Monitor Skep Lot Connecti Moni Stop 3 2x0 ioGoBoBobBpobBobBocobpobBoacgobBobpoiBobpioboagotd 0307730 The above
10. rms DV HSRP 1 351 41 11 2 Warning The HSRP grou This event is ge Status Alarms DV HSRP 1 351 41 11 2 Normal The HSRP grou This event is ge LOGONLY is DV HSRP 1 351 41 11 2 Critical The HSRP grou This event is ge Status Alarms zm OK Cancel SF2007 BB 13038 Page 7 of 13 Selecting Configuration gt Trap Deamon opens the dialog above Browse with the button or manually enter a path to a valid trapd conf Then click Show to display the contents If the contents are shown then Trap Daemon configuration page is set correctly provided the trapd file is correspondent with the trapd conf in the related NNM environment 2 3 4 NIM EAE Interface Configuration gt Events Configuration Settings E x Trap Deamon Events General Monitoring Excel File C Program Files Scopedmation SF NIM EAE Messages xls Excelsheet Preview Selecting Configuration gt Events opens the dialog above If you need to use a predefined event configuration then here is where you need to point to the correct file Click Show to see if the file is usable by the NIM EAE This is also the file that is used to save changes to the event configuration So when starting out just leave this settings page default The file is automatically created if not present when event configurations are made SF2007 BB 13038 Page 8 of 13 2 3 5 NIM EAE Interface Configuration General Confi
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