On-premises components

Learn about the products and components of an installation of on-premises Netcool Operations Insight.

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Netcool Operations Insight V1.6.3 on premises: Download Netcool Operations Insight (on premises) V1.6.3 external link

Product and component versions

The following table lists the products and components that are supported in the current release of on-premises Netcool Operations Insight, which is version 1.6.3. Only this combination of product and component releases is supported in Netcool Operations Insight V1.6.3.

Install Netcool Operations Insight V1.6.3 with IBM Installation Manager V1.9.2.

Table 1. Netcool Operations Insight on premises V1.6.3 product and component versions

Product or component

Version

Change from previous release?

Download from
Passport Advantage®external link
Download from Fix Central

IBM Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus core components

V8.1.0.24

Yes

CJ8KCEN

version 1.6.3.2 iconV8.1.0 Fix Pack 25 is available with version 1.6.3.2.

V8.1.0 Fix Pack 24 is available with version 1.6.3.0.

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI

For compatible versions of IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact and Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/netcoolomnibus/8.1?topic=upgrade-web-gui-installation-prerequisites external link

V8.1.0.21

Yes

version 1.6.3.2 icon V8.1.0 Fix Pack 23 is available with version 1.6.3.2.

version 1.6.3.1 icon V8.1.0 Fix Pack 22 is available with version 1.6.3.1, a limited availability release.

V8.1.0 Fix Pack 21 is available with version 1.6.3.0.

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8 Plus Gateway for Message Bus

V8.0 No

CC8Y3EN

 

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8 Plus Gateway for JDBC

V8.0 No CC8XSEN  

IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8 Plus JDBC Gateway Configuration Scripts

V8.0 No CC8XQEN  

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact

For compatible versions of IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact and Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI, see https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/netcoolomnibus/8.1?topic=upgrade-web-gui-installation-prerequisites external link

V7.1.0.20

Yes

CJ8KDEN for Fix Pack 20.

version 1.6.3.2 iconV7.1.0 Fix Pack 22 is available with version 1.6.3.2.

version 1.6.3.1 iconV7.1.0 Fix Pack 21 is available with version 1.6.3.1, a limited availability release.

V7.1.0 Fix Pack 20 is available with version 1.6.3.0.

Db2®

V11.1

Db2 V11.1 Advanced Workgroup Server Edition for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact eAssembly. For use with Operations Management components

V11.5

IBM Db2 Server Edition V11.5 for Netcool Operations Insight V1.6.3

No

CJ8KIML

CJ8KJEN

 

Operations Analytics - Log Analysis

V1.3.7

Yes

G00GHEN

 

Operations Analytics - Log Analysis Service Desk Extension

V1.1.0

No

CJ8KFEN

Note: Only available with G00GHEN
 

IBM Operations Analytics Advanced Insights Multiplatform English eAssembly

V1.3.6 No

CJ8KGEN

 

Event Analytics

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact Server Extensions for IBM Netcool Operations Insight_7.1.0.20

Yes

 

Included in Netcool/Impact V7.1.0.20

IBM Netcool Operations Insight Extension for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI_8.1.0.22

Yes

 

Included in Web GUI V8.1.0.22

Event Search

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Insight Pack V1.3.1

No

CNS6GEN

Included in Operations Analytics - Log Analysis V1.3.6 eAssembly.

 

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Insight Pack V1.3.0.2

No

CN8IPEN

Included in Operations Analytics - Log Analysis V1.3.6 eAssembly.

 

Topology Search

Network Manager Insight Pack V1.3.0.0

No

CNZ43EN

Included in Operations Analytics - Log Analysis eAssembly.

 

IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition

V4.2.0.11

Yes

CJ8KSEN

version 1.6.3.2 iconV4.2.0 Fix Pack 13

V4.2.0 Fix Pack 11

Device Dashboard

V1.1.0.2

No

CJ8KUEN

V1.1 Fix Pack 2

Network Health Dashboard

V4.2

No

CJ8KTEN

V4.2

IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager

V6.4.2.12

Yes

CJ8KVEN

version 1.6.3.2 iconV6.4.2 Fix Pack 13 is available with version 1.6.3.2.

V6.4.2 Fix Pack 12 is available with version 1.6.3.0.

IBM Agile Service Manager

V1.1.10

Yes

CJ8KXEN

version 1.6.3.2 iconV 1.1.11

V 1.1.10

IBM Agile Service Manager Observers

V1.1.10

Yes

CJ8KYEN

 

IBM Agile Service Manager Application and Network Discovery

V1.1.10

Yes

CJ8KZEN

 

Jazz® for Service Management

V1.1.3.10

Yes

G00GJML

version 1.6.3.2 iconV 1.1.3.11

V1.1.3.10

WebSphere® Application Server

V8.5.5.18 and V9.0.5.5

Yes

Included in Jazz for Service Management.

V8.5.5 Fix Pack 18

V9.0.5 Fix Pack 5

Java™ SDK for WebSphere Application Server V8.0.5.6

No

   
IBM Cognos® Analytic ServerIBM Cognos Analytic Server V11.1.7

Yes

G00GKML

V11.1.7

The eAssembly includes the following components:
  • IBM Cognos Analytics Server 11.1.7
  • IBM Cognos Analytics Client 11.1.7
  • IBM Cognos Analytics Installer 2.0
V11.0.13
Note: End of support for version 11.0.x is targeted for September 2021. For more information, see: https://www.ibm.com/support/lifecycle/details?q45=K177789J28225R03

No

CJ8L0ML

V11.0.13

(Optional) IBM Cognos Analytics V11.0.13

No

CJ8L3ML

V11.0.13

(Optional) IBM Cognos Software Development Kit V11.0.13

No

CJ8L2ML

V11.0.13

(Optional) IBM Cognos Analytics Samples V1.0.13

No

CJ8L1ML

V11.0.13

Integrations

The following table lists the products that can be integrated with Netcool Operations Insight, together with the versions of these products that are compatible with Netcool Operations Insight V1.6.3.
Table 2. Products that can be integrated with Netcool Operations Insight
Product Version Download from Passport Advantage Download from Fix Central

IBM Tivoli Monitoring

V6.3.0

CJ8LBML

 
IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agents  

CJ8LCML

 
IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agents for Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition V4.2 V6.3.0.7

CJ8LDML

 

Tivoli Business Service Manager

V6.2.0.3

CNXG3ML

Interim Fix 2

Product and component details

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus core components V8.1.0.24
This product includes the following components. It is installed by Installation Manager. It is part of the base Netcool Operations Insight solution, so it must be installed, configured, and running before you can start the Networks for Operations Insight feature setup.
  • Server components (includes ObjectServers)
  • Probe and gateway feature
  • Accelerated Event Notification (AEN) client
For systems requirements, see http://ibm.biz/Bd2LHAexternal link.
Important: The ObjectServer that manages the event data must be at V8.1.0.
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Web GUI
This component includes the following subcomponents and add-ons. It is installed by Installation Manager. It is part of the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. The following extensions to the Web GUI are supplied in Netcool Operations Insight:
  • Tools and menus for integration with Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
  • Extensions for Netcool Operations Insight: This supports the Event Analytics capability.
    Important: Both the Impact Server Extensions and the Web GUI extensions must be installed for the Event Analytics capability to work.
The Web GUI is installed into Dashboard Application Services Hub, which is part of Jazz for Service Management. Jazz for Service Management is distributed as separate installation features in Installation Manager. For systems requirements, see http://ibm.biz/Bd2LHtexternal link .
Db2 Enterprise Server Edition database
Db2 is the default database that is used for Netcool Operations Insight. Other types of databases are also possible.
  • Db2 Enterprise Server Edition V11.1 is for use with Operations Management components. For systems requirements, see http://ibm.biz/Bd2L4Eexternal link.
  • Db2 Enterprise Server Edition V11.5 is also available.
Gateway for JDBC
This product is needed for the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. It is installed by Installation Manager. The system requirements are the same as for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1. It is required for the transfer of event data from the ObjectServer to the IBM Db2 database.
Netcool/Impact
The 7.1.0.20 Fix Pack is available as a silent refresh. This product includes the following components. It is part of the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. It is installed by Installation Manager.
  • Impact server
  • GUI server
  • Impact Server extensions: Includes the policies that are used to create the event analytics algorithms and the integration to IBM Connections.
    Important: Both the Impact Server Extensions and the Web GUI extensions must be installed for the Event Analytics capability to work.
For system requirements, see http://ibm.biz/Bd2L4Yexternal link.
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis V1.3.6
Netcool Operations Insight works with IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis V1.3.6. IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis is part of the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. It is installed by Installation Manager. For system requirements, search for "Hardware and software requirements" within the relevant version of IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSPFMY external link.
Note: Operations Analytics - Log Analysis Service Desk Extension V1.1.0 is available with IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis V1.3.6.
Note: Operations Analytics - Log Analysis Standard Edition is included in Netcool Operations Insight. For more information about Operations Analytics - Log Analysis editions, search for "Editions" at the Operations Analytics - Log Analysis documentation, at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSPFMYexternal link.
OMNIbusInsightPack_v1.3.1 for IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis
This product is part of the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. It is required to enable the event search capability in Operations Analytics - Log Analysis. The Insight Pack is installed into Operations Analytics - Log Analysis.
Gateway for Message Bus V8.0
This product is part of the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. It is installed by Installation Manager. The system requirements are the same as for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1.0.24. It is used for the following purposes:
  • Transferring event data to the IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis product.
  • Supports the transfer of event data to Agile Service Manager by integrating with the Agile Service Manager Event Observer.
Jazz for Service Management
This component provides the GUI framework for the Netcool Operations Insight solution. It is installed by Installation Manager, and it includes the following subcomponents.
  • Dashboard Application Services Hub V3.1.3.x
  • Reporting Services (previously called Tivoli Common Reporting)
Note: For the cumulative patch to use for this version of Jazz for Service Management, see the web page for the relevant version of Netcool Operations Insight at this location: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/Tivoli%20Netcool%20OMNIbus/page/Release%20details
For the system requirements for Dashboard Application Services Hub, see http://ibm.biz/BdiVYN. The instance of Dashboard Application Services Hub hosts the V8.1 Web GUI and the Seasonal Event Reports portlet. Jazz for Service Management is included in the Web GUI installation package but is installed as separate features.
You can set up Network Manager and Netcool Configuration Manager to work with Reporting Services by installing their respective reports when installing the products. Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1.0.24 and later can be integrated with Reporting Services 3.1 to support reporting on events. To configure this integration, connect Reporting Services to a relational database through a gateway. Then, import the report package that is supplied with Netcool/OMNIbus into Reporting Services. For more information about event reporting, see the Netcool/OMNIbus documentation, https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSSHTQ_8.1.0/omnibus/wip/install/task/omn_con_ext_deploytcrreports.htmlexternal link.
Network Manager IP Edition
This product includes the core and GUI components for the optional Networks for Operations Insight feature.
Network Manager Insight Pack V1.3.0.0 for IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis
This product is part of the Networks for Operations Insight feature. It is required to enable the topology search capability in Operations Analytics - Log Analysis. The Insight Pack is installed into Operations Analytics - Log Analysis. It requires that the OMNIbusInsightPack_v1.3.1 is installed.
Note: The Network Manager Insight Pack V1.3.0.0 can share a data source with the OMNIbusInsightPack_v1.3.1 only. It cannot share a data source with previous versions of the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Insight Pack.
Probe for SNMP
This product is optional for the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. It is used in environments that have SNMP traps. It is required for the Networks for Operations Insight feature. For installations of the probe on the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 server, use the instance of the probe that installs with IBM Installation Manager.
Syslog Probe
This product is optional for the base Netcool Operations Insight solution. It is required for the Networks for Operations Insight feature. For installations of the probe on the Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1 server, use the instance of the probe that installs with IBM Installation Manager.
Netcool Configuration Manager
This product has the following components. It is part of the optional Networks for Operations Insight feature.
  • Core components
  • Drivers
  • OOBC component
For system requirements, see http://ibm.biz/Bd2L4Jexternal link.

More information

For more information about the component products of Netcool Operations Insight, see the websites that are listed in the following table.

Table 3. Product information
Product Website
IBM Netcool Operations Insight https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSTPTP/welcome
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Web GUI https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSSHTQ/landingpage/NetcoolOMNIbus.html
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSSHYH/welcome
IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSPFMY/welcomeexternal link
Jazz for Service Management https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSEKCU/welcomeexternal link
IBM Tivoli Network Manager Network Manager documentationexternal link
IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SS7UH9/welcomeexternal link
Agile Service Manager https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SS9LQB/welcomeexternal link
runbook automation https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSZQDR/com.ibm.rba.doc/RBA_welcome.htmlexternal link