Event consoles
System Automation for Multiplatforms sends EIF events to either Tivoli Enterprise Console® (TEC) or Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus (OMNIbus). TEC and OMNIbus are rule-based event management applications that use a central server to process incoming events.
They collect alarms and events from a variety of sources:
- Tivoli applications
- Tivoli partner applications
- Customer applications
- Network management platforms
- Relational database systems
For IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms an event
is generated and forwarded to the TEC or OMNIbus event console in
the following cases:
- The configuration of IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms or the state of an automated resource changes.
- Problems are encountered.
If you want to use System Automation events with Tivoli Business Service Manager (TBSM), you must forward the events to OMNIbus.
IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms can
produce the following types of events:
Event Class / Alert Group | Description |
---|---|
SystemAutomation_Resource_Status_Change | Status of an automated resource changed. |
SystemAutomation_Resource_Configuration_Change | A new automated resource has been added or an existing resource has been deleted or modified. |
SystemAutomation_Relationship_Configuration_Change | A new relationship has been added or an existing relationship has been deleted or modified. |
SystemAutomation_Domain_Status_Change | The domain status changed. For example:
|
SystemAutomation_Request_Configuration_Change | A new request has been issued against an automated resource or an existing request has been cancelled. |
The following topics describe how to set up IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms and
the event consoles to enable event forwarding to either TEC or OMNIbus:
- Set up OMNIbus to use with IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms: Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
- Set up TEC for use with IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms: Tivoli Enterprise Console.
After you prepare the event console of your choice, you must enable event generation as described in Enabling event generation.