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Question
What integrations and features have been removed from version 7.1.0 of Tivoli Netcool/Impact?
Cause
Tivoli Netcool/Impact includes interfaces for a wide variety of services, however some services have been discontinued since the initial publication of the Impact 7.1 release.
Some early features available in Impact 7.1 have since been superseded by features in Netcool Operations Insight.
This document lists the removed features and more details on their removal.
Some early features available in Impact 7.1 have since been superseded by features in Netcool Operations Insight.
This document lists the removed features and more details on their removal.
Answer
The following integrations and features are removed from Tivoli Netcool/Impact 7.1.0.
| Feature | Status | Version | Reason |
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| Integration to IBM Connections | Removed | 7.1.0.20 | The Connections platform was withdrawn from service on 31 December 2020 following the divestiture of IBM's collaboration portfolio to HCL. The IBM Connections integration component was removed from Tivoli Netcool/Impact and the feature is no longer supported. | A large variety of social platforms offer REST APIs, which can be integrated with Impact's REST DSA. |
| Jabber 3rd party extensions | Deprecated | 7.1.0.20 | Jabber is a set of protocols and technologies that provides the means for two software entities to exchange streaming data over a network. The Tivoli Netcool/Impact jabber service acts as a Jabber client and is responsible for logging on to the external Instant Messaging services and sending instant messages. However, connections to specific instant messaging services have been removed, for the following reasons: - AIM - AIM was discontinued in 2017 - Yahoo - Yahoo Messenger was discontinued in 2018 - ICQ - connections from 3rd party clients were blocked in 2018 |
Jabber Service is to be deprecated. |
| Jabber service | Deprecated | 7.1.0.27 | The Jabber Service is deprecated. | Message platforms that use REST APIs, can be integrated with Impact's REST DSA. |
| Event Isolation and Correlation | Deprecated | 7.1.0.20 | Support for advanced event analytics are built into Netcool Operations Insight. | IBM Netcool Operations Insight introduces seasonality function for advanced analytics of event information. For more information about the seasonality function, see IBM Netcool Operations Insight documentation. |
| Simple email notification | Deprecated | 7.1.0.26 | New notification features such as ChatOps are available from IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps. | Email notifications can be generated with the SendEmail policy function, which can send emails when a preset set of conditions or events occur. |
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