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3. Start the EIF probe by running:

$OMNIHOME/bin/nco_pa_start -process <probe_name>

where:

– $OMNIHOME is the system defined variable defining the install location of

OMNIbus.

– <probe_name> is the OMNIbus EIF probe name defined for process

control.

Configure the EIF probe on Windows

Do the following steps to update the rules file:

1. Copy the contents of <event_sync_install_dir>\OMNIbus\tivoli_eif.rules to the

following file:

%OMNIHOME%\probes\<os_dir>\tivoli_eif.rules

where:

– %OMNIHOME% is a system defined variable defining the install location

of OMNIbus.

– <os_dir> is the operating system, such as Windows or AIX.

2. Stop the EIF probe by selecting Start → Settings → Control Panel open

Administrative Tools, and then click Services. In the list of services,

double-click EIF probe, and then click Stop.

3. Start the EIF probe.In EIF probe services properties, click Start.

5.2.3 Configuring the monitor server

Before the monitoring server forwards any situation events to Tivoli Enterprise

Console, you have to enable forwarding of events.

Configuring a Windows monitoring server

Use the following steps to enable event forwarding on your monitoring server:

1. Select Start → Programs → IBM Tivoli Monitoring → Manage Tivoli

Monitoring Services. The Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services

window is displayed.

2. Right-click the monitoring server and click Reconfigure.

3. In the configuration options window, select Tivoli Event Integration Facility.

4. Click OK and OK.

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5. Complete the fields as described in Table 5-5.

Table 5-5 Tivoli Monitoring Server Information

6. Click OK.

Configuring UNIX monitoring servers

You configured the EIF probe and port information for the UNIX monitoring server

during installation if you installed the monitoring server using the configuration

instructions in this book. However, if you did not configure this information, refer

to “Hub monitoring server configuration on a Linux or UNIX server” on page 74.

Example 5-2 describes an EIF configuration.

Example 5-2 EIF configuration

[root@server2][/opt/IBM/ITM/bin]-> ./itmcmd config -S -t HUB_TEMS

Configuring TEMS...

Hub or Remote [1=*LOCAL, 2=*REMOTE] (Default is: 1):

TEMS Host Name (Default is: server2):

Network Protocol 1 [ip, sna, ip.pipe or ip.spipe] (Default is:

ip.pipe):

Now choose the next protocol number from one of these:

- ip

- sna

- ip.spipe

- 0 for none

Network Protocol 2 (Default is: ip):

Now choose the next protocol number from one of these:

- sna

- ip.spipe

- 0 for none

Network Protocol 3(Default is: ip.spipe):

IP Port Number (Default is: 1918):

IP.PIPE Port Number (Default is: 1918):

Enter name of KDC_PARTITION (Default is: null):

Field Description

Server or EIF Probe

Location

Type the host name or IP address for the computer where

the EIF probe is installed.

Port Number Type the port number on which the probe is listening.