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A common event connector (frequently called a connector) is software that

enables the integrated display of events from multiple event systems in the

common event console. A connector retrieves event data from an event system

and sends user-initiated actions to be run in that event system. For example, if

you perform an action on a Tivoli Enterprise Console or Netcool/OMNIbus event

in the common event console, the associated common event console connector

sends that action to the originating event system (Tivoli Enterprise Console or

Netcool/OMNIbus) for execution. To have the events from a specific event system

displayed in the common event console, you must configure a connector for that

event system.

5.4.1 Common Event Console Configuration window

Use the Common Event Console Configuration window to configure a common

event console connector for each of your event system instances. Because the

connector for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 product is preconfigured when you

install the product, the common event console includes the IBM Tivoli Monitoring

V6.2 events by default. However, to have IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console or IBM

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus events included in the common event console, you must

configure a connector for each of these event systems after you install the IBM

Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 product. This configuration includes specifying which Tivoli

Enterprise Console and Netcool/OMNIbus event systems are used to obtain

events for display in the common event console. You might also want to change

some of the configuration values for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 connector.

To configure connectors, open the Common Event Console Configuration

window by performing the following steps according to your operating system.

When you reconfigure/configure the portal server stops, the Common Event

Console Configuration window opens after a moment, and it has the following

four tabs:

򐂰 ITM Connector

򐂰 TEC Connector

򐂰 OMNIbus Connector

򐂰 Names of Extra Columns

Opening CEC Console configuration on Windows

Perform the following steps to open the CEC Console configuration on Windows:

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

Monitoring Services. The Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services

window is displayed.

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2. Right-click the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server.

3. In the menu, click Reconfigure.

4. In the first TEP Server Configuration window, click OK.

5. In the second TEP Server Configuration window, click OK.

6. Click No in answer to the question “Do you want to reconfigure the warehouse

connection information for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server?”

Opening a CEC Console configuration on AIX or Linux

1. Open the Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services window. Change the

directory to install_dir/bin and enter ./itmcmd manage.

2. In the Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services window, click Tivoli

Enterprise Portal Server.

3. In the Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services window, right-click Tivoli

Enterprise Portal Server.

4. In the pop-up window, click Configure.

ITM Connector

Click the ITM Connector tab to view or change the information for the IBM Tivoli

Monitoring V6.2 connector. Because you have only the hub Tivoli Enterprise

Monitoring Server in the Tivoli Monitoring event system, you configure only one

IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 connector. Table 5-6 defines the IBM Tivoli Monitoring

V6.2 connector.

Table 5-6 IBM Tivoli Monitoring connector tab

Field Description

Enable this connector You can choose Yes or No. A value of Yes means that IBM

Tivoli Monitoring events are available in the common

event console.

Connector name The name that is to be displayed in the common event

console for this connector.

Maximum number of

events for this connector

The maximum number of events that are to be available

in the common event console for this connector.

View closed events You can choose Yes or No. A value of Yes means that

closed events for this connector are available in the

common event console.