IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 7.3 User

The IBM Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus 7.3 release incorporates several advancements over previous versions of this enterprise level operations management solution. This course will cover the aspects, utilization and configuration setting of the User interfaces. Participants configure and utilize both the legacy and new Web GUI interface including the Tivoli Integrated Portal. Participants will work with defined pages, maps filters and views as well as how to specify multiple data source event lists. New functionality around creating maps, filters and views will be examined. Participants will configure client Accelerated Event Notifications.

This intermediate-level course is for existing OMNIbus V7.2.1 and earlier advanced administrators and users. This course is intended to update current skill sets of support personal and user communities to version 7.3 functionality.

Unit 1 - Initial client setup

• Examine client system configurations
• Describe system architecture and components
  • Install legacy client system applications
  • Configure new client Web GUI functionality
  • Configure system variables

Unit 2 - Client Components

Legacy client functionality -

• Configure legacy communication protocols
• Access and navigate legacy directory structures
• Launch the legacy OMNIbus Conductor component
• Utilize Conductor GUI elements
• Configure and utilize the Event List component
• Create filters, views and event list configuration files
• Utilize the filter builder functionality
• Utilize the view builder functionality
• Apply created legacy configurations within the Conductor
• Configure the Accelerated Event Notification client
  • Legacy AEN functionality
  • Web GUI AEN functionality

Tivoli Integrated Portal and Web GUI client functionality introduction -

• Access the TIP portal
• Utilize TIP portal elements
• Navigate within the TIP and Web GUI pages
• Manage concurrent open pages
• Enable Auto-Start preferences
• Add pages to the MY Tasks view
• Utilize troubleshooting and System Information links
• Configure event list refresh rates
• Change and save passwords

Unit 3 - Web GUI configurations

Filters -

• Search, create, copy, delete and modify filters and assign accessibility
• Describe personal, Global and System filters
• Assign Multiple data sources for filters
• Utilize the filter builder functionality
• Utilize and create basic filter SQL statements

Views -

• Search, create, copy, delete and modify views and assign accessibility
• Describe personal, Global and System views
• Assign Multiple data sources for views
• Define Views to accept differing column  definitions from ObjectServers
• Utilize the view builder functionality

Event Dashboard -

• Utilize default Event Dashboard page
• Utilize and describe Event Dashboard icons and preferences pop-ups
• Configure Dashboard layouts, menu options and visuals
• Configure multiple data source entries for monitor boxes
• Modify and edit user and system wide setting for Dashboard page

Active Event List (AEL) -

• Launch and access the AEL
• Describe how filter SQL determines list elements
• Utilize the AEL icons, menus and filter and view assignments
• Modify and edit user and system wide setting for AEL page
• Configure multiple data source entries for AEL page
• Implement AEL with views containing different columns from different ObjectServers
• Describe elements/indicators of the AEL page
• Utilize and describe AEL tools and actions on events

Utilize and describe the Lightweight Event List (LEL)

Utilize and describe Table View

Unit 4 - Web GUI interface - Maps

Map Example pages -

• Navigate example map structure
• Utilize map interactivity
• Utilize Event List displays
• Utilize active map icons
• Evaluate Dependant filters in maps
• Configure multiple data sources in maps

Map basic configuration -

• Configure basic map layout
• Configure split page views (all pages)
• Utilize map elements
• Create a custom page - time permitted