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Softpanorama
(slightly skeptical)
Open Source Software Educational Society |
May the
source be with you,
but remember the KISS principle ;-)
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Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC)
Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC) was an old flagship of the Tivoli product line
because it is the focal point of collecting events from several other Tivoli products.
Functionality is OK but the quality of the interface is low. Now with Omnibus considerably
overlapping functionality (and Micromuse acquisition) question what will happen
to it is not very clear. Not very user friendly as it uses pretty obscure
language (Prolog), but at least it is programmable. Semantic is complex and can
be learned only gradually.
Some things still look strange event after several years
of experience (rules for closing rules via messages is one such example -- it looks
like it closes the last opened message of the same type not the first one). Complex
tasks generally requires either consultants or bright people among staff.
Sometimes simple task require the same :-).
TEC was really an innovative solution at the time it was released and still it
contains several interesting implementation ideas. Among them:
- Usage programming language (Prolog
which proved to be mixed blessing) as an inference engine
- Self-modifiable
events (for example auto-closing of events)
- Multistage filtering with gateway operating simpler
state correlation engine
- Usage of inheritance in event description (via Baroc)
- Usage of Perl 4 interpreter on endpoints as part of standard environment
for every platform
Internal architecture is
also interesting and was pretty innovative in 1994-1996 when it was designed (at
this time servers have on average less then a gig of memory, CPU speed was around
0.1GHz and 1G drive was a pretty large and expensive drive. ) It many ways TEC
defined the field of large enterprise event processing.
Now many architectural decision look old, the structure of the events with fixed
length field looks somewhat ugly and with scripting languages and HTTP protocol
CORBA became completely meaningless in this particular domain...
The event server architecture consists of
five processes:
| Process Name |
Description |
Log File |
|
| tec_server |
The master process |
/tmp/tec_master |
|
| tec_reception |
The reception engine process |
/tmp/tec_reception |
|
| tec_rule |
The rule engine process |
/tmp/tec_rule |
|
| tec_dispatch |
The dispatch engine process |
/tmp/tec_dispatch |
|
| tec_task |
The task engine process |
/tmp/tec_task |
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An additional process, the UI server process, plays an integral part in the
overall Tivoli Enterprise Console architecture. The UI server is not a part of
the event server, although it communicates with the event server. Each process
has its own log file.
The most prominent feature of TEC is the usage of Prolog
interpreter for writing rules and perfoming correlation. While it was probably fashion-based
solution (Prolog was all-scream, top fashion thing in 80th) in retrospect the decision to use Prolog
interpreter as the correlation engine looks like a mixed blessing.
On the plus side we need to admit that:
- Prolog is programming language and that alone put Tivoli above many "click-click-click"
GUI-based ad-hoc solutions when people reinvent the bicycle in too many ways
to describe and with too low quality to enjoy.
- Also TEC created many interesting approaches to event processing that have
value even it is gone.
- Controversial but pretty interesting usage of
BAROC as the events structure definition
language. BAROC is closely related to C and as such the description has
the flexibility limited to C structures programming.
- While it
provide adequate set of data types and that ability to reuse simpler events
in constructing more complex events (this is actually include or macro mechanism, not
real inheritance), the structure of the message is fixed and types of the fields
are fixed too.
- This proved to be less limiting then one might think and
viewing events as user-defined structures with "fixed base set of attributes
(slots) instead of "universal" event is a good approach.
- Still it is not
clear why SMTP-style header mechanism cannot provide the same benefits with
more flexibility and less overhead for developers. And of course HTTP
based mechanism would be more modern and flexible.
On the minus side non-procedural programming does not give it much advantages
and Prolog does not have the power of modern scripting languages. To be fair we
need to admit that Prolog was extended by IBM in a rather clumsy way to allow some
level of procedural programming. But still this is programmable (which is
better then open) solution as Prolog is a established standardized programming language.
It also makes TEC a very rare example of a widely deployed expert system (although
most Tivoli users does not utilize advanced capabilities of the Prolog engine).
Prolog can be a good query language but only for top-level specialists.
If used by highly skilled Prolog programmer such an engine is a powerful tool.
But most Tivoli administrators are not Prolog programmers and have difficulties
using the rules engine. It is also rather difficult to use correctly as the number
of documents and number of pages in each document are large but useful information
is very scarce (IBM docs contain 66% or more of fluff).
An important caveat here is the phrase "to use correctly". TEC is an expensive
platform that requires (as many complex systems do) expert developers and system
architects to build true world-class solutions. Those costs are non-productive costs
which IT department needs to bear. Moreover without a proper understanding of the
underlying architecture of TEC and Prolog, it is possible to develop only a primitive
event tracking applications which might be done quickly with much less effort and
expense by using any open source monitoring
package like mon,
Zabbix,
Nagios, etc. that's why
the return on investment in a typical TEC shop is low to marginal -- the complexity
eats all the benefits. for simpler envirments But with experts the TEC platform
brings can be a competitive advantage to the company as you can do things that other
companies cannot...
The first rule of TEC deployment is to offload Prolog engine from the most basic
processing, like duplicates removal. A cleaner architectural solution is to use
two level event filtering with the gateway-based filtering (non-Prolog based) performing
routing filtering tasks and aggregating events and Prolog processing on Tivoli server
level devoted only to really important and reasonably rare "derivative' events
(two level solution might also necessary from the availability point of view as
Prolog engine is incapable to withstand even a mild "event storm" ).
The second rule of TEC deployment is to structure TEC rule base in such way that
each rules set process only specific type of messages or several closely related
types. That permits to implement a "master select statement" in event processing
and use pretty complex rule-bases without fear that the engine becomes too overloaded.
TEC uses BAROC as the events structure
definition language and as such the description has the flexibility limited to C
structures programming. In other words the structure of the message is fixed and
types of the fields are fixed too. This proved to be less limitation that one might
think.
Minimum configuration TEC is just $3K and using Linux-based deployment and logadapters
you can monitor any number of servers you wish without breaching the license. Essentially
using endpoints on log-aggregation servers and converting events from some open
source monitoring solution into TEC event via some kind of bridge permits using
TEC correlation engine at minimum additional costs. That means that TEC might make
sense even for mid-side corporations who have IT specialists that can learn
Prolog and which have need and desire to do complex correlation of events to minimize
noise and make event processing more useful for the corporation.
See also
TEC Documentation
SG245013 Maintaining
Your Tivoli Environment Chapter 4. Maintaining the Tivoli availability environment
- 4.1 Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC)
- 4.1.1 Understanding TEC
- 4.1.2 Maintaining TEC
- 4.1.3 Troubleshooting TEC
- 4.1.4 Optimizing TEC
- 4.1.5 Self monitoring TEC
- 4.2 Rule base
- 4.2.1 Understanding rule base
- 4.2.2 Maintaining rule bases
- 4.2.3 Troubleshooting rule bases
- 4.2.4 Optimizing rule base
Notes:
- Those pages are written by people for whom English is not a
native language. Some amount of grammar and spelling errors
should be expected.
- This is a Spartan WHYFF (We Help You For Free) site. It
cannot replace the best teachers and
the
best books.
- The site contain some obsolete pages as it develops like a
living tree... Some links on older pages
are broken. Please
try to use Google, Open directory, etc. to find a replacement link
(see
HOWTO search the WEB for details).
We would appreciate if you can
mail us a correct link.
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This interim fix provides files to enable
running of the IBM Monitoring Agent for the Tivoli Enterprise
Console.
Date: 8/31/2006
General Description: This interim fix provides critical updates
to the TEC Server to support the enablement of the IBM
Monitoring Agent for Tivoli Enterprise Console. This agent
provides monitoring of the TEC server components and event flows
as well as Situations, Workspaces, and Take Action commands in
the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP). The TEP monitoring
environment is provided to TEC customers by a limited use
license of the IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.1 components. The TEC
Health Agent is provided to TEC Customers.
Please see the Patch Readme and Health Agent Readme for more
information. Additionally, the Tivoli InfoCenter has been
updated with the User's Guide for the Health Agent.
The Health Agent is available via Passport Advantage:
http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/services/cwepassport.nsf/wdocs/passporthome
Current TEC customers will go to the Passport Advantage site
like they normally do and put in their subscription number and
then be presented with their entitled products. The part numbers
for the Health Agent images are: C944JML, C945XML, C945YML,
C94MIML, C94MJML.
Refer to e-assemblies: CR0YQML (AP) and/or CR0YPML (non-AP).
Additionally, there is a new "Tivoli Monitoring for TEC" User's
Guide in the TEC InfoCenter:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v3r1/index.jsp?toc=/com.ibm.itec.doc_3.9/toc.xml
Prerequisites
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 5
(3.9.0-TEC-FP05)
This tool is a command line
utility which runs under UNIX and the BASH shell
under Windows. It takes the command line arguments,
validates them, builds an SQL query, runs the "wtdumper
-w" command with the query, and formats the output
based on command-line switches.
The command line arguments consist of sets of
event attribute names, and the value to search for
in the database. A display parameter is also
required.
For example, the following command will search
the event repository for all TEC_Notice events with
a hostname of host1, and will display all matches:
./query_er.sh -class TEC_Notice -hostname host1 -da
Disclosed by International Business Machines
Corporation
Whats New in 3.9.0-TIV-TEC-FP0007: Tivoli Enterprise
Console Fixpack 7
Fixpack 7 was released on September 28, 2007 and
there are some new features as well as fixes for
known problems. In this STE, we will cover both
those new features and troubleshooting those known
problems.
Installing the Tivoli Enterprise Console Web Console
with WAS in Network Deployment Mode
This STE will cover installing the Tivoli Enterprise
Console Web Console in a Network Deployment
Environment.
Warehouse Enablement Pack EC2 - Tivoli Enterprise
Console
This web seminar will provide a detailed overview on
how data is transferred from the TEC Database to the
warehouse. Best practices for troubleshooting and
recovery will be discussed.
Installing Tivoli Enterprise Console V3.9 on Linux
for System z.
This STE will explain the necessary steps to install
the Tivoli Enterprise Console server components on
SUSE 9 linux for System z. We will go through the
install for the Framework and DB2 and answer any
questions that you may have on the topics.
Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 Windows Event Adapter
Overview
This STE will cover the installation and
configuration options for the Windows Event Log
Adapter. The latest enhancements and function
changes to the adapter will also be discussed.
IBM Support Assistant - Tivoli Enterprise Console
v3.9
This will discuss how ISA implemented w/ the TEC
integration piece will allow users to search
databases and learning materials to understand the
product, and will provide a collection utility that
contains information from where the ISA is
installed. Prerequisite:TEC 3.9 w/ Fixpack 4 or
Fixpack 5.
Setting The Tivoli Enterprise Console Event Viewer
Information button
We will discuss how to set up the Tivoli Enterprise
Console (TEC) Java Console Information button
URGENT: Daylight Saving Time changes will affect IBM
Tivoli Enterprise Console
Information about the impact of recent Daylight
Savings Time changes such as the US Energy Policy
Act of 2005, which changes the effective dates of US
Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 2007 for the US.
Actions are required to address these issues in IBM
Tivoli Enterprise Console.
New Zealand Daylight Saving Time (DST) Changes:
Information for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
New Zealand has extended Daylight Saving Time. DST
will start one week earlier than usual on 30
September 2007 instead of the first Sunday in
October and it will end two weeks later on 6 April
2008 instead of the third Sunday in March. Systems
and applications that process dates and times will
be affected by this change. If no action is taken,
computers and applications that use local time will
be off by one hour for the first week in October,
the last two weeks in March, and the first week in
April.
Information about 3.8.0-TEC-ELFALA and what it
provides
There is reference to a Limited Availability interim
fix entitled 3.8.0-TEC-ELFALA that is available for
download by contacting Tivoli Customer Support.
3.8.0-TEC-FP02 also delivered this code.
3.9.0.6-TIV-TEC-LA0057 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix allows a
tec_gateway profile to be distributed when the
tec_gateway configuration directory does not exist.
3.9.0.6-TIV-TEC-LA0058 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix provides an
update to the TEC SNMP adapter.
3.9.0.7-TIV-TEC-LA0080 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix provides a fix
to TEC Gateway Receiver (tec_gwr) component.
3.9.0.7-TIV-TEC-LA0078 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix provides a fix
to tec_dispatch component.
3.9.0.7-TIV-TEC-LA0079 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix provides a fix
to the tec_rule component.
3.9.0-TIV-TEC-FP0007 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
Version 3.9 Fix Pack 7
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 7
will include all APAR solutions completed since the
release of Fix Pack 6. Updated 2007/11/06
3.9.0-TIV-TEC-FP0008 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
Version 3.9 Fix Pack 8
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 8
will include all APAR solutions completed since the
release of Fix Pack 7.
3.9.0.7-TIV-TEC-LA0077 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix provides a fix
to TEC endpoint adapters.
Running "wtdbspace" command fails because of a heap
size issue
Error message as follows: sql2310N The utility could
not generate statistics. Error "-973" was returned.
SQL0973N Not enough storage is available in the
"<heap-name>" heap to process the statement. .
Tivoli Enterprise Console Program Directory
Provide online copies of the available IBM Tivoli
Enterprise Console program directories.
TEC SNMP adapter fails to send events
The tecad_snmp adapter should be sending events to
the TEC server based upon the traps that it reads
and parses as according to the tecad_snmp.cds and
tecad_snmp.oid definition files. Sometimes this
fails.
All TEC tablespaces are full
The "wtdbspace"
output does not reflect it, there are not any error
messages returned and everything seems to be working
fine. But DB2 log shows that tablespaces are full
and there are some warning messages when running "wtdbspace"
or other DB2 commands.
BIMprolog returns *** RUNTIME 600 *** message
./BIMprolog ProLog by BIM - release 4.0.10i -
25-Apr-1995 Copyright (c) 1985-1995 BIM Engineering
Europe *** RUNTIME 600 *** File /var/tmp/prologI/interpreter/bin/lib/system.pro
non-existent or not a regular file.
ADM6017E;SQL0968C error on TEC 3.9
EC2_c05_s040_src_load
CDWEX8087E; ADM6017E; SQL0968C The file system is
full. SQLSTATE=57011 TEMP_TWH32K container too
small.
rule does not trace after adding directive: trace
In trying to test a new rule, the directive: trace
is added to the rule but there is nothing in the
rules.trace file that is created.The file only
contains the name of the rule
prevent UDP packets from being sent when using
postemsg.exe
A configuration file is being used with the
postemsg.exe and ServerPort (set to a valid port
other than 0) and ServerLocation are specified. But
UDP packets are still being sent and causing
problems with firewall logs etc
Changing the RIM database user ID
The TEC database was created by the db2inst1 user id
in the db2inst1 instance, Now customer's site has a
requirement to change the database userid
Configuration file associated with the windows
adapter
What does the NewLogBasedOn value do in the
tecad_win.conf file?
Efficient Memory management within a rulebase
How can Prolog Heap Table utilization be monitored
with the rulebase?
Windows 2003 Server with SP1 on Tivoli Enterprise
Console
Fixpack 4 for TEC 3.9 provides support for Windows
2003 with Service Pack 1 installed.
Limitation of TEC 3.9 Install Assistant
The Web Console was updated in Fix Pack 4 to support
WAS 5.1\6.0 and Fixpack 5 allowed for WAS 6.1 but
the Install Assistant was not updated to support
installing these versions of WebSphere.
TEC adapters on Solaris 10 ix86 ?
3.9.0 FP06 Readme does not list if this is
supported.
CDWEX8087E SQL0530N ETL EC2_c05_s040_src_load
Running the EC2 reports for TDW reports, get the
following error: SQL0530N
Tivoli Platform and Database Support Matrix
Platform and Database support for all Tivoli
products
Close or Acknowledge events fail from the Java
console
An attempt to modify events from the TEC 3.9 fixpack
4 Java console fails if there is operator inactivity
for a certain period of time. Customer has tried the
"tec_ui_server_conn_keepalive_interval" option in
the ui_server to no avail.
Removing additional Tivoli Regions from the TEC Web
Console Menu
The procedure to remove unwanted Tivoli Regions from
the TEC Web Console login pull down menu
TEC install fails when using the Installation
Assistant
Using the Tivoli root user, the following error
occurs and the installation fails: (May 9, 2006
7:18:23 AM), Setup.product.install,
com.tivoli.tec.install.wizard.actions.TMRUnixServerPreChecks,
dbg, Current user is NOT within context of TMR
The wsetemsg command fails
Customer's custom script is being executed via a
rule, but the wsetemsg in the script fails. Manual
execution of the wsetemsg produces the following
error: Error::ECO:0001:1473 Command TEC_DB_GET_EVENT
failed
Installing the Tivoli Enterprise Console Web Console
with WAS in Network Deployment Mode
Audience: TEC users and Administrators that utilize
the TEC Web Console Abstract: Installing the Tivoli
Enterprise Console Web Console in a Network
Deployment Environment Presented by: Ted Douglas, L2
Support Engineer Date: November 12, 2007
Part 2 of 2: IBM TEC with Netcool Omnibus - TEC to
Omnibus Details
Audience: Any site which has both TEC and Omnibus,
or is looking towards a first step in migration from
TEC to Omnibus Abstract: This STE follows on from
the previous overview presentation. It also is based
on Omnibus being the ‘master’ system and looks in
more detail at the TEC rules, Omnibus database
definitions and TivoliEif probe rules used for this
Integration. The presentation will cover the Initial
forwarding from TEC to Omnibus and also subsequent
updates made to events on TEC or Omn
Part 1 of 2: IBM TEC with Netcool Omnibus - TEC to
Omnibus Overview
Audience: Any site which has both TEC and Omnibus,
or is looking towards a first step in migration from
TEC to Omnibus Abstract: This STE provides an
overview of Integration of TEC with Omnibus. The
presentation is based on Omnibus as the ‘master’
system, with TEC forwarding events to Omnibus.
Backwards synchronization are also covered.
Presented by: David Leftwich, Technical Support
Consultant Date: October 29, 2007
What's new in 3.9.0-TIV-TEC-FP0007 TEC Fixpack 7
Audience: IT Staff supporting TEC product Abstract:
Fixpack 7 was released on September 28, 2007 and
there are some new features as well as fixes for
known problems. This STE will cover both those new
features and some fixes for known problems.
Presented by: Sandi Comsudi, Tivoli Enterprise
Console Support Engineer Date: October 25, 2007
Redpaper - Creating EIF Events with Tivoli Directory
Integrator for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Tivoli
Enterprise Console
This IBM Redpaper describes a solution developed for
IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator integration with the
IBM event management offering products, IBM Tivoli
Netcool/OMNIbus and IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console.
This integration solution illustrates an integration
scenario aimed toward improving Tivoli Directory
Integrator's integration capabilities and leveraging
these capabilities with IBM event management
offering products. Along with examples, we discuss
the architecture behind this approach. This document
is divided into several sections. For those readers
who are not familiar with the IBM products covered
in this Redpaper, we provide a brief overview of
Tivoli Directory Integrator, Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus,
and Tivoli Enterprise Console. We then cover the
integration with Netcool/OMNIbus and describe an
architectural overview and the implementation,
installation, and configuration for Tivoli Directory
Integrator integration with Netcool/OMNIbus.
Similarly, we discuss the integration with Tivoli
Enterprise Console and describe an architectural
overview, and the implementation, installation, and
configuration for Tivoli Directory Integrator
integration with the Tivoli Enterprise Console. We
discuss additional details about the EIF EventSender
component, because it represents a key component
that was developed as part of this Redpaper
integration. Finally, we document the additional
files that ship along with this Redpaper and links
to various official documentation.
Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 Windows Event Adapter
Overview
Audience: Tivoli Administrators and Operators,
Windows Administrators Abstract: This STE will cover
the installation and configuration options for the
Windows Event Log Adapter. The latest enhancements
and function changes to the adapter will also be
discussed. Presented by: Jerry Swan, TEC L2 Support
Engineer Date: October 16, 2007
Setting The Tivoli Enterprise Console Event Viewer
Information button
This Tivoli Support Technical Exchange web seminar
will cover how to set up the Tivoli Enterprise
Console (TEC) Java Console Information button
Presented by: Ted Douglas, Staff Software Engineer
Date: August 21, 2007
Installing Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 on Linux
for z/OS
This STE will explain the necessary steps to install
the Tivoli Enterprise Console server components on
SUSE 9 linux for System z. We will go through the
install for the Framework and DB2 and answer any
questions that you may have on the topic. Presented
by: Jerry Swan, Tivoli Americas TEC L2 Support Date:
August 1, 2007
Debugging Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 logfile
adapter problems
This STE will present the various troubleshooting
techniques available for TEC 3.9 when working with
either the Windows logfile adapter or the unix
logfile adapter. This will apply to both TME or non-TME
installations. Presented by: Sandi Comsudi, L2
Customer Support Engineer. Date: June 21, 2007 You
must prepare and perform a systems check at this
location in order to attend the Virtual Classroom.
http://asp22.centra.com/SiteRoots/main/SystemCheck/SystemCheck.jhtml?
Installing and Configuring Tivoli Enterprise Console
3.9 Feature Option 1
This Web Seminar is intended for IBM customers and
business partners interested in monitoring events
using the Common Event Infrastructure and converting
to those events to TEC - formatted events. It will
describe IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 Feature
Option #1 with emphasis on installation and
configuration. Presented by: Randy Hill, IBM Support
Engineer Date: June 12, 2007
IZ07722: TEC_GWR LEAKS MEMORY IN THE LCF UPCALL
LOGIC
Problem Description: tec_gwr leaks memory in the lcf
upcall logic
IZ08699: TEC FP07 JRE UPDATE DOES NOT STOP THE TEC
GATEWAY PROCESS ON MACHINES RUNNIGN MULTIPLE OSERV'S
ENV: Windows
IZ07909: TRANSLATE 3.9 FP07 FIXPACK READMES
fp7 translated readmes need to be published
IZ06153: WSTARTMAINT.SH DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE DATE
SPANS A MONTH
Problem Description:wstartmaint.sh does not work
when the date spans a month
IY64197: THE START_MAINTENANCE TASK INCORRECTLY ADD
A DAY TO THE DESIRED START DATE WHEN THE WDATE IS A
DAY BEHIND THE LOCAL DATE.
The start_maintenance (wstartmaint.sh) task
incorrectly add a day to the input start date when
the wdate is a day behind the
IZ07428: TECWINADAPTER GOES DOWN WITH DRWATSON ERROR
WHEN FQDOMAIN=YES IS SET IN ADAPTER CONFIG.
Problem Description: TECWINAdapter goes down with
Drwatson error when FQDomain=YES is
IY99920: GARBLED CHARACTERS FROM AS400 LOGFILE
ADAPTER WHEN MSGQ DATA HAS0X7D AS PART OF DOUBLE
BYTE DATA (E.G 0X487D).
Problem Description: Garbled characters from AS400
Logfile adapter when MSGQ
IZ07237: VALUE OF INTEGER SLOT NOT CORRECT
INTERPRETED AND REPLACED BY DEFAULT_VALUE
Problem Description: value of integer slot not
correct interpreted and replaced by default_value
IY99731: EVENTS FROM NETVIEW ADAPTER PARSE_FAIL AT
THE TEC SERVER
Problem Description: .
IY95507: EC2 PERL SCRIPTS CREATE .POSTEDIT FILES
WITH UNQUOTED ZERO, THAT ARE TRANSFORMED IN
UNEXPECTED NULL WHEN LOADED
EC2 Perl scripts create a file .postedit where all
the lines to be loaded in tables are written. These
lines should have all the
This add-on to the Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9.0 product adds support for
event sources using the Web Services protocol and integration with the Common
Event Infrastructure.
The Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9.0 product supports a large number of event
adapters and event sources, ranging from SNMP traps to events coming from products
such as Tivoli Business Systems Manager.
The Tivoli Enterprise Console Feature Option introduces three major components:
- (1) an additional event adapter for event sources using Web Services
invocations;
- (2) an extension to a Common Event Infrastructure event server running
inside a WebSphere Application Server to enable event forwarding directly
to a Tivoli Enterprise Console server; and
- (3) a Web Services event receiver for a Common Event Infrastructure
event server running inside a WebSphere Application Server
The new event adapter is called the Enterprise
Console Web Services Adapter: a standalone process that can receive
events through Web Services invocations and forward these events to an Enterprise
Console server. This adapter implements a subset of the Web Services Notification
specification, which is promoted by the Organization for the Advancement of
Structured Information Standards (http://www.oasis-open.org)
and supported by other major software vendors. This new feature allows a Tivoli
Enterprise Console operator to manage events produced by event sources using
Web Services invocations, such as event sources based on the IBM Autonomic Computing
Toolkit (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/autonomic).
As background for users still not familiar with the Common Event Infrastructure,
it is an integral part of the IBM WebSphere Process Server product (http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wps)
and also a key event integration technology within IBM next generation of products.
The event forwarding extension is called the EIF WebSphere JMS Provider and
augments the WebSphere Application Server messaging capabilities with support
for converting the event format used by the Common Event Infrastructure to the
EIF (Event Integration Facility) format used by a Tivoli Enterprise Console
event server. This new feature allows a Tivoli Enterprise Console operator to
manage events produced by event sources such as the IBM WebSphere Business Monitor
product (http://www.ibm.com/software/integration/wbimonitor).
The Common Event Infrastructure Web Services Receiver uses the same Web Services
interface used by the Enterprise Console Web Services Adapter. When combined
with the EIF WebSphere JMS Provider, this receiver allows a Tivoli Enterprise
Console administrator to route events through a Common Event Infrastructure
event server before forwarding a copy of the event to a Tivoli Enterprise Console
event server. The combination of these two features enables event management
through the Tivoli Enterprise Console graphical interfaces at the same time
it also allows events to be used for business process monitoring in the IBM
WebSphere Business Monitor product.
More information about Common Event Infrastructure can be found at
http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/features/cei/.
The Tivoli Enterprise Console Feature Option requires TEC 3.9.0 with Fix
Pack 4 or greater.
The Tivoli Enterprise Console Web Services, when running on a machine remote
from the Tivoli Enterprise Console event server, requires Java (TM) Runtime
Environment 1.4 and above.
The EIF WebSphere JMS Provider and the Common Event Infrastructure Web Services
Receiver require the Common Event Infrastructure event server installed on WebSphere
Process Server (WPS).
Tivoli_Advisor-Issue11/
Managing cached TEC events. By Mike Hau – Global Response Team EMEA
This article outlines a possible solution for both Tivoli Management Environment
(TME) and non-TME utility agents to minimise the delay in delivering events
to the Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC) server. The aim is to facilitate normal
operations, such as service level agreement (SLA) evaluation and timer rule
execution, within the rule base.
It is always advisable to provide a highly available infrastructure for event
management. This will result in delayed delivery of the TEC events as they are
cached on the component that detected the failure.
If caching occurs at the gateway/tec_gateway, automatic flushing of the cached
event (already built in the component) is initiated when the connection to the
TEC server is re-established. This is the standard behaviour of the tec_gateway.
Introduction
When configured appropriately, the Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC) server
can provide a very strong event management infrastructure – even for the largest
IT environment. One key aspect of such an environment is robust event delivery.
TEC provides several features for such a fault-tolerant and resilient delivery,
but it requires the affected components at the event source to be configured
correctly.
Even with careful planning and configuration for event forwarding, have you
ever wondered why TEC events are not seen at the TEC server when expected? Or
why you experience a delayed delivery of the events?
This article discusses the reasons why delivery can be delayed and where
TEC events are cached. Possible solutions to manage this – both for Tivoli Management
Environment (TME) and non-TME events – are provided, as well as solutions for
flushing cached events when standalone utilities (for example wpostemsg and
postemsg) are used for event forwarding.
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The intent of the paper is to address some of the more important aspects
of design and implementation of a DB2 database system in a concise manner, while
referring the reader to additional references for more detail.
While much of this material is applicable to DB2 on all available platforms,
this paper specifically deals only with DB2 on distributed platforms, i.e. Windows,
UNIX, and Linux. The material was obtained from readily available publications
on DB2 and from over 18 years experience with designing, developing, and tuning
DB2 systems. While DB2 specific, many of the concepts
are applicable to Relational Databases in general, such as Oracle and Microsoft
SQL Server.
Following the tuning advice in the document will improve the performance
of any solution that utilizes DB2 as its backend database platform.
This tuning information is extremely relevant for many
of the Tivoli products and solutions that use DB2 databases;
ITM, TEC, TPM, TCM, TSM, TSLA, TADDM, CCMDB, TDW, Monitoring, Provisioning,
Identify, Storage, Discovery, Directory, Warehouse, etc.
By tuning the database, you will gain significant
performance improvements. The document describes in detail many
of the most important aspects of DB2 database design and implementation. It
identifies techniques and parameters that have a significant impact on DB2 performance
and helps the reader focus on the most important items.
OPAL paper
This paper discusses the integration between IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 and
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 with them working in conjunction, yet exploiting
their specific strengths, for the monitoring and event management spaces.
It describes a simple end-to-end scenario that can help someone get started.
It also discusses different configurations of this integration based on different
event loads, such that specific environments are properly configured to run
smoothly and efficiently without interruptions to service. Some scenarios and
their workarounds are also discussed in case of network connectivity failure
between Enterprise Console and the Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 TEPS server.
Provider: IBM
NavCode: 1TW10TM2D
Papers from 2007 Tivoli user conference. Free registration required
Right now, OpenESM has OpenESM for Monitoring v1.3. This release of the software
is a combination of Zabbix, Apache, Simple Event Correlation and MySQL. Out
of the box, we provide monitoring - warehousing of monitoring data - SLA reporting
- correlation and notification. We offer the source code, but we also have a
VMWARE based appliance.
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Warehouse Enablement Pack EC2 - Tivoli Enterprise Console
This web seminar will provide a detailed overview on how data is transferred
from the TEC Database to the warehouse. Best practices for troubleshooting
and recovery will be discussed.
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Installing Tivoli Enterprise Console V3.9 on Linux for System z.
This STE will explain the necessary steps to install the Tivoli Enterprise
Console server components on SUSE 9 linux for System z. We will go through
the install for the Framework and DB2 and answer any questions that you
may have on the topics.
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IBM Support Assistant - Tivoli Enterprise Console v3.9
This will discuss how ISA implemented w/ the TEC integration piece will
allow users to search databases and learning materials to understand the
product, and will provide a collection utility that contains information
from where the ISA is installed.
Prerequisite: TEC 3.9 w/ Fixpack 4 or Fixpack 5.
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Tivoli APAR notification page
The Tivoli APAR notification page contains a list of some open or recently
closed APARs that may impact you. Please review the APAR record to determine
if there is an interim fix or fix pack you need to apply.
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Information about 3.8.0-TEC-ELFALA and what it provides
There is reference to a Limited Availability interim fix entitled 3.8.0-TEC-ELFALA
that is available for download by contacting Tivoli Customer Support. 3.8.0-TEC-FP02
also delivered this code.
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Tivoli fix pack Strategy Update
Tivoli fix pack delivery schedule for 2004 through 2008 and changes to the
fix pack process.
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3.9.0.6-TIV-TEC-LA0071 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix is a consolidation of several previous
LA Patches (57, 58, 59, 63, 65, 68, and 70). It provides fixes to TEC adapters
for the APARs below.
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3.9.0.6-TIV-TEC-LA0063 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix provides fixes to TEC adapters for
several APARs.
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TEC 3.9.0 Feature Option 1 Fix Pack 1 (3.9.0-TIV-TEC_FO1-FP0001)
This add-on to the Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9.0 product adds support
for event sources using the Web Services protocol and integration with the
Common Event Infrastructure.
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3.9.0-TIV-TEC-FP0007 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 7
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 7 will include all APAR
solutions completed since the release of Fix Pack 6.
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3.9.0.6-TIV-TEC-LA0070 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix provides an update to the TEC logfile
adapters.
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3.9.0.6-TIV-TEC-LA0069 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix updates the JRE to 1.4.2-SR8 for all
supported platforms.
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3.9.0.6-TIV-TEC-LA0068 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Interim Fix
This limited availability interim fix provides an update to the TEC logfile
adapters.
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TEC 3.9.0 Feature Option 1 Interim Fix 3 (3.9.0-TIV-TEC_FO1-IF0003)
This interim fix provides an update to the Web Services Adapter component
of the Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9.0 Feature Option 1.
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Origin before hostname in (w)postemsg usage to avoid DNS requests
Even if hostname and origin IP value are defined in the (w)postemsg invocation,
this still asks DNS to find the origin IP value
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Determining tec_gateway and state based correlation performance
In large and small environments, it may be necessary to look at how much
time it takes for the tec_gateway process to receive an event, pass it to
state based correlation, get it back from state based correlation and send
it on to the TEC Server
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Sending events to the TEC Server via Non-TME if TME Method Fails
If TME Communications fail to send an EVENT to the TEC Server, how can that
event be sent via NON-TME Communications instead of caching the event.
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State Based Correlation Engine (SBCE) Performance
Determining the length of time a single event enters and leaves the State
Based Correlation Engine
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wstartesvr fails - ORA-12154
wrimtest fails with code ora 12154 TNSNAMES.
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TEC logfile adapter support for syslog-ng on SLES 10 linux
The default syslog on SLES 10 is syslog-ng, not the old BSD-based syslogd
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TEC Inventory signature file in accordance with ITLM enablement
IBM Tivoli License Manager requires that each product provide an inventory
signature file.
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Setting INFORMATION button to connect to web server
Procedure to set up TEC information button to connect to external Webserver
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TEC console INFORMATION button blank page error
Clicking Information button in TEC console event viewer returns a blank
http page
-
Getting Prolog error information in Windows.
Using the tell_err predicate in Windows does not work, and failures are
seen in the rules trace file.
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Tivoli Platform and Database Support Matrix
Platform and Database support for all Tivoli products
-
Determining the current EPOCH value as it relates to time
Using a script to obtain the current EPOCH value for the current date and
time
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Number specified pattern matching fails with TEC 3.8 adapter
An example of a number specified pattern matcher that works is: FORMAT EVENT
%5s%1s END An example of a number specified pattern matcher that does not
works is: FORMAT EVENT %5sE END See "Full Problem Description" below.
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TroubleTicket runs as user nobody when executed from java console
Running the TroubleTicket.sh from within a TEC rule, the script runs as
root; However, running the TroubleTicket from the TEC java console, the
script is executed as the user 'nobody'
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Truncating Long Slot Values So TEC Can Process These Events
The TEC Server will not process events in which the msg slot is very large
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Custom Action To Reset Event Status Before Sending To The TEC Server
The TEC Event Server will not process events through the rules engine if
they come in as closed.
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TEC not processing events that come in as CLOSED
If events come in as CLOSED to the TEC Server, they are not processed the
same through the rules engine as events that come in with a status of OPEN
or ACK
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The severity of an event needs to be raised prior to sending to TEC Server
In some situations, the severity of an event needs to be escalated through
the State Based Correlation Engine
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Compiling several SBCE Custom Actions into one useable jar file
If several State Based Correlation Custom Actions are being used, the ability
to compile them all into one useable jar file is required
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wstartesvr gets Error FRWTE0017E system problem FRWTE0002E operation failed
TEC server will not start and there are no /tmp/tec* logs in /tmp
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Installing Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 on Linux for z/OS
This STE will explain the necessary steps to install the Tivoli Enterprise
Console server components on SUSE 9 linux for System z. We will go through
the install for the Framework and DB2 and answer any questions that you
may have on the topic. Presented by: Jerry Swan, Tivoli Americas TEC L2
Support Date: August 1, 2007
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Debugging Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 logfile adapter problems
This STE will present the various troubleshooting techniques available for
TEC 3.9 when working with either the Windows logfile adapter or the unix
logfile adapter. This will apply to both TME or non-TME installations. Presented
by: Sandi Comsudi, L2 Customer Support Engineer. Date: June 21, 2007 You
must prepare and perform a systems check at this location in order to attend
the Virtual Classroom.
http://asp22.centra.com/SiteRoots/main/SystemCheck/SystemCheck.jhtml?
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Installing and Configuring Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 Feature Option 1
This Web Seminar is intended for IBM customers and business partners interested
in monitoring events using the Common Event Infrastructure and converting
to those events to TEC - formatted events. It will describe IBM Tivoli Enterprise
Console 3.9 Feature Option #1 with emphasis on installation and configuration.
Presented by: Randy Hill, IBM Support Engineer Date: June 12, 2007
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STE: IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 Global Variables and Fact Files: A Custom
Solution to a Custom Problem
Abstract: One of the most common challenges in a large event management
system is to determine where a received event should go. In small TEC environments
this is not a big problem, the event filtering capability of the TEC console
is sufficient to ensure the event gets to the proper administrators. In
larger environments, the event filtering capability may not be the appropriate
tool. Often the event filter specifications become unmanageable and should
there be a need to reinstall or move the TEC.
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Configuring and Troubleshooting the SNMP Adapter for TEC 3.9 fixpack 6
This STE will cover configuring the Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 fixpack
6 SNMP Adapter to match traps specified in an SNMPv2 MIB and verifying that
the adapter matches these traps. Presented by Randy Hill, IBM Support Engineer
on April 11, 2007.
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Redbooks - Migrating to Netcool/Precision for IP Networks --Best Practices for
Migrating from IBM Tivoli NetView
The IBM acquisition of Micromuse Inc. in 2006 marked a major milestone for
IBM Tivoli software because it significantly strengthened the end-to-end
IBM Service Management software portfolio. As new technologies emerge, the
ability to manage networks and provide very high network availability has
become increasingly important for most organizations. While the IBM Tivoli
NetView product has a long history of industry-leading utility, the addition
of Netcool/Precision extends our network management capabilities to include
enhanced layer2 network discovery and best-of-breed topology-based root
cause analysis. This provides our customers with the most comprehensive,
real-time understanding of their network infrastructures and the fastest
possible resolution of network problems. While significant focus is being
placed on enhancing the ease of installation and use of coming versions
of Netcool/Precision, IBM will continue to protect our NetView customers'
investments and intends to provide a smooth upgrade path to a future converged
network management product offering. This IBM Redbook will help companies
determine if they should migrate now or wait. For those migrating, it provides
detailed instructions for planning and performing the migration from IBM
Tivoli NetView to Tivoli Netcool/Precision IP V3.6.
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Tivoli Field Guide - TEC 3.9 State Correlation Engine: How to Prevent TEC from
Becoming Flooded
The purpose of this field guide is to describe the functionality of the
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console state correlation engine introduced in ITEC
version 3.8. It also outlines the configuration and design aspects as well
as gives hints for installing and troubleshooting. Some case studies from
different customers are discussed at the end.
-
Tivoli Enterprise Console UNIX Logfile Adapter
Support Technical Exchange delivered by Ted Douglas on August 17, 2006 to
discuss the distribution and configuration of the Tivoli Enterprise Console
UNIX File Log Adapter.
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Notification and Escalation Rules Customization for TEC 3.9.
Common customizations of the Notification and Escalation rulesets shipped
with Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 (TEC 3.9) can be done quickly and efficiently.
These can improve event management productivity. Examples will be shown
to illustrate customizations in a supported fashion. Ralph Baldwin will
present on these topics on January 9, 2007.
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IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9 Understanding the Event Threshold Ruleset
This STE is intended to provide an understanding of the supplied
event_thresholds.rls ruleset. Areas covered
will cover areas such as
- looking in detail at the ruleset,
- how it works and how to trace and interpret the output.
It will be presented by David Leftwich on January 18, 2007.
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IZ01048: FILENAME SPECIFIED IN ADAPTER FORMAT FILE POPULATES WRONG FILE NAME
SOMETIMES
Problem Description: FILENAME specified in adapter format file populates
wrong file
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IY92879: MESSAGE TEXT FOR ITM_* EVENTS IS "()="
Problem is as follows, ITM 6.1 uses DM 3.7 classes to send TEC events.
-
IZ01565: ${AC_ID} IS NOT INCLUDED AFTER "INIT.TECAD_LOGFILE START" AFTER_ACTIONS
ON GENERIC TECAD_LOGFILE ADAPTER ACP PROFILE
After upgrading to TEC 3.9, it appears that the actions are not the same
for the tecad_logfile entry. Below is what is in the
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IY98701: JAVA CONSOLE EVENT VIEWER FREEZES ON EXTENDED WINDOWS DESKTOP
The TEC Java console event viewer sometimes freezes when using the
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IY93751: %S* DOES NOT MATCH ALL OCCURRENCES OF STRINGS WHILE %S+ MATCHES CORRECTLY
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IY99171: AE IY93751 FIX COMPLETION - TEC ADAPTER FAILS TO MATCH CORRECT CLASS
WHEN %S* IS USED MULTIPLE TIMES IN A SINLGE FORMAT DEF.
Problem Description: TEC adapter fails to match correct class when %s* is
used
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IY95507: EC2 PERL SCRIPTS CREATE .POSTEDIT FILES WITH UNQUOTED ZERO, THAT ARE
TRANSFORMED IN UNEXPECTED NULL WHEN LOADED
EC2 Perl scripts create a file .postedit where all the lines to be loaded
in tables are written.
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IZ00411: TEC_OMNIBUS INTEGRATION - README INCORRECT, CAUSES UPDATED EVENTS NOT
TO BE SENT TO NETCOOL OMNIBUS
Problem Description: .
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IY96104: TEC 3.9 FP README DOES NOT INDICATE WAS 6.1 IS SUPPORTED
TEC 3.9 fp6 readme needs to be updated to reflect that WAS 6.1 is supported
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Is Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.8 compatable with Tivoli Management Framework
4.1? framework 4.1 [25 Jun 2004 ]
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My organization is restructuring our subnet and it will be affecting my Tivoli
Managed Environment. What must I do to ensure a smooth transition to the new
IP address? [28 May 2004 ]
April 11, 2007 (www.gulfsoft.com)The State Based Correlation
Engine (SCE) is a powerful tool for filtering and applying simple correlation
rules to TEC events before TEC rules are applied, but a major deficiency is
a lack of a general purpose action for manipulating events. In order to manipulate
events in ways other than the simple methods provided by the supplied actions,
one had to develop a new Java class.
Presented here is a general purpose SCE action that embeds the Rhino JavaScript
engine that enables the use of JavaScript programs to manipulate events.
This article credit goes to IV Blankenship.
Tivoli documentation says there is no way to send ITM events to multiple
TEC servers, which is true. However, there is an intelligent workaround for
this problem. This article gives you an idea of how to do it.
The idea is to forward the situation events to SCE and write a custom action
to forward to multiple event servers. The following java class shows how to
send events to single TEC server, which can be tweaked to send events to mulitple
TEC servers by modifying the code to to accept multiple sender config files.
If you have any questions on how to do it, please feel free to post your comments.
The Java code can be downloaded from <a href=http://www.gulfsoft.com/downloads/TECForwarder.java.zip>here
OK, now I'm treading on sacred ground...
Obviously hardware matters since both are CPU driven applications, but assuming
we're dealing with like hardware, the answer is it depends...
TEC
IBM has published benchmarking speeds of the TEC rule engine (a while ago with
TEC 3.8 FP whatever running on AIX) at ~65 events per second.
How did they come to derive this number? They start a timer when events are
flowing at TEC and stop the timer when the CPU on TEC goes below 5% used.
Is that a good measurement? Maybe, but IMHO not a good way to tell whether the
rule engine is really done processing an event, that's for sure. It would be
better to actually measure whether the event is PROCESSED in the reception log
to really know when th TEC is around ~65 events per second. Of course that is
without running any real rules against the incoming events. Another factor to
consider is I.V., who as we all know has achieved 300+ events per second using
his non-tme rule engine.
Netcool Omnibus
Based on what I've heard in the past from MicroMuse when asked how fast Omnibus
processes events, I've heard "thousands of events per second". When we
drilled deeper and asked more questions, we were told those were "raw"
events and it's more like "hundreds of events per second". What is unclear
is whether these events were acted upon by any rules (i.e. is this merely event
reception speed). Unfortunately, I don't have any hard benchmarking numbers
to share at this point until I get my hands on Netcool code.
So based on this, it really depends on a number of factors such as what kind
of rules are you running against your events, how you tell when an event is
"processed" by the rule engine, and whether or not you are I.V. ;-)
The
Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP) provides rich visualization out of the box,
and with the Enterprise Console workspace plug-in, network and other non-ITM
events can be managed from one interface. With a combination Universal Agent
and TEP ODBC query you can create a TEC centric workspace to view TEC events
and monitor TEC itself.
Use the following instructions to upgrade the Web console component of the
IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console (ITEC) Version 3.9 product. These instructions
apply to all ITEC fix packs (These instructions use Fix Pack 3, 3.9.0-TEC-FP03,
as an example.)
Use the files from the NON_TME/GENERIC/WC directory of the fix pack and perform
the following steps:
1. Copy tecrimds.jar to the AppServer/TEC directory of the WebSphere Application
Server installation, overwriting the existing file.
2. Update the TecConsoleEar.ear file from the WebSphere Administrative Console:
a. In the panel on the left, click the plus sign (+) next to Applications, and
then select Enterprise Applications.
b. In the panel on the right, check the box next to TecConsoleEAR. Click Update.
c. Check Local path or Server path, depending on where the 3.9.0-TEC-FP03 version
of TECConsoleEAR.ear is located. Enter the path to the 3.9.0-TEC-FP03 version
of TECConsoleEAR.ear in the appropriate path field. Click Next.
d. At the "Preparing for the application update" panel, accept all defaults
and click Next.
e. At steps 1, 2 and 3 of the "Install New Application" panel, accept all defaults
and click Next. Please note that none of the options are checked in step 2,
including the TecConsoleWeb option. This is the expected behavior, and there
is no need to select the TecConsoleWeb option in this step.
f. At step 4 of the "Install New Application" panel, click Finish.
g. Once the application is installed, click the "Save to Master Configuration"
link.
h. When prompted to "Click the Save button to update the master repository with
your changes", click Save.
3. Use the winrar utility to extract tecra.rar to the AppServer/InstalledConnectors/tecra.rar
directory of the WebSphere Application Server installation, overwriting the
existing files and folders.
The fix pack installation is complete. Restart WebSphere Application Server,
the event server, the UI server, and all consoles.
3.9.0-TEC-FP05 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 5 IBM
Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 5 will include all APAR solutions
completed after the release of Fix Pack 4. This fix pack is scheduled to release
on June 30, 2006.
Early Experiences with Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.7 -- old but
still useful Redbook
Tivoli Enterprise Console can be rightly called
the flagship of the Tivoli product line because it is the focal point of events
from all Tivoli products. The new version of TEC will bring very important usability
and performance enhancements such as Java-based TEC Console and Availability
Intermediate Manager (AIM).
This redbook introduces the new Tivoli Enterprise Console V3.7, covering the
installation, tailoring, and configuration of the console itself along with
an overview of the new Availability Intermediate Manager (AIM) feature. Richly
illustrated with examples and sample screens, Early Experiences with Tivoli
Enterprise Console 3.7 is an invaluable resource for customers and Tivoli professionals,
whether they will migrate to TEC 3.7 from a previous version or implement it
from scratch.
This book will help you to use the new rules templates bundled with TEC V3.7
as well as the Tivoli Decision Support for Event Management Guide. It also provides
an invaluable troubleshooting guide that provides both general and specific
tips for debugging and optimizing the new console.
This is a great book.
[Sept 30, 2005]
3.9.0-TEC-FP04 IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 4 IBM Tivoli
Enterprise Console Version 3.9 Fix Pack 4 will include all APAR solutions completed
after the release of Fix Pack 3 TBD: 9/30/2005
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Tivoli on Linux
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us about new location
TEC Information Center -- the list on major TEC documents. This link is very
difficult to find via IBM site ;-)
SG245013 Maintaining
Your Tivoli Environment Chapter 4. Maintaining the Tivoli availability environment
- 4.1 Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC)
- 4.1.1 Understanding TEC
- 4.1.2 Maintaining TEC
- 4.1.3 Troubleshooting TEC
- 4.1.4 Optimizing TEC
- 4.1.5 Self monitoring TEC
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4.2 Rule base
- 4.2.1 Understanding rule base
- 4.2.2 Maintaining rule bases
- 4.2.3 Troubleshooting rule bases
- 4.2.4 Optimizing rule base
Notes:
- Those pages are written by people for whom English is not a
native language. Some amount of grammar and spelling errors
should be expected.
- This is a Spartan WHYFF (We Help You For Free) site. It
cannot replace the best teachers and
the
best books.
- The site contain some obsolete pages as it develops like a
living tree... Some links on older pages
are broken. Please
try to use Google, Open directory, etc. to find a replacement link
(see
HOWTO search the WEB for details).
We would appreciate if you can
mail us a correct link.
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Early Experiences with Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.7 Published 20 November
2000
IBM Redbooks Maintaining Your Tivoli Environment
[PDF]
Aggregation and Correlation of Intrusion-Detection Alerts
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat -
View as HTML
... is implemented on top of the Tivoli Enterprise Console ...
engine that sits inside the
TEC and processes ... However, given the complexity of the
processing required ...
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IBM Tivoli software training course - IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console 3.9The
following documents are available in the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console library:
- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Adapters Guide, SC32-1242
Provides information about supported adapters, including how to install and
configure these adapters.
- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Command and Task Reference, SC32-1232
Provides details about IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console commands, predefined
tasks that are shipped in the task library, and the environment variables that
are available to tasks that run against an event.
- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Installation Guide, SC32-1233
Describes how to install, upgrade, and uninstall the IBM Tivoli Enterprise
Console product.
- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Release Notes, SC32-1238
Provides release-specific information that is not available until just before
the product is sent to market.
- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Rule Developer's Guide, SC32-1234
Describes how to develop rules and integrate them for event correlation and
automated event management.
- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Rule Set Reference, SC32-1282
Provides reference information about the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console rule
sets.
- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console User's Guide, SC32-1235
Provides an overview of the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product and describes
how to configure and use the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product to manage
events.
- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Warehouse Enablement Pack: Implementation
Guide, SC32-1236
Describes how to install and configure the warehouse enablement pack for
the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console product and describes the data flow and structures
that are used by the warehouse pack.
- Tivoli Event Integration Facility Reference, SC32-1241
Describes how to develop your own event adapters that are tailored to your
network environment and the specific needs of your enterprise. This reference
also describes how to filter events at the source.
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring: User's Guide, SH19-4569
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Business Integration: WebSphere(R) MQ: User's
Guide, GC23-4716
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Business Integration: WebSphere MQ: Reference
Guide, GC23-4715
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Databases: DB2(R): User's Guide,
SC23-4726
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Databases: DB2: Reference Guide,
SC23-4727
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Web Infrastructure: WebSphere Application
Server: User's Guide, SC23-4705
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Web Infrastructure: Reference Guide,
GC23-4720
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terms related to Tivoli software. TheTivoli Software Glossary is available,
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http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/library/
Access the glossary by clicking the Glossary link on
the left pane of the Tivoli software library window.
If you have a problem with any Tivoli product, refer to the following IBM Software
Support Web site:
http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/
If you want to contact software support, see the IBM Software Support Guide
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http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/guides/handbook.html
The guide provides information about how to contact IBM Software Support, depending
on the severity of your problem, and the following information:
- Registration and eligibility
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- Information you must have before contacting IBM Software Support
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