Chapter 10 Integration With Other Enterprise Management Platforms

This chapter provides an overview of the integration of Sun Management Center with other management platforms. These platforms include HP OpenView Operations, BMC Patrol, Unicenter TNG, and Tivoli TME.

• HP OpenView Operations Integration

• BMC Patrol Integration

• Computer Associates Unicenter TNG Integration

• Tivoli TME Integration

HP OpenView Operations Integration

HP OpenView (HPOV) Operations, formerly known as VantagePoint Operations, is a distributed client/server software product for managing distributed environments. HPOV Operations is a centralized management console (server) that allows users to interact with agents running on host systems being managed.

Sun Management Center complements the features of HPOV Operations by providing in-depth monitoring and management of Sun products. Integration between HPOV Operations and Sun Management Center is accomplished through the HPOV agent and Sun Management Center server.

HPOV Integration Key Features

HPOV and Sun Management Center integration enables you to do the following tasks:

• Map Sun Management Center alarms to HPOV messages and the distribution of those alarms to the HPOV Operations management server

• Start the Sun Management Center console from the HPOV Application Bank

• Start the Sun Management Center Details Console for a chosen Sun Management Center managed node directly from the HPOV Application Bank

• Basic monitoring of the Sun Management Center server and Sun Management Center agent processes from the HPOV Operations management server

HPOV Integration Key Components

The key components for HPOV integration are as follows:

• HP OpenView VantagePoint Operations (VPO) Version A.05.xx or A.06.xx

• HP OpenView VantagePoint Operations (VPO) Integration Package Version A.02.00 for Sun Management Center

• Sun Management Center version 2.1.1, 3.0, 3.5, 3.6, or 3.6.1

HPOV Integration Prerequisites

To integrate the Sun Management Center and HP OpenView Operations, the integration software must be installed on the HPOV server host and then distributed to all systems hosting Sun Management Center servers. This integration is facilitated by HPOV distribution capabilities.

The installation on the HPOV Operations server automatically adds a number of icons to the HPOV Application Bank, enabling operators to start the Sun Management Center console.

Event forwarding is performed through a mapper process, which connects to the Sun Management Center server and the HPOV agents.

HPOV Integration Supported Platforms

HPOV is supported on Solaris 7, Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 releases.

HPOV Integration Additional Documentation

For more information on HPOV integration, see the HP OpenView VantagePoint Operations - Integration for Sun Management Center Software User's Guide

To access this document, go to http://ovweb.external.hp.com/lpe/doc_serv. Click IT/Operations for Sun Solaris, then download the document.

BMC Patrol Integration

For information about integrating BMC Patrol and Sun Management Center 3.6.1, contact BMC Direct Sales at (800) 841–2031, or email the BMC Field Support Center at FieldSupport@bmc.com.

Computer Associates Unicenter TNG Integration

The Unicenter TNG product provides network-monitoring functionality for a heterogeneous environment. Sun Management Center provides advanced capabilities and in-depth information for monitoring Sun products. An integration package from Sun provides a bridge between the two products. The integration of these two products provides Unicenter TNG users with superior management capabilities in environments that contain Sun products.

Unicenter TNG Integration Key Features

Unicenter TNG and Sun Management Center integration provides the following capabilities:

• Enables Unicenter TNG to discover Sun Management Center agents and their loaded modules, and present the agents and modules in the Unicenter TNG WorldView

• Enables agent status, agent alarms and agent module load and unload notifications to be forwarded from Sun Management Center to Unicenter TNG through traps

• Enables Unicenter TNG users to view Sun Management Center agent information by launching the Sun Management Center Host Details window from Unicenter TNG WorldView

Unicenter TNG Integration Key Components

The key components required to integrate Unicenter TNG and Sun Management Center are as follows:

• Computer Associates Unicenter TNG 2.4 and WorldView/DSM (Distributed State Machine) or Computer Associates Unicenter TNG 3.0 and WorldView/DSM.

• Sun Management Center Integration Package For Unicenter TNG which is available on the Sun Management Center DVD. The Integration Package contains the following items:

  • Event Adaptor

  • Package for TNG WorldView class files

  • Package for Unicenter TNG DSM policy files

  • Package for launching Sun Management Center Details Window

• Sun Management Center version 2.1.1, 3.0, 3.5, 3.6, or 3.6.1

Unicenter TNG Integration Prerequisites

The following software is required in order to integrate Unicenter TNG and Sun Management Center:

• Unicenter TNG version 2.4 or version 3.0 WorldView/DSM must be installed and running when installing the Unicenter TNG integration package.

• The Unicenter TNG integration package can be installed at the same time Sun Management Center is installed or as an add-on package. Sun Management Center versions 2.1, 2.1.1, 3.0, 3.5, 3.6, and 3.6.1 support the Unicenter TNG integration package.

• The Sun Management Center server and the TNG Event Adaptor can be installed on different hosts. The TNG Event Adaptor must be installed on a host that already has the Sun Management Center console installed.

• The Unicenter TNG WorldView class files from the integration package must be installed on the same host as TNG WorldView.

• The Unicenter TNG DSM and Unicenter TNG must be on the same host as the Unicenter TNG DSM policy files from the integration package in order to be installed.

Unicenter TNG Integration Supported Platforms

The following platforms are supported:

• Sun Management Center agents: Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 versions

• TNG Event Adaptor: Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 versions

• TNG Integration Packages on TNG Server: Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 versions

Starting the Adaptor in Command—Line Interface

You can run the Unicenter TNG adaptor without starting the graphical user interface. To start the adaptor in a command—line interface, use this syntax:

# SunMC_base_dir/SunMC-TNG/sbin/ea-start [ -h | help] [-f propertyfile \
[ -u username ] ]

The UNIX token (\) indicates the continuation of a command—line.

Here is an example of starting the CA Integration TNG Unicenter add-on in the command—line interface :

# /opt/SUNWsymon/SunMC-TNG/sbin/ea-start -f \
/var/opt/SUNWsymon/SunMC-TNG/SunMCToTngAdaptorMain.cfg  

Starting the Adapter in Graphical User Interface

To start the adaptor in the graphical user interface, use this syntax:

# SunMC_base_dir/SunMC-TNG/sbin/ea-start [-h help] [-ss serverhost] \ 
[-sp serverport] [-ts TNG hostname, TNG hostname...] \
[-tp TNG port] [-l log filepath] [-i pollinginterval] \
[-u username]  

Here is an example of starting the CA Integration TNG Unicenter add-on in the graphical user interface:

# /opt/SUNWsymon/SunMC-TNG/sbin/ea-start -ss sunmcserv -ts tngserv

Unicenter TNG Integration Additional Documentation

For more information on Unicenter TNG integration, see Sun Management Center Integration Package User's Guide For Unicenter TNG.

Tivoli TME Integration

Tivoli TME provides good general network monitoring functionality, and the Sun Management Center software provides excellent advanced capabilities and in-depth information for monitoring Sun products. Tivoli TME and Sun Management Center integration provides Tivoli administrators with significant additional functionality to manage networks that contain Sun products.

Tivoli TEC Integration Key Features

Tivoli TEC and Sun Management Center integration provides the following capabilities:

• Enables Tivoli TEC to acquire alarms from the Sun Management Center software based on preset filtering and formatting parameters

• Enables Tivoli TEC users to view Sun Management Center agent information by launching the Sun Management Center Host Details window from the Tivoli event console

Tivoli TEC Integration Key Components

The key components required to integrate Tivoli TEC and Sun Management Center are as follows:

• Tivoli TME 10

• Sun Management Center Tivoli TEC Adaptor, available on the Sun Management Center DVD as an add-on product

• Sun Management Center 2.x or 3.x

Tivoli TEC Integration Prerequisites

The following software is required in order to integrate Tivoli TEC and Sun Management Center:

• Tivoli TME 10 FrameWork

• Tivoli TEC Server

• Tivoli TEC Console

• The Sun Management Center version 2.x or 3.x console residing on the Tivoli server on which the adapter is running

Tivoli TEC Supported Platforms

Solaris 7, Solaris 8, Solaris 9 releases

Additional Documentation

Sun Management Center Tivoli TEC Adaptor Installation Guide