Appendix A: Configuration
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4. (Requires the
Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide
) Run the initial SNMP inventory and initiate a
discovery.
An inventory collects data about the network resources that the technology pack monitors. After you install
an SNMP technology pack, you must create an inventory profile using the
Inventory Tool Wizard
and then
initiate a discovery by executing the inventory profile using the
Inventory Tool
.
Running the initial inventory against SNMP objects is an intricate task and unfortunately beyond the scope
of this configuration appendix. For instructions on using the
Inventory Tool Wizard
to create an inventory
profile and the
Inventory Tool
to execute the inventory profile, see the
Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration
Guide
.
5. Deploy reports.
After the technology pack installation completes, the rules for the new device are automatically loaded into
the database. The inventory process uses those rules to group elements and sub-elements. You must
manually deploy (auto-group) the reports by associating them with groups in the DataMart Resource Editor’s
NOC Reporting tree.
To deploy the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack reports, follow these steps:
5-a. Open the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Resource Editor.
5-b. Click the
ReportSEGroup
tab.
5-c. Move the cursor to the left pane and scroll up to select any group under the
SUB-ELEMENTS->NOC
Reporting
tree.
5-d. Right-click and select the
AutoGrouping
option from the menu. The
AutoGrouping
option places the
reports in dynamically generated groups created during inventory.
5-e. Click
Yes
to continue.
5-f. Click
Close
to exit the message box, or click
Details
to view a description of any errors.
5-g. (Optional) You can also deploy reports on a regular basis by creating a cron entry that makes use of the
inventory
CLI command and the
-reportGrouping
option. This option instructs the inventory
command to run the report grouping rules and update the deployed reports stored in the database.
Report grouping rules must first have been created before this option can be used. For information on
creating report grouping rules, see the
Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide
.
The following example shows a cron entry that periodically performs the deploy report operation:
0 * * * * . /opt/datamart/dataMart.env && inventory -noX -reportGrouping
See the
Netcool/Proviso Command Line Interface Guide
for more information about the
inventory
command.
Other Tasks and Considerations
This section contains information on the following topics:
•
Verifying Resources
Verifying Resources
Use the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Resource Editor to determine if the technology pack’s resources (elements,
sub-elements, properties, and so forth) were successfully discovered and created in the database during inventory.
