Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus Operations Bridge Manager Version 2.0 User's Guide March 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 Chapter 2: Key features................................................................................................................ 5 Chapter 3: Topology collection and forwarding .............................................................................6 View Dell EMC devices................................................................................
1 Introduction The Dell EMC Operations Connector for Micro Focus Operations Bridge Manager (OBM) enables the integration of OpenManage Essentials or OpenManage Enterprise (OME) with Micro Focus OBM.
2 Key features The key features of the Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM Version 2.0 are described in the following table: Table 1. Key features Feature Functionality Topology collection and forwarding The Operations Connector for OME collects the device topology from OME and makes it available to Micro Focus OBM. For more information, see Topology collection and forwarding .
3 Topology collection and forwarding The Operations Connector for OME synchronizes the Topology information from OME to Micro Focus OBM by performing the following steps: 1. The Topology information is collected from OME using the REST API. 2. In Operations Connector for OME, the collected Topology information by REST API is stored in an XML file. 3. The Topology Integration policy processes the stored Topology information and then forwards to Micro Focus OBM.
Mapping used in Topology integration The following are the CI type in the Micro Focus OBM console corresponding to the device type in the OME console: Table 2. OMEnterprise device type—Micro Focus OBM CI type OMEnterprise Device Type Micro Focus OBM CI Type Server Node Chassis Device Chassis Dell Storage Storage Array Network Switch Switch NETWORK IO Module Device Node Storage IOM Device Node Table 3.
4 Event collection and forward The Operations Connector for OME synchronizes the Event information from OME to Micro Focus OBM by performing the following steps: 1. The Event information is collected from OME using the REST API. 2. In Operations Connector for OME, the collected events by REST API are stored in an XML file. 3. Event Integration policy processes stored Event information and then forwards to Micro Focus OBM.
Table 5. Events mapping in OME and Micro Focus OBM (continued) Events in OME Figure 7. Critical event icon Events in Micro Focus OBM Figure 8. Critical event icon Figure 9. Unknown event icon Figure 10. Unknown event icon View device Events 1. Launch the Micro Focus OBMconsole. 2. Click Workspace > Event perspective. 3. In View Explorer, select the custom view. The devices that are monitored by the Operations Connector for OME are listed. 4. Click the device.
5 Node count collection and forward After every Topology collection and forwarding cycle, Operations Connector for OME counts the number of nodes that collects from OME and forwards to Micro Focus OBM. Operation Connector for OME forwards node count information as an informational event to Micro Focus OBM and can be viewed in Event Perspective NOTE: Ensure that the node count policy is activated.
6 Launch OME console from Micro Focus OBM The Operations Connector for OME enables you to launch the OME console from a node and an Event. By launching the OME console, you can troubleshoot, configure, and manage activities for the Dell EMC devices. To launch the OME console, configure the OME URL tool in Micro Focus OBM. For more information, see the Configuring the OME URL tool in Micro Focus OBM console section in the Dell EMC OpenManage Micro Focus OBM Operations Connector Installation Guide at Dell.
7 Configuration To configure the Operations connector for OME , involve the following: ● To configure the Topology and Event integration using the Operations Connector Task Schedulers. For more information, see Dell EMC OpenManage Micro Focus OBM Operations Connector Task Schedulers . ● To activate the Operations Connector policies. For more information, see Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM v2.0 policies.
Table 6. Operations Connector for OME policies (continued) Policy Description Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus Sends an event with node count information of the collected OBM v2.0—Node Count Information nodes from OME.
8 Troubleshooting This section lists the problems that you may encounter while using the Operations Connector for OME and their workaround. The following are the error scenarios: If your time zone is behind UTC by 4:00 hours, the timestamp for the time created field is displayed incorrectly If the time zone is behind UTC by 4:00 hours, a difference of 1:00 hour is shown between the timestamp for the Dell EMC events in the OBM console and the Dell EMC events in the OME console.
9 Licensing for Dell EMC OpenManage Micro Focus OBM Operations Connector The OpenManage Micro Focus OBM Operations Connector is a licensed product and implements an honor-based licensing structure. Licenses must be purchased based on the number of devices you need to monitor. For information about licenses, contact the Dell EMC Sales representative.
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