Setup Guide

NOTE: Ensure that the polling interval of the Topology Integration policy and trigger interval of the Topology Scheduler
task are same.
Activate the Event Integration policy
Activate the Event Integration policy in the Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM v2.0 periodic
synchronization of events associated with the Dell EMC devices between OME and Micro Focus OBM
To activate the Event Integration policy, perform the following steps:
1. Launch the Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM console.
The list of policies are displayed.
2. To change the polling interval:
a) Double-click the Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM v2.0–Event Integration policy.
The Policy Editor window is displayed.
b) Click the Source tab.
c) In the Polling Interval field, enter the required polling interval.
d) Click Save.
The changes made are successfully saved.
NOTE:
The default device polling interval is set to 5 minutes.
3. To ensure that the events forwarded to the Micro Focus OBM console display the correct timestamp, modify the value in the Time
Created field by performing the following steps:
a) Double-click the Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM v2.0–Event Integration policy.
The Policy Editor window is displayed.
b) Click the Defaults tab, and then click Event Attributes.
c) In the Time Created field, modify the default value.
For example, if time zone is ahead of UTC by 05:30 hours, modify the default value <$DATA:/event/Time> to <$DATA:/
event/Time> +5.5.
d) Click Save.
4. Right-click the Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM v2.0–Event Integration policy and then
click Activate.
The Event Integration policy is activated.
NOTE:
It is recommended not to change any parameters except the polling interval available in the Policy Editor
window. The synchronization occurs even if the seconds field is set to non-zero.
NOTE: Ensure that the trigger interval of the Event Scheduler task is twice the polling interval of the Event Integration
policy.
NOTE: If add quotes and remove quotes from Editing assistant does not work, you can manually edit the Topology XML
editor File to add or remove the quotes.
Activate Node Count Information policy
Activate the Node Count Information policy to view the number of nodes collected after Topology information are made available to
MicroFocus OBM
To activate the Node Count Information policy, perform the following steps:
1. Launch the Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM console.
The list of policies are displayed.
2. Right-click the Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM v2.0–Node Count Information policy
and then click Activate.
Create custom view in Micro Focus OBM
Operations Manager console
A custom view in the Micro Focus OBM Operations Manager (OM) console is created:
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