Users Guide

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.

OME Topology structure is mapped to an equivalent structure in Micro Focus OBM. The Operations Connector collects the scope of

objects from OME and imports to Micro Focus OBM which depends on the Dell EMC devices. You can view all the imported devices and

their basic properties on the Micro Focus OBM console once the initial Topology collection and forwarding process are complete.

NOTE:

Deleting any node in OME does not synchronize in Micro Focus OBM immediately.

NOTE: Any changes that are explicitly made in Micro Focus OBM on nodes or relationships does not affect the nodes in

OME.

NOTE: If you do not want to monitor a specific node in Micro Focus OBM, and then add the node to the exclusion filter

in OME or remove the node from OME.

Topics:

• View Dell EMC devices

• Mapping used in Topology integration

View Dell EMC devices

NOTE:

Ensure to create a custom view for the Dell EMC devices. For more information about how to create a custom

view, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Operations Connector for Micro Focus OBM Installation Guide Dell.com/

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1. Launch the Micro Focus OBM console.

2. Click Workspaces > Operations Console > Event Perspective.

3. In View Explorer, select the custom view.

In the Micro Focus OBM console, you can view all the Dell EMC devices that are grouped under the OME.

Device attributes in Micro Focus OBM console

The following are the device attributes collected from OME, for the Dell EMC devices in the MicroFocus OBM console:

• BiosAssetTag

• Display Label

• Monitored By

• Name

• NodeModel

• OsDescription

• PrimaryDnsName

• PrimaryIPAddress

• SerialNumber

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:

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