IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Version 8.1

Starting the event list

To monitor and manage alerts in the event list, you must connect to a running ObjectServer by using valid authentication credentials. You can start the event list from the Conductor, from the command line, or from the Windows Start menu.

About this task

To start an event list:

Procedure

  1. Perform the appropriate action for your operating system:
    Option Description
    UNIX
    • From the Conductor window, click Event List in the button bar.
    • From a command prompt, enter:

      $NCHOME/omnibus/bin/nco_event &
    Windows
    • From the Conductor menu, select Event List.
    • From the Windows Start menu, select Programs > Netcool Suite > Event List.
    • From a command prompt, enter:

      %NCHOME%\omnibus\desktop\NCOEvent.exe
    When starting the event list from the command line, you can specify additional command-line options with the nco_event and NCOEvent.exe commands.
  2. If you start the event list from the command line or the Windows Start menu, and you had not previously started the Conductor, you are prompted to provide authentication details for connecting to a running ObjectServer. You must complete the Login window for the event list as follows:
    Username
    Type your user name.
    Password
    Type your password. Asterisk (*) characters are shown in place of the text that you type.
    Note: If your user name and password are being verified against an external authentication source (rather than an ObjectServer), check whether this source supports multi-byte characters. If multi-byte characters are not supported, you must specify the user name and password with ASCII characters.
    Server
    The ObjectServer name defaults to NCOMS (Netcool/OMNIbus Master Server). If multiple ObjectServers are configured for your environment, all available ObjectServers are shown in this drop-down list. Select the ObjectServer to which you want to connect.
    OK
    Click this button to authenticate your login details.
    Note: You are allowed three attempts to log in. On each attempt, the Password field is cleared. If you fail to log in correctly at the third attempt, the program terminates.
    Cancel
    Click this button to cancel your login attempt.

Results

If an instance of the event list (nco_event) is running, the nco_event command opens a new event list window. If there is no running instance of nco_event, the nco_event command starts one, and displays the monitor box window.

When you start an event list, the Event List monitor box window opens. From this window, you can monitor and manage all alerts that are generated when the ObjectServer receives an event, alarm, message, or data item.

In general, when you start the event list, the default event list configuration (default.elc) is shown within the Event List monitor box window. You can also choose to open a customized event list configuration file. Customized configurations can be specified at the command line or by using the File > Open window. These customized configurations can be on your file system or located on a remote server that is accessible by using HTTP or FTP.

Failover login: If the event list loses its connection to the primary ObjectServer and a secondary or failover ObjectServer exists, you are prompted to log in to the secondary ObjectServer. When the primary ObjectServer becomes available again, a message appears indicating that the event list is reconnecting to the primary ObjectServer. You do not need to log in again to the primary ObjectServer.
Parent topic: Monitoring and managing events in the event list

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