Functional Overview - e IBM Tivoli Composite - IBM

The DataMart Module
Chapter 1: The Netcool/Proviso Product Suite
The Netcool/Proviso DataMart stores data collected and processed by Netcool/Proviso DataChannel and
PROVISIO DataLoad, and provides applications that support the following:
• The discovery of network elements and sub-elements
• The synchronization of the new data with already stored data
• The running of automatic grouping
• The creation of data requests
• The creation of new formulas
• The editing of resources, groups, properties, and thresholds
Configuration Tasks
The following sections outline various configuration tasks that are performed on the DataMart.
The Inventory (SNMP)
You create and run an inventory to do the following:
• Discover and import resources in your network
• Synchronize new data for your profile with existing data
• Run automatic grouping
The inventory process uses discovery formulas during the process of discovering and analyzing the network.
Discovery formulas are used against sub-elements only (not against hosts). Discovery formulas for most
interfaces are already included with Netcool/Proviso DataMart. You can, however, write a new discovery formula
to include a device that is new to the market.
For more information, see the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide.
The Inventory (Bulk)
Resource files generated by a Bulk Collector are “pushed” to the DataMart by an internal FTP process and are
sent to a directory on the DataMart machine. An inventory server then polls the directory for new files and
performs an inventory if new files are detected.
For each resource file, the Bulk Collector defines the correct inventory profile to be used. All files related to a
profile are stored in the same profile directory, which is named after the profile. For example, if the profile is
named bulk_50, the directory is named bulk_50/.
An inventory polling command is created and run periodically to browse the profile directories. The inventory
polling command does the following:
• Creates a profile in the database if one does not exist
• Moves profiles out of the staging directory
• Merges all files that have the same inventory arguments and values into a single file
• Launches inventory commands upon each file
For more information, see the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide.
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