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Adding the menu to the Netcool/Webtop desktop

Before you can add the visualization menu option to Netcool/Webtop, you must have Netcool/Webtop 1.1 and the latest patches installed. For information about how to do this, see the Netcool/Webtop Administration Guide. Once the product is installed, you need to follow the steps described in "Configuring the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer version 3.6" on page 36.

To add the Visualize menu option to Netcool/Webtop:

1.Find the visualize.zip file in the

<netcool_install_dir>/etc/precisiontn/webtop directory and copy it to the Netcool/Webtop installation directory.

2.Unzip visualize.zip in the Netcool/Webtop installation directory.

3.Open the Netcool/Webtop Administration page and click on the Content tab.

4.Expand the Menus & Tools section and click on Menus.

5.Select a menu to add the Visualize tool to (for example, "alerts") and then click on the Modify menu.

6.In the resulting pop-up window, select Visualize from the selection box on the left.

7.Click the <- Add button.

8.Click the Ok button.

Visualizing alerts in a desktop

This section describes the process of starting the components that are used when visualizing alerts. It also describes the operation of the visualization menu option to display data.

Starting the components

When using Netcool/Precision TN visualization with Netcool/OMNIbus:

You must start the ObjectServer before you start the Netcool/Precision TN server.

If you are using Netscape as your web browser you must start Netscape before you start the Netcool/Precision TN server.

Netcool/Precision TN uses Netcool/OMNIbus security, so you must log in to Network Pilot using the Netcool/OMNIbus root user name and password.

See the Netcool®/OMNIbusAdministration Guide if you need additional instructions on how to start the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer. For instructions on how to log in to the event list, see the Netcool®/OMNIbusUser Guide.

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Contents Netcool/Precision for Transmission Networks Administration GuideFirst Edition December 1 Contents Page Tables Page Figures Page About this guide PrefaceTypographical notation AudienceExample Description Syntax Syntax and sample subheadingsOperating system considerations Associated publicationsHow to send your comments Introduction to Netcool/Precision TN IntroductionHow Netcool/Precision TN works Deep discovery NETypesDiscovering the contents of an NE Discovering the existence of an NEDiscovering and resolving network topology Network circuit Network circuitsNetcool/Precision TN product components After discovery alarm correlationAfter discovery maintaining a real-time view of the network Scales to large networksNetwork Pilot client Netcool/Precision TN serverNetcool Installer modes Overview of the Netcool InstallerGUI mode Changing the Netcool suite installation directoryConsole mode Silent modeNew relational database Prerequisites Installing Netcool/Precision TNSolaris system requirements Browser requirementsDatabase requirements Obtaining the software Installing Netcool/Precision TNNetcool Installer Welcome window Running the installation in GUI modeClick Next to go to the Setup Type window Netcool Installer Setup Type window Netcool Installer Feature Selection window Netcool Installer Installation Progress window Running the installation in console mode Running the Installation Program Running the installation in silent modeViewing the installation log Viewing installed packages Setting up an Oracle databaseConfiguring advanced Oracle features Creating the Oracle schemaPrerequisites Oracle RACConnection concentration Setting up a MySQL database Using an existing copy of MySQLConfiguring your version of MySQL Configuring Netcool/Precision TN Creating the MySQL schema Netcool/Precision TN executables Netcool/Precision TN directory structureThird-party and Open Source software Xerces-J XML APIs XP XML Parser for Java Running Netcool/Precision TN Downloading NETypesStarting the product components Starting the database Starting the Netcool/Precision TN serverStarting Network Pilot Invoking the shutdown script from the command line Shutting down the serverShutting the server down from Network Pilot Page Introduction to visualization Integrating with Netcool/OMNIbusAdding fields to the ObjectServer and migrating data Configuring the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer versionConfiguring the Netcool/OMNIbus ObjectServer versions 7.0 Adding fields to the ObjectServer Connecting to an ObjectServer that is not named NcomsConnecting to an ObjectServer Configuring Netcool/OMNIbus probes TL1 data collection / TL1-TSM Snmp Data Collection / Multi-Threaded Trapd probeAdding the menu to the Netcool/OMNIbus desktop Creating the visualization menu optionVisualizing alerts in a desktop Adding the menu to the Netcool/Webtop desktopStarting the components Starting the ObjectServer Opening an event listStarting the database Starting the Netcool/Precision TN server for visualizationMonitor box window Event list window Using the visualization menuPopulated event list window Visualize menu Network Pilot window Page Configuring failover Setting configuration optionsImplementation overview Shows an overview of the network in this configurationConfiguring Oracle for use with failover How the semaphore mechanism is implementedHow the heartbeat mechanism is implemented Switching the state of a server Configuring the Netcool/Precision TN serversStopping servers running in failover configuration Running failoverDiscovering Cisco WAN Manager NEs Using Netcool/Precision TN with Cisco WAN ManagerPolling CWM SubNetwork Connections SNCs Polling CWM topological connectionsProperty Property Description Configurable properties in CiscoWanManagerExtensionDisabling use of Netcool/OMNIbus Configuring Netcool/OMNIbus process controlConfiguring connections to known devices Packaging and configurationSyntax See for details of each parameter RulesConfiguring on-demand connectivity to devices Dependencies Configuring remote load balancingPrecisiontn.xml properties file Appendix A. ReferenceSample Properties in the precisiontn.xml file Appendix A. Reference Defines the initial interval in seconds Table A2 describes the precisiontn command line options Netcool/Precision TN command line optionsEmbedded nameserver. By doing this, the nameserver Appendix B. Notices JBFA/SOM1 AIX AIX 5L Trademarks and Acknowledgements