Appendix A: Configuration

4.(Requires the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide) Run the initial SNMP inventory and initiate a discovery.

An inventory collects data about the network resources that the technology pack monitors. After you install an SNMP technology pack, you must create an inventory profile using the Inventory Tool Wizard and then initiate a discovery by executing the inventory profile using the Inventory Tool.

Running the initial inventory against SNMP objects is an intricate task and unfortunately beyond the scope of this configuration appendix. For instructions on using the Inventory Tool Wizard to create an inventory profile and the Inventory Tool to execute the inventory profile, see the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide.

5.Deploy reports.

After the technology pack installation completes, the rules for the new device are automatically loaded into the database. The inventory process uses those rules to group elements and sub-elements. You must manually deploy (auto-group) the reports by associating them with groups in the DataMart Resource Editor’s NOC Reporting tree.

To deploy the Adva Optical Metro Ethernet Technology Pack reports, follow these steps:

5-a. Open the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Resource Editor.5-b. Click the ReportSEGroup tab.

5-c. Move the cursor to the left pane and scroll up to select any group under the SUB-ELEMENTS->NOC Reporting tree.

5-d. Right-click and select the AutoGrouping option from the menu. The AutoGrouping option places the reports in dynamically generated groups created during inventory.

5-e. Click Yes to continue.

5-f. Click Close to exit the message box, or click Details to view a description of any errors.

5-g. (Optional) You can also deploy reports on a regular basis by creating a cron entry that makes use of the inventory CLI command and the -reportGroupingoption. This option instructs the inventory command to run the report grouping rules and update the deployed reports stored in the database.

Report grouping rules must first have been created before this option can be used. For information on creating report grouping rules, see the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Configuration Guide.

The following example shows a cron entry that periodically performs the deploy report operation:

0 * * * * . /opt/datamart/dataMart.env && inventory -noX -reportGrouping

See the Netcool/Proviso Command Line Interface Guide for more information about the inventory command.

Other Tasks and Considerations

This section contains information on the following topics:•Verifying Resources

Verifying Resources

Use the Netcool/Proviso DataMart Resource Editor to determine if the technology pack’s resources (elements, sub-elements, properties, and so forth) were successfully discovered and created in the database during inventory.

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