IBM 5.5 manual Connecting to an ObjectServer

You can obtain a list of all the command line arguments available to Netcool/Precision TN by changing directory to <netcool_install_dir>/precisiontn/bin and entering:

precisiontn -help

Connecting to an ObjectServer

Netcool/Precision TN connects to the object server named in the

<netcool_install_dir>/etc/precisiontn/tl1.props file. The name specified in this file can be changed by editing the file, or overriden using command line arguments when starting Netcool/Precision TN, such as:

./precisiontn -server NCOMS

Replace NCOMS with the name of your object server.

To run Netcool/Precision TN with a remote ObjectServer, you must install Netcool/OMNIbus locally and configure the system to connect to the remote Object Server with the server configuration tool, nco_xigen.

Netcool/Precision TN implements Netcool/OMNIbus user authentication, so Netcool/OMNIbus users can log into Netcool/Precision TN with their Netcool/OMNIbus user name and password.

To open the connection, Netcool/Precision TN needs to connect with the ObjectServer database where the user authentication records are stored. You must configure Netcool/Precision TN to open the connection as follows:

1.Change directory to <netcool_install_dir>/etc/precisiontn and open the precisiontn.xml file with a text editor.

2.Locate the following lines and uncomment the example by removing the <!--and -->characters:

<!-- The following are provided as an example to override the default

extension property for TSM specific extensions. -->

<!--

<properties name="Netcool TSM">

<property name="PropsFile" value="$(app.install.root)config/tl1.props" />

</properties>

<properties name="Netcool TL1 Connect">

<property name="hostsPath" value="$(app.install.root)/config/" />

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