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Preface
This guide describes how to install and configure IBM Tivoli Netcool®/Precision™ for
Transmission Networks (Netcool/Precision TN) on UNIX. The guide also covers how to
use Netcool/Precision TN to discover a telecommunications network, view network
inventory and reports, and visualize alerts in in IBM Tivoli Netcool®/OMNIbus™
The preface contains the following sections:
• "About this guide" on page ix
•"Audience" on page x
• "Typographical notation" on page x
• "Associated publications" on page xiii
• "Operating system considerations" on page xiii
• "How to send your comments" on page xiv

About this guide

This book is organized as follows:
• Chapter1. "Introduction" on page 1
Provides an overview of Netcool/Precision TN, including a brief description of its
features, how it works, and its web-based user interface.
• Chapter2. "Installing Netcool/Precision TN" on page 11
Describes how to install the product on supported platforms. It also includes
information about how to use an existing copy of the MySQL database.
• Chapter3. "Running Netcool/Precision TN" on page 31
Describes how to start the Netcool/Precision TN components, and how to use
Netcool/Precision TN to discover your network, view its inventory, resolve topology,
view logs and asset reports, manage security, and shut down the server.
• Chapter4. "Integrating with Netcool/OMNIbus" on page 35
Describes how to configure Netcool/OMNIbus for visualization, start the
components, and visualize alerts using Netcool/Precision TN.
• Chapter5. "Setting configuration options" on page 51
Describes how to configure the software to use an Oracle database instead of MySQL,
how to configure failover, and how to configure the product so that it can be
monitored by Netcool/OMNIbus process control. It also includes a section on
troubleshooting setup problems.