IBM R2E2 manual Tivoli Netcool/Proviso product suite, Tivoli Netcool/Proviso documentation

Chapter 1: Introduction

•Appendix B, Template file (Tivoli Netcool/Proviso pre-v4.4.3 only)

Explains the edits that must be made to the pack-specific UBA parameters delivered in the pack template file.

The Tivoli Netcool/Proviso product suite

Tivoli Netcool/Proviso is made up of the following components:

•Tivoli Netcool/Proviso DataMart is a set of management, configuration and troubleshooting GUIs that the Tivoli Netcool/Proviso system administrator uses to define policies and configuration, as well as to verify and troubleshoot operations.

•Tivoli Netcool/Proviso DataLoad provides flexible, distributed data collection and data import of SNMP and non-SNMP data to a centralized database.

•Tivoli Netcool/Proviso DataChannel aggregates the data collected through Tivoli Netcool/Proviso DataLoad for use by the Tivoli Netcool/Proviso DataView reporting functions. It also processes on-line calculations and detects real-time threshold violations.

•Tivoli Netcool/Proviso DataView is a reliable application server for on-demand, web-based network reports.

•Tivoli Netcool/Proviso Technology Packs extend the Tivoli Netcool/Proviso system with service-ready reports for network operations, business development, and customer viewing.

Figure 1 shows the different Tivoli Netcool/Proviso modules.

Figure 1: Tivoli Netcool/Proviso modules

DataLoad	DataChannel	DataMart	DataView
collects	computes	provides data	produces and
network data.	aggregations	management	manages reports.
	and stores data	and applications.
	in DataMart.

Tivoli Netcool/Proviso documentation

IBM provides the following Tivoli Netcool/Proviso documentation:

•Release notes

•Configuration recommendations

•User guides

•References

•Technical notes

•Online help

2 IBM Tivoli Netcool/Proviso Cisco IP Telephony 2.4.0.0 Technology Pack