Configuring the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 adapter

You configure an adapter in Grid Manager. The configuration provides information about how the adapter interacts with the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 application. While each adapter must have a unique name, you can create multiple adapters with the same adapter type to allow for different configuration properties.

The form view provides an easy-to-use interface for configuring adapters. The form view prevents human errors that might occur as a result of copying the configuration XML from the XML sample into the UI when configuring an adapter. You can switch to the XML view to configure all those elements and attributes using XML only. However, after you switch to the XML view and save the configuration in the XML from that view, you cannot thereafter use the form view for modifying that configuration.

To configure the actor adapter, monitor adapter, or both

1. Log on to the BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager.
2. Access the adapters page by clicking the Manage tab; then click the Adapters tab.
3. In the Adapters in Repository list:
   • Select the ro-adapter-microsoft-operations-manager-2005-actor check box to configure the actor adapter.
   • Select the ro-adapter-microsoft-operations-manager-2005-monitor check box to configure the monitor adapter.
   • Select both check boxes to configure both adapters.
4. Click Add to Grid to include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list.
5. Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.
6. On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following substeps to configure the adapter using the form view or skip to step 7 to configure the adapter using the XML view:
   1. Enter a name for the adapter.
   2. Enter a description for the adapter.
   3. Under Properties, enter or select values for the configuration elements. Include all required elements indicated with an asterisk ( * ).
   4. Click OK.
7. ( optional ) Configure the adapter in the XML view using the following substeps:
   1. Enter a name and a description for the adapter.
   2. Click Switch to XML View.
   3. On the Warning message that appears, click Switch View.

   4. In Properties, enter the adapter configuration properties in an XML format, including all required elements as indicated in the following table.
      
      The Properties text box must contain a valid XML configuration node for the adapter.

      Note

      If the default value for an optional element is acceptable, omit the element. Do not include empty elements.

   5. On the Warning message that appears, click Save.
      
      This saves the adapter configuration with settings in the XML view permanently. The newly configured adapter is now listed in the Adapters on Grid list.
      
      The following table describes the node elements required to configure the actor adapter:

      
       Node elements for configuring the actor adapter

The following figure shows an XML sample for configuring the actor adapter.

XML sample for configuring the actor adapter

The following figure describes the node elements required to configure the monitor adapter:

The following figure shows an XML sample for configuringe the monitor adapter.

XML sample for configuring the monitor adapter