Connecting the adapter for HP OM to the Integration Service

The Integration Service enables communication between external monitoring systems and the adapter. In turn, the adapter sends data to the BMC TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server.

Use the following procedure to connect the adapter for HP OM to the Integration Service.

Before you begin

Before you begin, verify that your environment satisfies the requirements listed in Prerequisites of adapter for HP OM.

To connect to the Integration Service

1. In the Administration Console, select and right-click the Adapters folder, and select Import Monitor Types And Add Adapter > HP OM.

2. In the Import Monitor Types And Add Adapter dialog box, on the*Configuration* tab, complete the required information as detailed in the following table:

   
   Configuration tab for HP OM adapter

   Input fields	Description or action
   Instance Name	Type a unique instance name for the HP OM adapter. You can also select an item from the Insert Macro list to more easily identify the adapter instance. For example, enter an instance name and select HP OM Proxy Agent Hostname/IP to add the $(DNSIP) macro. The macro retrieves the value from the selected field and displays the value during run time.
   Source Agent	Select the name or IP address of the local agent on which the monitors are to be deployed.
   HP OM Proxy Agent Hostname/IP	Type or select the name or IP address of the computer where the Integration Service is running.
   Port	Type the port on which the Integration Service runs. Default port is 3182.
   User Name and Password	Type the user name and password necessary to log on to the Integration Service.
   Skip Import	Select this option to skip importing monitor types. When you click Next, you can directly add application classes with previously imported monitor types. The option is disabled if no monitor types are imported.

   • If the Skip Import option is not selected, you can view and modify the agent configuration on the Integration Service, or import HP OM monitor types from an existing HP OM environment. See the following sections for details: 
     • Configuring an HP OM environment on the Integration Service
     • Importing HP OM monitor types
   • If the Skip Import option is selected, you can directly add application classes with previously imported monitor types. For more information, see Importing HP OM application classes and creating an adapter instance.

3. Select the Control tab and view or modify the statistics polling options, as detailed in the following table. When you finish, click Next.
   
   Control tab for HP OM adapter

   Input Fields	Description
   Statistics Poll Interval	Select the time interval between successive statistical data polls. The default time is 5 minutes.
   Statistics Poll Timeout	Select the timeout period for each statistical data poll. The default time is 2 minutes.