Importing the Infrastructure Management repository

If you imported the Infrastructure Management PATROL Repository during installation, you do not need to import it again.

However, BMC periodically releases new versions of the repository. Perform the following steps to import the latest version of the repository.

To download the Repository files

The following table provides links to the pages in the EPD website that contain the Repository files. From the EPD page, you can select and download the installation files for your platform. Access to the EPD website requires that you provide your BMC Support credentials. You might also be prompted to complete the Export Compliance Form.

To import the full Repository with predefined packages and policies

1. In the navigation pane, expand Administration, select Repository, and select the Installation Components tab.
2. ClickImport.
3. In the Import a Repository or Solution dialog box, select Full repository with Predefined Packages and Policies and click Continue.

4. Browse and select the repository file from the Presentation Server file system, and click Import.

   Note

   You can import predefined packages and policies only from the Infrastructure Management PATROL base repository version 10.5.00 or later. The extended repository does not contain predefined packages and policies.

5. Provide the following information or accept the default information. All fields are mandatory.
   1. BMC Software Products Installation Directory
      Specify the installation directory. Note that the BMC PATROL products are installed one level below the BMC products installation directory.
   2. PATROL Default Account Properties
      Provide the PATROL default account credentials. You must create this account manually before continuing with the installation. If you plan to use a domain account, enter DOMAIN_NAME\account name; otherwise, enter the local account.
   3. System Root (or root privileged via sudo) Account Properties
      For UNIX operating systems, provide the System Root account details.

   4. Integration Service Configuration
      The Integration Service variable is used for automatic registration of the PATROL Agent with Infrastructure Management.
      Enter the Integration Services to connect to. Use the format Protocol:Integration Service Hostname:PortNumber. For example tcp:IS1:3183, where 3183 is the port on which the Integration Service host listens for an incoming PATROL Agent auto-registration connection.

      Tip

      By default, this field lists the first non-staging Integration Service in the BmcRealm tenant. If this condition does not apply, the first non-staging Integration Service across all tenants is listed.

   5. Predefined Policies
      If there are existing policies with the same name, you can choose to overwrite them or not.

The selected archive file is imported to the repository and extracted. You can close the window during the import process.

The predefined packages are created at Administration > Repository > Deployable Packages tab. You can delete predefined packages but cannot edit them.

The predefined policies are created at Configuration > Infrastructure Policies. By default, the predefined policies are enabled with a precedence in the 900 range.

To import the full Repository

1. In the navigation pane, expand Administration, select Repository, and select the Installation Components tab.
2. ClickImport.
3. In the Import a Repository or Solution dialog box, select Full repository and click Continue.
4. Browse and select the repository file from the Presentation Server file system, and click Import.

The selected archive file is imported to the repository and extracted. You can close the window during the import process.

To import a single monitoring solution

1. In the navigation pane, expand Administration, select Repository, and select the Installation Components tab.
2. ClickImport.
3. In the Import a Repository or Solution dialog box, select Single Solution.
4. Click Browse to browse and select the monitoring solution archive file from your local computer's file system.
   The selected file is displayed in the File Selected: box.
5. Click Import to import the monitoring solution.

The selected archive file is imported to the repository and extracted. You can close the window during the import process.

To import a custom monitoring solution

Before you can import a custom monitoring solution, you must build and package the monitoring solution.

1. Use the PCIG tool to build and package the custom monitoring solution. For more information, see Building and packaging custom monitoring solutions .
2. Access the PCIG tool depending on the repository version installed:
   • Repository version 10.0.03 and later: From the <Presentation Server installation directory>\TrueSightPServer\truesightpserver\modules\cma\pproxy\depot_directory\bmc_products\tools\pcig directory.
   • Repository version earlier than 10.0.03: From EPD. See Downloading PATROL Installation Utility .
3. Log on to the TrueSight console. In the navigation pane, expand Administration, select Repository, and select the Installation Components tab.

4. ClickImport.

   Note

   The full repository must be available on the Presentation Server before you import custom monitoring solutions.

5. In the Import a New Solution dialog box, select Single Solution.
6. Click Browse to browse and select the custom monitoring solution archive file from your local computer's file system.
   The selected file is displayed in the File Selected: box.
7. Click Import to import the monitoring solution.

The selected archive file is imported to the repository and extracted. You can close the window during the import process.

Where to go from here

Creating a deployable package