Use the following procedure to configure a Central Server to collect data from Child Servers.
To configure a Central Server to collect data
cell
childCellName mc
cellHostName:
cellPortcell pncell_01 mc 01_server.bmc.com:1828
mcontrol -n
centralCellName reload dir
For each Child Server, type values under the <OriginatingProactiveNetServer>
element.
The information for <cellname>
and <hostname_or_ipaddress>
are the same as those entered in step 2.
<OriginatingProactiveNetServer> <cellname>pncell_01_server</cellname> <hostname_or_ipaddress>01_server_bmc.com </hostname_or_ipaddress> <serverport></serverport> <protocol></protocol> </OriginatingProactiveNetServer>
In the Event View of the Central Server, click the Refresh icon (not the browser Refresh), or wait for the screen to refresh automatically.
Events from the Child Servers are displayed in the Central Server.
Note
When an originating BMC TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server receives events in a blackout period, the events are not propagated to the Central Server.