You can integrate with BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management to collect event data and perform the functions:
The high-level steps involved in the preceding functions are described in the following table:
Action | High-level steps |
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Get events |
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Send events |
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You can also cross-launch BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics from BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management. For more information, see Cross-launching from BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management.
Select BPPM Configuration on the list at the top-left of your screen.
Provide the following details:
Field | Instruction |
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Profile name | Provide a name to identify this external configuration. |
Connection type | Select http or https depending on the connection type of the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management server that you want to configure. Note: If you select the https option, ensure that you import the self-signed certificate for BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management into BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics by using the following command:
where,
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BPPM Host name/IP | Provide the host name or the IP address to connect with the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management server that you want to configure. |
BPPM Host Port | Provide the port number to connect with the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management server that you want to configure |
User name | Provide the user name to connect with the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management server that you want to configure. |
Password | Provide the password to connect with the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management server that you want to configure. |
Get Cells | Click to retrieve all cells associated with the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management server that you want to configure. |
Cell Names | This list appears when you click Get Cells. Select the cells from which you want to collect event data (or select all cells). By default, the cell name format can be pncell_hostName; for example, pncell_vw-ngp-qa02. Notes:
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Register for cross launch | (Optional) Select this check box to enable cross-launch from BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management to BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics. |
After you create an external configuration and data collector to connect with the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management server, you can perform a search to retrieve the event data. You can analyze the event data in the search results.
Note
By default, the following fields are extracted from the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management event data:
You can modify the fields extracted by modifying the bppm.reader.index.slotNames
property in the custom directory for the Collection Station. For more information, see Modifying the configuration files.
If all of the following fields exist in a particular data entry in the search results, you can view metrics data by clicking Show metrics
to the left of the data entry.You can view the metrics chart in the section in which the timeline chart appears. You can toggle between the metrics chart and the timeline chart by clicking Show Timeline Chart
and Show Metrics Chart , at the top-right corner of the chart that appears.Tip
You can view metrics for events associated with the following core event slots on the BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management Operations Console:
mc_host
mc_object
mc_object_class
When you click the Show metrics icon, you can view a chart containing values (metrics) over a certain time range for the parameter for which the event was raised. For example, you can view metrics data for CPU utilization, memory utilization, and so on. By default, the graph plots a time range of 24 hours before the event occurred and 30 minutes after the event occurred (if this data is available). The metrics chart remains available until you access metrics for the next BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management event or you execute a new search.
Note
The metrics chart displays the graph for one metric at a time, because one event is associated with only one metric.
The following image shows an example of the metrics chart:
To enable cross-launch from BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management into BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics, you must select the Register for cross launch check box when you are configuring a BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management server.
HOST="hostName
" for 45 minutes before and 15 minutes after the event time.hostName
refers to the host name associated with the event.Tip
You can also cross-launch into BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics from an event logged by using BMC TrueSight IT Data Analytics. To do this, under Event Collectors, navigate to the Details panel of an event, and then click the Show in ITDA URL for Object URI.
Create data collectors to start collection of event data from BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management. For more information, see Monitor using external configuration data collector.
Add notifications on the event data collected and subsequently log events in BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management. For more information, see Managing notifications.
Create a host profile to inherit host-level tags and group access permissions of the host on which BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management is installed, for use when creating data collectors. For more information, see Managing hosts.