Configuring BMC Event Adapters to start collecting events


BMC Event Adapters prepare the source event data for processing by the cell event processor.BMC Event Adapters are installed when you install the Integration Service. Event Adapters read or monitor external event sources from IT assets, format the collected information as cell events, and send these events to the TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server Cell.

NoteBMC Event Adapters and the mcxa service are a part of the Integration Service installer and are installed with TrueSight Infrastructure Management. However, BMC recommends that BMC Event Adapters not be used on the server. Event reception into Infrastructure Management must be configured on remote cells with adapters on those cells.
By default, BMC Event Adapters are disabled in fresh installations. 

To start BMC Event Adapters, complete the procedure appropriate for your operating system:

To start BMC Event Adapters on Microsoft Windows

  1. Add the license. For obtaining licenses, see .
  2. Select Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Services.
  3. Right-click the BMC Event Adapters service and select Properties.
    The BMC Event Adapters Properties dialog box is displayed.
  4. On the General tab, change the Startup Type to Automatic.
    This configures BMC Event Adapters to start automatically after a restart.
  5. Click OK and start the service.


To start BMC Event Adapters on Linux operating systems

  1. Add the license. For obtaining licenses, contact BMC Customer Support.
  2. Copy the /etc/init.d/BMCProactiveNetEventAdapter file into the following directories:
    • /etc/rcS.d/K02BMCProactiveNetEventAdapter
    • /etc/rc0.d/K02BMCProactiveNetEventAdapter
    • /etc/rc1.d/K02BMCProactiveNetEventAdapter
    • /etc/rc2.d/K02BMCProactiveNetEventAdapter
    • /etc/rc3.d/S98BMCProactiveNetEventAdapter
  3. Start the adapter by running the /etc/init.d/BMCProactiveNetEventAdapter start command.

    Note

    If an error occurs indicating that Event Adapter is not starting, add the pkg on both the nodes.
    # pkgadd -d libgcc-3.3-sol9-sparc-local
    # csh
    # setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/lib
    # echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH

    Configuring Event Adapters:
    /usr/pw/server/etc/mcxa.conf

    Remove DISABLE from
    [Logfile 1]DISABLE
    Engine = MA::ELogfile
    # --Modify the following value(s) according to your environment--
    LogFile = /tmp/mylog.txt # Replace by the actual syslog location
    # Replace by the actual destination cell (if different from the global) ServerName = pncell_blr-
    sccluster +++
    #./mcxa.sh


 

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