NetCool OMNIbus is a distributed fault information system for enterprise network management environments. The system utilizes existing management platforms and user desktops to present the status of the enterprise to those managing the network environment. Netcool/OMNIbus collects fault information (Events and Traps) from SNMP and other network management systems (such as HP OpenView, Solstice SunNet Manager and NetView for AIX) into a single fault stream, tracks the state of the fault in a distributed SQL database store, and presents the information of interest to the specific users via individually user level configurable filtered views.
All aspects of the Netcool/OMNIbus system, from the cross platform boolean fault correlation, to the administration of users and access permissions can be configured using the graphical interface which has advanced "drag and drop" accelerators. Netcool/ OMNIbus is "shrink wrapped," building on existing management systems, utilizing existing management skills and can be deployed in a few hours, even in large enterprises. "Gates" provide dynamic data interfaces to external applications such as Helpdesk systems (Remedy ARSystem and Legent/Paradigm) and historical databases such as Sybase and Oracle.
The powerful fault distribution and multiple management domain technology of Netcool/ OMNIbus allows support staff across an organization to select views of local or global fault status for the entire network. In addition, alerts by exception can be monitored on one site and dealt with in another, allowing critical faults or faults occurring outside normal business hours to be routed to alternative support centers.
Netcool/OMNIbus features:
Solaris version: 2.3 and 2.4
Solstice application/version: Solstice EM 1.0, Solstice SNM 2.2, Solstice SNM 2.2.2
Types of integration: Uses Agent API, Writes directly to the PMI (Solstice Enterprise Manager), Data File Integration, Uses Manager API, Requires Solstice SNM or Solstice Enterprise Manager to run