Owner's Manual

MetaConsole for Unicenter NSM: Getting Started for Canon Guide vi
Table of Contents
Overview 1
MetaConsole Documentation .................................................................................. 1
Chapter 1. MetaConsole Architecture .........................................................2
Client .......................................................................................................................4
Server ...................................................................................................................... 4
Service Providers..................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2. Planning Your MetaConsole Deployment.................................5
Using Multiple MetaConsole Servers....................................................................... 5
Are you managing devices of multiple service providers?................................................ 6
Are you managing a large number of devices? ................................................................ 6
Do devices of the same service provider require different settings?................................ 6
Must the navigation tree reflect logical groupings of devices? ......................................... 6
Are you running MetaConsole across a firewall? ............................................................. 6
Running MetaConsole as a Service ........................................................................ 6
Choosing MetaConsole Discovery........................................................................... 6
Monitoring the Network and Using Alarms .............................................................. 7
Alarms in Unicenter........................................................................................................... 7
Alarms in MetaConsole..................................................................................................... 7
Choosing an Alarms Database................................................................................7
Chapter 3. Installation...................................................................................9
Prerequisites............................................................................................................9
Server................................................................................................................................ 9
Client ................................................................................................................................. 9
Database......................................................................................................................... 10
Placement of Components .................................................................................... 10
Installing MetaConsole Components.....................................................................10
Starting the MetaConsole Server After Installation......................................................... 12
Uninstalling MetaConsole Components................................................................. 12
Installing MSSQL Database................................................................................... 12
Installing MySQL Database ................................................................................... 13
Chapter 4. Client for Unicenter WorldView ...............................................15
Refreshing Displayed Information.......................................................................... 16
Unicenter WorldView ...................................................................................................... 16
MetaConsole Client......................................................................................................... 16
Configuring the Server List .................................................................................... 16